The Deepnet Web browser for Windows has been around as an alternative to (and indeed built on the same platform as) Internet Explorer for a while, and it has always gotten great reviews. However, Deepnet is now going an important step further.

In its newest version, the Deepnet browser will alert users when they surf over to sites that are actually phish traps, in other words, Web sites that are maintained by phishers who are trying to steal your password, user info, or other personal information. According to the company, the browser accomplishes this by “using both a blacklist of known phishing sites and by analyzing the URL and Web site visited.”

What the browser won’t be able to do is alert users if they land on a legitimate site while their activity is being monitored by malware that a phisher has managed to get them to use, such as a program that monitors keystrokes, captures passwords, and sends them back to the phisher.

Still, there are enough phishing schemes out there that rely on tricking users into going to copycat sites that appear to belong to legitimate banking, financial, and other companies that the new Deepnet feature is worth its weight in download time.

Available for most versions of Windows as a free download, Deepnet has captured kudos from users. Typical of the reviews at the download sites, one user raves “I’ve used IE, Netscape, Opera, Firefox, and Deepnet Explorer. Deepnet Explorer is the best I’ve found. Love the login automation, tabbed browsing, and the ability to… [Continued]