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Download from http://www.mywot.com.
Details:
Per their press release:
WOT is a free Internet security add-on for your browser. It will keep you safe from online scams, identity theft, spyware, spam, viruses and unreliable shopping sites. WOT warns you before you interact with a risky website. It’s easy and it’s free.
Web of Trust is a unique community-based safe surfing tool that uses an intuitive traffic-light style rating system to help Internet users stay safe as they search, browse, and shop online. The WOT security add-on provides safety ratings to search results when using Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, and other popular sites, helping people protect their computers and personal information. Web site ratings are continuously updated by millions of members of the WOT community and from numerous trusted sources, such as phishing site listings. The free Internet security add-on works with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers and can be downloaded at http://www.mywot.com .
Installation:
To install the plug in for Firefox, I simply selected Add-ons from the Tools Pull Down menu, searched for and followed the instructions to add the WOT Web of trust plug in. I selected the Basic settings and created my user name and password. Installation was absolutely painless.
Visit their website to download the correct version for your web browser.
Supporting Facts of WOT
- WOT has been downloaded by 3 million users
- Information on 21 million websites
- 1 in every 20 websites is harmful
- WOT users can contribute by rating and commenting on websites
- WOT also receives information from a large number of trusted sources, such as PhishTank, hpHosts, DNS-BH Malware Domain list and Artists Against 419.
Additional screen shots:
Settings are straight forward as seen in this screen shot.
Here you can see the traffic light style safety indicators within Google search results.
Here you can see an example a Blocked warning screen.
You can find similar safety rating features in anti-virus and internet security software packages like McAfee’s feature called Site Adviser Plus and AVG’s feature called LinkScanner.
For more information on McAfee go to http://www.mcafee.com and for more information on AVG go to http://www.avg.com
Stay Safe and Stay Diligent!
How has this helped you? What tools are you using to aid you in Internet safety and security for yourself or your family?
Tags: Browser Security, Computer Security, Firefox addon, IE addon, Internet Security, MyWOT, Web of Trust, WOT
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