Site Advisor
Name: Site Advisor Price: Free
As you know, there are many insecure and unsafe websites out there. Malware, the name for adware, spyware and viruses, can be installed while you are visiting a website. This can happen without your consent and knowledge. A new extension for both Firefox and Internet Explorer has become available that alerts you if you come across an unsafe website. In addition to this, Site Advisor will tell you how many emails you will receive if you subscribe to their newsletter or contact form. This way you can be sure that you are not going to be spammed.
Site Advisor’s simplicity is what takes it that one step further. When you are searching for websites on Google, a small green tick is visible next to websites that meet the program’s ’secure’ standards. If the website leads to bad downloads, will send you spam and/or carries annoyances such as pop ups, a red cross can be seen next to the link to the website.
Upon installation, a small box sits in Internet Explorer or Firefox, and changes from the two ‘good and bad’ colours while you are browsing a website. If you click the box, you are taken to Site Advisor’s website which gives you information about the website in question. For instance, if you wanted to see whether The Machets’ Website is ’safe’ and ’secure,’ by clicking the green box you would be taken to this page.
Overall, Site Advisor is an excellent program that will hopefully reduce spam and attacks on your computer. We have given this tiny yet extremely powerful program a five out of five. The program can be downloaded here. Be sure to get it.
