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Phishing filters are a type of program that checks the websites a user may visit against a database of legitimate and phishing websites. These filters will then alert the user if the website is a known phishing website or if the website might pose a potential security risk.

Many of the latest versions of the more common web browsers have a phishing filter built in — Internet Explorer, FireFox , and Opera included. We encourage you to keep these filters enabled to ensure a more secure browsing experience.

For most web browsers with a built-in phishing filter, the filter will be enabled by default. If you have disabled your web browser's phishing filter or do not know if your phishing filter is enabled, please take some time to complete the following steps based on your web browser type.

For Internet Explorer 8:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the Safety button, click on SmartScreen Filter, and then click on Turn on SmartScreen Filter. (If the menu lists Turn off SmartScreen Filter instead, this means the filter is already enabled.)
3. When the pop-up window appears, ensure that the Turn on SmartScreen Filter option is checked and click "Ok."

For Internet Explorer 9:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the Tools button, click on Safety, and then click on Turn on SmartScreen Filter. (If the menu lists Turn off SmartScreen Filter instead, this means the filter is already enabled.)
3. When the pop-up window appears, ensure that the Turn on SmartScreen Filter option is checked and click "Ok."

For FireFox (version 2 and later):

1. Open FireFox.
2. Click on Tools, click on Options, and then click on Security.
3. Ensure that Warn me when sites try to install add-ons, Block reported attack sites, and Block reported web forgeries are all checked.

For Opera (version 9.1 and later):

1. Open Opera.
2. Click on on the Opera icon (top left corner), Select Settings, Preferences, Advanced, and then click on Security.
3. Ensure that Enable Fraud and Malware Detection is checked.

More information regarding built-in phishing filters may be found here:

• Internet Explorer Phishing Filter FAQ
• FireFox Phishing and Malware Protection
• Opera Fraud Protection