Once you connect to the Internet, your computer becomes vulnerable to Internet attacks. If you use Internet Explorer as your Web browser, it has numerous features that you can use to protect your computer against Internet attacks and harmful viruses.

Even though the Web browser includes these security features, your efforts to secure your computer may be futile if you don’t keep the system up-to-date with the latest security updates. This also includes keeping Internet Explorer current with the latest patches and hot fixes. You can obtain security-related information regarding Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web page.