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Reviews of Add-Ons and Plug-ins for the Internet Explorer Web Browser

Here you will find in-depth information and reviews from your About Web Browsers Guide on browser add-ons and plug-ins for Internet Explorer for Windows.
Security Tools For IE 7
A list of the best privacy and security tools available for the Internet Explorer 7 browser, with links to reviews for each one.
Inline Search
Inline Search is an Internet Explorer add-on which allows you to easily find words or phrases within a web page. Used as an alternative to IE's default search, the add-on mimics Firefox's search behavior by providing "find as you type" functionality in a search pane located at the bottom of your browser window.
Finjan SecureBrowsing
Finjan SecureBrowsing is an Internet Explorer add-on which searches major web sites as well as search results for malicious content hiding behind links. By accessing and scanning destination URLs in real time, the add-on proactively warns you when a link is potentially dangerous.
eMusic Toolbar
The eMusic Toolbar is an Internet Explorer add-on which allows you to easily search and navigate through eMusic.com and their extensive song library. eMusic is a web site dedicated to artists that are signed to independent record labels, providing artist information and music downloads.
Pronto Shopping Messenger
Pronto Shopping Messenger is a powerful extension for the Internet Explorer web browser which helps you when shopping online with price comparisons and product searches.
FoxyTunes
FoxyTunes is a Internet Explorer add-on which gives you the ability to integrate some of the most powerful media players around such as iTunes and Windows Media Player directly into your browser window. You are given the ability to control your media player of choice from Internet Explorer's status bar or toolbar section.
ieSpell
ieSpell is a browser add-on for Internet Explorer v6 and v7 for the Windows platform. It checks the spelling of almost any text that you enter in IE, whether it be Web-based email, blog entries, forums, and so on. The add-on also lets you look up the meaning of a word in your choice of several online dictionaries.
1-Click Answers
1-Click Answers is an IE Add-on that instantly provides definitions, facts, and more on any word that you choose within your browser window. The information, conveniently displayed in a pop-up bubble, is retrieved from the massive Answers.Com reference library.
IE7pro
IE7pro is an add-on for Internet Explorer 7 which greatly improves upon the functionality of your web browser. Included are enhanced tab options, customizable ad filters and search engines, modified mouse gestures and much more.
Quero Toolbar
Quero Toolbar for Internet Explorer is a browser toolbar intended to be used as a replacement for IE's address bar. It provides a robust search feature, powerful advertisement blocking, and phishing protection among other features.
StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is a browser toolbar for Internet Explorer. It scours the Internet for you, finding thousands of web sites that match your interests. Not only does this add-on find endless sites based on the topics you are interested in, it also allows you to meet and message people with similar interests and create a network of friends.
GooglePreviewIE
GooglePreviewIE is a toolbar for Internet Explorer which inserts thumbnail images of web sites directly into both Google and Yahoo search results. Also containing a pop-up blocker and enhanced search functionality, the toolbar lets you easily preview the look and feel of a site without actually visiting it.
Netcraft Toolbar
The Netcraft Toolbar is an Internet Explorer add-on which helps protect you from phishing attacks by blocking access to suspicious URLs. Drawing from its large database and relying on community input, Netcraft employs a giant "neighborhood watch scheme" to actively collect URLs involved in phishing.
Pictures Toolbar
Pictures Toolbar is an Internet Explorer add-on which retrieves all the images from a web page as well as connecting pages and saves them to your hard drive. After the images are stored, you can view them separately or through a slideshow right in your main browser window.
Meebo
Meebo is a web-based service which gives you the ability to simultaneously connect to multiple instant messaging services via your Internet Explorer browser, eliminating the need for any client applications. The messaging services supported by Meebo include AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo! Instant Messenger (YIM), Google Talk, MSN Messenger, ICQ, and Jabber.

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