tag:ask-leo.com,2011://3/tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898- 2011-11-22T22:48:09Z Comments for What's a safe web site? Movable Type 4.32-en tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:39191 Comment from whs on 2009-10-22 whs I got a lot of false positives with the McAfee site advisor. I uninstalled it and use the Norton one now.

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 2009-10-22T23:13:27Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:39091 Comment from howiem on 2009-10-20 howiem Leo, another tool for identifying "bad" web sites (but only for IE users at present) is Browser Defender, which is very visible, and does things similar to WOT and Site Advisor. Link-Extend http://www.linkextend.com/ is another one. One of the nice things about Link Extend is that it includes any detections by Site Advisor, WOT, Browser Defender, Web Security Guard, Norton Status, Complete status and Google Safe browsing all in one toolbar package. It is only available as far as i know as a Firefox addp-on and is available for FF 3.5. It also gives indicators in Google search to avoid visiting bad sites. My only problem with it is that if you are on a site and want to know the status, you have to click the safety, kidsafe or ethics buttons. There are no alerts. The kidsafe and ethics tools also include ratings from a few browser safety vendors. It also has a number of other features not security related.

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 2009-10-20T13:51:46Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:39064 Comment from Felixamat on 2009-10-19 Felixamat There's an article in Windows Secrets seeming to extol a free program that should accomplish what we are looking for: http://windowssecrets.com/2009/07/09/02-Use-OpenDNS-to-surf-safely-with-these-tricks

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 2009-10-19T18:51:33Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:39007 Comment from Bill Ring on 2009-10-17 Bill Ring FYI - Web Of Trust reports that the covertsurfer.com site has a "Poor" rating. Check here for more info:

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/covertsurfer.com

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 2009-10-17T13:23:26Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38951 Comment from Lewis on 2009-10-14 Lewis I use Firefox and the "InterClue" addon to preview pages. So far, it's work extremely well to avoid such problems.

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 2009-10-15T01:23:16Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38943 Comment from Terry on 2009-10-14 Terry http://unspecified I use Site Advisor and find it to be very helpful. Another useful tool is Verification Engine, by Comodo, which does not recommend websites, but does verify that you have reached the website that you want to go to, and have not been misdirected to a fake website. This free utility is especially good for verifying that you are connected to your real banking or credit card websites. A great security enhancement, and a very small download. You can get it at www.comodo.com.

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 2009-10-14T16:42:47Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38937 Comment from Bernard Winchester on 2009-10-14 Bernard Winchester http://unspecified Yes, the AVG Link Scanner does provide a means of vetting website links and so offers a possible solution. However, I agree 100% with Leo when he says "I've experienced and also had several reports of this feature seriously impacting browser performance. I recommend turning it off immediately. In fact, I recommend turning off any browser intrusive or email intrusive features on any anti-malware program at the first sign of problems". Only last night I turned off these features on a friend's computer which then became appreciably faster and more responsive.
Experience and being wary of downloads are the best defence.

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 2009-10-14T08:42:11Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38929 Comment from Bernice on 2009-10-13 Bernice http://unspecified If you are on a secure site, simply click on the padlock in the address bar (depending on your browser, this might need a double-click or right-click). You will see to whom the security certificate was given. While phishers may fake a website, the verisign security certificate is a pretty safe indication of the authenticity of a web site.

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 2009-10-14T05:22:40Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38915 Comment from diligentinquirer on 2009-10-13 diligentinquirer FYI, finjan can be added to your list. Not a complete answer, as you identify wot and Site adviser >>at leat one more seemingly safe source.

My Best diligent

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 2009-10-14T00:09:04Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38896 Comment from Wole on 2009-10-13 Wole How about AVG Link scanner in AVG Internet Security Suite. I have been using for some years with good result.
Unfortunately my experience with the AVG link scanner has not been good. It caused several problems within the browser. I've since heard from others that I'm not alone in that regard, so I avoid it.
Leo
14-Oct-2009

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 2009-10-13T19:58:07Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38887 Comment from Dan Shanis on 2009-10-13 Dan Shanis Is there a way I can accept ONLY text cookies and no tracking or other code? If I surf anonymously and can block everything incoming except text cookies wouldn’t that make me quite safe?

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 2009-10-13T17:32:07Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38878 Comment from Sean O on 2009-10-13 Sean O http://unspecified There is a Safe way to surf the internet now and become invisible...
The New Software is call Covert Surfer...
Covert Surfer (http://www.covertsurfer.com)
hides your IP address from Prying eyes, and erases the foot prints on your hard drive of all the places you visited on the Internet, plus any online Banking info, or Credit Card Info is erased too.
Covert Surfer runs as a browser through their Proxie server.
A window at the top right hand of the tool bar shows the Fake IP that Hackers See...and the Proxie Servers IP...not your PC's Ip it is invisible.
Plus you can use Covert Surfer to encrypt all of your personal Folders and files.
Covert Surfer CEO Mike Dunleavy former CIA Tech Specialist is the founder of Covert Surfer Software.
Covert Surfer has a Top Security Software for Law Enforcement, Government to protect important data from being stolen...
We at SOS Computer Talk Show have been using it for a while and are very impressed with the true security of surfing the internet invisibily...
Anybody can down load it free from http://www.soscomputertalk.com or http://www.covertsurfer.com

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 2009-10-13T16:16:33Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38875 Comment from Vincent on 2009-10-13 Vincent I've been using AVG's linkscanner for a while now. Turns up some false positives, but so far no false negatives.

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 2009-10-13T09:17:26Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38863 Comment from Yeppers on 2009-10-12 Yeppers Does anyone have any experience in using both McAfee’s SiteAdvisor and Norton’s Site Safety? Which of the two is better?

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 2009-10-12T22:38:29Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38859 Comment from Mark Jacobs on 2009-10-12 Mark Jacobs I've been using WOT for a long time and highly recommend it with on warning. WOT has never missed a dangerous site, but on the other hand I've seen a few false positives. I don't believe these were mistakes but sometimes some websites were blacklisted on WOT for some political or religious predjudices of the WOT users. But better safe than sorry. If you're not sure, stay away. If you know the site already you migh take a chance and go there.

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 2009-10-12T20:53:43Z tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3.3898-comment:38840 Comment from Ken B on 2009-10-11 Ken B I recommend Site Advisor as one step in checking out an unknown website. But, as you point out, the automated tools are not always accurate, so I always recommend reading the user comments as well. Often, SA gives a green status on a site which has dozens of "how can you call this green" comments. And, it is sometimes deluged with fake "this site is great" comments.

It even had our site "red" for a while, which actually turned out to be sort of legitimate. We had an ancient MS-DOS copy of PKWare's free unzip utility, which was apparently bundled with what today would be called "adware". Of course, that one "bad" download caused our entire site to be flagged red. I removed that file from our site, and used SA's "website owner comment" to note what happened. Unfortunately, it took several months before our site went green again.

I hadn't heard of "Web of Trust" before now. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks.

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