Browser Plug-in Warns Of Surfing Risks Before Clicking
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A company founded by several MIT engineers launched free Internet Explorer and Firefox plug-ins Wednesday that reveal dangerous Web sites listed by popular search engines.
With the plug-ins installed, users see green, yellow, or red tags beside hits in search results on Google, MSN, and Yahoo, said Boston-based SiteAdvisor. The tags — red represents sites that heavily spam visitors, host spyware and adware, or hijack browser home pages — give users a heads-up before they click on a link.
A review from PC Mag.com writes
SiteAdvisor’s button tells you if the site you’ve surfed to is bad, and backs up its rating with hard facts. It also checks every site found in a Google, Yahoo! or MSN search and overlays its rating icons on the results. Following its recommendations will help you avoid spam, spyware, and pop-ups.
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