SiteAdvisor

[Niki]

Good day

"When you search with Google, Yahoo! or MSN, SiteAdvisor's safety ratings appear next to search results".

"As you browse, a small button on your browser toolbar changes color based on SiteAdvisor's safety results".

I just copy/past from the McAfee site. I have it installed, it warns you if the site is infected, very useful when searching.

For Firefox
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff.html

For Windows IE
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html

niki

 

[paulm]

Thanks Niki, have just downloaded it now.

Looks very interesting.

Cheers, Paul.

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Niki

Are there any performance issues, as this piece of software will have to go back to the main database each time it is used?

Cheers
Neil

 

[paulm]

Hi Neil,

Just been trying out the software and no discernible performance impact at all on my 1mb broadband connection.

The search results come up with a flag next to each showing the status and are colourcoded, green being okay, gray being untested and I assume, though I haven't had any yet, red if there are some issues.

In theory there must be a performance impact as you say, but not noticeable in use.

Cheers, Paul.

 

[Niki]

Hi Neil

Maybe there is some performance impact during the start-up of the browser, because the browser connects you also to the SiteAdvisor but, once the browser finished the start-up it usually takes a second to show the status of the site, ie, green, yellow or red (or ? if the site is not tested).

Make a search with google on XXX and you will see all the red X's, just hoover your courser over the red X (or green) and you will see more information about the site.

When you are, for example, watching the Ukworkshop, left click on the SiteAdvisor icon, on the pop-up menu click on View site details and you will see all the connections of the Ukworkshop site and other info.

niki