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Why restrict permissions on a zone you’re not even using? Because if someone manages to sneak a pal spyware remover site into the corporate Intranet, or a virus programmer works out a way to exploit weaknesses in the Local zone, everyone who has wide open security settings becomes fair game.

Like the Local zone, the Trusted zone is also set to wide open by default. The only sites that should be listed in the Trusted zone are sites you trust completely-which are probably only those sites that you own and control. Again, if you’re not using the Trusted Zone, you should set the security as high as it will go.

The Restricted Zone doesn’t restrict your access to the sites, like some might think. Instead, it keeps any sites listed on very high security. There is a utility program that will even let you import a list of sites into the Restricted list.

The fourth and final zone is the Internet zone, and it is a catch-all for anything not already listed. By default, it sets security to Medium. Make sure to set ActiveX controls to Disable or Prompt, and your Internet Explorer security will be set the way it should.

site into the corporate Intranet, or a virus programmer works out a way to exploit weaknesses in the Local zone, everyone who has wide open security settings becomes fair game.

Like the Local zone, the Trusted zone is also set to wide open by default. The only sites that should be listed in the Trusted zone are sites you trust completely-which are probably only those sites that you own and control. Again, if you’re not using the Trusted Zone, you should set the security as high as it will go.

The Restricted Zone doesn’t restrict your access to the sites, like some might think. Instead, it keeps any sites listed on very high security and thus the need for search and destroy adware. There is a utility program that will even let you import a list of sites into the Restricted list.

The fourth and final zone is the Internet zone, and it is a catch-all for anything not already listed. By default, it sets security to Medium. Make sure to set ActiveX controls to Disable or Prompt, and your Internet Explorer security will be set the way it should.