Red X’s and Green Checkmarks
I just came across a very neat Extension to Firefox.
Have you ever wondered if a specific site would be “safe” to visit?
Or have you ever been to a site stat had one popup after the other?
Or how about finding all sorts of new browser addins, trojans and viruses after visiting a site or downloading some sort of freeware?
Here’s what you should do:
- Install Firefox (if you haven’t done so already)
- Download and install SiteAdvisor
Now try searching for “screensaver” in any search engine, and you should notice that each result has been tagged with a Red X, a Yellow questionmark or a Green checkmark.
Hover your mouse over the icon, and it’ll show some more info about the site.
This way you can know in advance if a site is in the clear, borderline suspicious or totally redflagged.
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