Security Warning

[low_delta]

The current Web page is trying to open a site in your Trusted sites list. Do you want to allow this?

Yes/No

Warning: allowing this can expose your computer to security risks. If you don't trust the current Web page, choose No.

What's this all about? Why would it ask such a question? Why would it think there's something wrong with a site on my Trusted list (whatever that is)? Why would it ask this question of sites on my Trusted list and not sites that aren't on it?

Comments

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

MicroSoft... it's their firewall protecting you. You can't open trusted sites w/o warnings, but virus infected emails - sure!

Good thing they don't make condoms.

[banana.livejournal.com]

I think that the reason is that "trusted" sites get laxer security precautions - they can do stuff that might be a security risk but it's OK because you "trust" them. If a page on an untrusted site tried to open a page on a trusted site, the reason might be to do something it shouldn't be allowed to do (but I don't know what).

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Next question: how does it know what sites are trusted, and what sites aren't?

[banana.livejournal.com]

No eye deer.