Matthew@MSN : Securityhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/matthewsoft/archive/tags/Security/default.aspxTags: SecurityenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)MSN launches phishing filterhttp://msmvps.com/blogs/matthewsoft/archive/2005/09/01/64967.aspxThu, 01 Sep 2005 07:25:00 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:64967matthewsoft0http://msmvps.com/blogs/matthewsoft/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=64967http://msmvps.com/blogs/matthewsoft/archive/2005/09/01/64967.aspx#comments<P>Yesterday the butterfly <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-30ToolbarAddInsPR.mspx">released</A> the <A href="http://addins.msn.com/phishingfilter/">Phishing Filter Add-in for MSN Search Toolbar</A> Beta as <A href="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5843325.html">expected</A>.&nbsp; The technology uses the same <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/technologies/antiphishing/default.mspx">Microsoft Phishing Filter</A> in <A href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/">Internet Explorer 7</A> Beta [codename Rincon].&nbsp; This is one of many cool <A href="http://addins.msn.com/">additions</A> to the <A href="http://toolbar.msn.com/">MSN Search Toolbar</A>, including an <A href="http://zone.msn.com/en/general/article/gamesaddin.htm">MSN Games</A> and <A href="http://toolbar.msn.com/weather/">MSN Weather</A> modules, and <A href="http://screensaver.msn.com/">MSN Screen Saver</A> Beta [although it can be used <A href="http://spaces.msn.com/members/msnscreensaver/Blog/cns!1pH0SE8Ciao0uBePOyrBY5ww!155.entry">independently</A> of MSN Search Toolbar now].</P> <P>I haven&#8217;t taken a look at the technology in detail yet, but I wonder how it compares to other anti-phishing technology like <A href="http://toolbar.netcraft.com/">Netcraft Toolbar</A> or <A href="http://www.earthlink.net/software/free/toolbar/">Earthlink ScamBlocker</A>, which uses technology from <A href="http://www.brightmail.com/">Brightmail</A>.&nbsp; Even <A href="http://pages.ebay.com/ebay_toolbar/">eBay&#8217;s toolbar</A> now indicates when a user is browsing a real eBay/Paypal site.</P> <P>@Matthew</P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=64967" width="1" height="1">MSNSecurity