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Internet Explorer 8: Browse with confidence

Safer, more secure and loaded with features

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 is available only on PCs running Windows. Check out Windows 7, which includes Internet Explorer 8.

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Internet Explorer 8

Browse with confidence

With the latest state–of–the–art security features, Internet Explorer 8 is designed to cope with today's modern cyber crime. In fact, research studies prove it. In a study by NSS Labs, Internet Explorer 8 caught socially engineered malware 85% of the time compared to Firefox 3.5's 29%, Apple Safari 4's 29% and Google Chrome 4's 17%.*

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*Report carried out in February 2010 by NSS Labs, a third party research company. Research commissioned by Microsoft. The browsers tested were Google Chrome 4, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 8, Apple Safari 4 and Opera 10. View the full report.

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Stay safer with Internet Explorer 8

Every day, more of the things we do depend on the Internet. So it's nice to know Internet Explorer 8 can help you stay safer and more secure while browsing, thanks to Domain Highlighting, SmartScreen Filtering and many features. Help protect your data and identity right out of the box.

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