Protecting Your Computer - Avoiding Online Threats with SiteAdvisor

SiteAdvisor offers a free downloadable Internet Explorer plug-in that helps protect consumers from "Web-based security threats and nuisances including spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser-based attacks, phishing, online fraud and identity theft." Once installed the plug-in gives ratings on websites and warnings of dangerous downloads, links to dangerous sites, sites that deliver spam after registration, and more. Site advisor also works nicely with Google search results displayinging an icon for each search result that for which it has data. Clicking on the icon gives you a small report on the site, helping you to avoid troublesome sites that try to install software when you visit or which have other annoyances.

Take a look at the Preview and FAQ before downloading.

Aside from offering an interesting security plug-in, SiteAdvisor has a blog with a lot of useful information on web download disasters, threats, and security issues.
Posted by WEBnME @ 1/16/2006 12:50:00 PM
Permanent Link: http://www.webnme.com/2006/01/protecting-your-computer-avoiding.asp
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