
ActiveX control is run automatically in the background and is not hosted in the Windows Explorer process. These features all help make a user’s browsing experience safe and secure. Security Enhancements: The web browser now comes with phishing filter to protect users from deceptive or malicious software, delete browser history option to clear all kinds of user’s private data, and stronger encryption on 256-bit from 128-bit in XP.

The browser was built with improvements on the underlying architecture, security framework, and rendering engine. The browser was built to replace the Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP but does not support the Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, and Windows Me. This browser was built as a default browser in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. The web browser was released in 2006 and is a part of a long line of versions of Internet Explorers since 2001. INTERNET EXPLORER is a web browser designed for Windows and developed by Microsoft.
