Secure Internet Explorer With IEController

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser is tightly integrated into the Windows operating system. This makes it an important software program even if the users of the system do not use it as their main web browser. The reason for this is that several other programs make use the Internet Explorer rendering engine. It is therefor recommended to secure and configure Internet Explorer properly on all Windows systems.

One of the most advanced tools for that job is IEController by Matthias Withopf. The portable software program can be used to configure Internet Explorer rights that cannot be configured from within the web browser. It is an advanced users tool which lacks a help file and does not offer a lot of explanations in its interface.

It is still one of the best choices to secure Internet Explorer properly. The configuration is handled in several tabs that are displayed in the program’s interface after startup. It is for instance possible to define the features that are allowed for ActiveX applications, read access to files in the browser cache or temp folders, disallow write processes to Windows and system directories (including the Windows Registry), disallow registration and usage of browser helper objects or disable access to specific programs (like Acrobat Reader or Windows Media Player).

IEController comes with logging options (including logging wininet and winsock data) and various other options like preventing the sending of sensitive information unnoticedly over the Internet. The program for Internet Explorer can be downloaded (via Addictive Tips) from the (German) website of the project.

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Tags: iecontroller, internet-explorer, portable software, secure internet explorer, windows software
Categories: Internet Explorer, Security, Windows, software

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3 Responses to “Secure Internet Explorer With IEController”

1. xdmv says:

   October 4, 2009 at 12:27 pm

   Thanks!

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   [...] IEController integra opciones de monitorización (incluyendo monitoreo de wininet y datos winsock) y otras opciones varias como la prevención del envío de información sensible de manera automática a través de Internet. El programa para Internet Explorer puede ser descargado desde la página del proyecto [...]

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