IE7 Slow Response on XP and Vista Computer System Due to Phishing Filter
Since release, Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) has faced lots of problems. One of the main complains is that IE7 is slow. IE7 is slow to startup, slow to open, slow to close, slow to load web pages. No only IE7 causes slow loading and slow browsing, it may cause computer system to slowdown or slow response too. One of the cause identified by Microsoft that creates the problem where the computer may respond very slowly when using Windows Internet Explorer 7 to visit a web page is usage of Phishing Filter, a new feature in IE7.
Microsoft specified in KB928089 that under one of the following conditions, the CPU usage may be very high as Internet Explorer 7 Phishing Filter evaluates the whole web page contents when you browse a frame, and thus causing the computer to respond very slowly.
- The Web page contains many or multiple frames.
- You browse many or multiple frames quickly in a short time.
The error may occur in all 32-bit and 64-bit edition of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and IA64 edition running Windows Internet Explorer 7.
If you facing computer slowdown or slow responding problem and using IE7 Phishing Filter feature, one easy workaround is to disable Phishing Filter with following steps. However, take note that you may exposed to phishing attempt to stole your personal data.
- In Internet Explorer 7, click on the Tools menu, then click on Internet Options.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Click and select Disable Phishing Filter in the Settings list.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
- Restart Internet Explorer 7.
Alternatively, a hotfix to fix the performance issue has been included in Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 928090 (MS07-016) as the resolution by Microsoft. The patch is been delivered via Windows Update. You may also download and apply 928089 update package only to resolve the performance issue with IE7 Phishing Filter.
Update for Windows Vista, 32-bit versions
Update for Windows Vista, 64-bit versions
Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, 32-bit versions
Update for Windows XP Professional, 64-bit versions
Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, 32-bit versions
Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, 64-bit x64-based versions
Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, 64-bit Itanium-based versions
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May 30th, 2009 01:09
Ordinarily I use Firefox which had no problem. But a website I wanted to use required IE.
Turning the phishing filter off solved my problem. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
May 31st, 2008 17:39
End of the line, microsoft is full of S**t. Look at their support pages, and ask who managed to get his problems thru those pages. the answer is very least. And still the devil with opticals is the richest on earth.
April 21st, 2007 12:41
IE7 is horrible, the worst browser Microsoft ever put out. I won’t touch it. It’s slow, buggy. and uses up a lot of memory and CPU. As for the phishing tool, there is no need to rely on that. Better to use your head and common sense instead.
April 18th, 2007 22:49
I don’t think that IE7 is the only slow browser. I use both IE7 and Firefox on a same computer, and I’m sure that Firefox loads significantly slower than IE7. And the phishing filter… I turn it off, naturally.
April 18th, 2007 19:45
If you does shopping at legitimate online shop, there is no need for phishing filter. Phishing filter is to ensure that no data or credit card details been given out to illegitimate sites.
April 18th, 2007 19:08
is phishing filters realy needed?
i mean if you hardly do shopping on the internet.
what other free 3rd party anti phishing programs are there, and wouldnt they slow down the pc?
and lastly the hotfix, how does it resold=ve the issue of slowdown, does it remove antiphishing program?, or fix make it do alternate steps to view websites keeping the anti phishing program?