Saturday, October 4, 2008

WOT (Web of Trust)


WOT is a free Internet security addon 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.



If you are about to enter a risky website, WOT will warn you and save your computer before you interact with a harmful site. To date, it has more than 20 million rated sites and has been kept on increasing by 100k rated sites every month.

When you search or browse the selected sites, the add-on shows a rating symbol next to links. Supported search sites includes Google, Yahoo, Live Search and many more.

Trustworthiness:
Do you trust this website? Is it safe to use? Does it deliver what it promises?A poor rating may indicate identity theft potential, Internet scams, credit card fraud, phishing, lottery scams, viruses, adware, or spyware. An unsatisfactory rating indicates that the site may contain annoying advertisements, excessive pop-ups, or content that makes your browser crash.

Vendor reliability:
Is the site safe for buying and selling, or for business transactions in general?A poor rating indicates possible fraud or a bad shopping experience.

Privacy:
Can you trust the site owner, safely supply your e-mail address, and download files? A poor rating indicates spam, adware, or spyware.

Child safety:
Does the site contain age-inappropriate material (content that is sexually oriented, hateful, or violent in nature) or encourage activities that are dangerous or illegal?

By downloading the add on and register on the website, you can join the community and start to rate sites as well.

For more information , please visit the site http://www.mywot.com/
The addon can be downloaded there as well. It supports both IE and Firefox.

Lastly, you too can check whether your site's reputation by adding the free WOT Badge. You can view it at the bottom of my blog right sidebar.

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