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How does Smart Surfing help me avoid Web pages with hidden threats?

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How does Smart Surfing help me avoid Web pages with hidden threats?

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When you attempt to visit a Web site, Smart Surfing communicates with the Smart Protection Network servers to obtain a rating for the url. The page rating is indicated by a colored icon next to the url. Depending on the rating and the user defined Protection Strength settings, the url may be blocked. When access to a Web site is blocked a notification appears in the browser window. Smart Surfing ratings apply to both the page that is currently open, and to Web pages listed in Google, MSN, or Yahoo search results.