An extreme way to prevent malware attacks

Although this is a rather drastic way to protect your computer, Microsoft offers the option to disable all downloads in Internet Explorer.

There are several situations where disabling downloads in IE can provide a temporary or permanent solution to protect your PC from viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malware. Read on to learn why and how to prevent users from downloading files from your computer.

Some downloaded files pose a greater threat to your computer's security than others. Executable files with an *.exe file extension are particularly dangerous because, as the name suggests, these files contain executable code. Unless you are absolutely certain that a downloaded executable file comes from a trustworthy source, you should never click on this type of file.