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Features
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Popularity:
#5 in Internet Explorer Add-ons & Plugins (out of 845 products)
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Downloads:
19,168
- Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Internet Explorer 6/7
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
August 15, 2008
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Publisher's description of WOT for Internet Explorer 20080811
From Against Intuition:Make your Internet Explorer more secure with the WOT add-on. Keep yourself safe from spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, unreliable online shops, phishing, and other Internet scams. With the free WOT browser add-on, you can easily see the reliability of companies and websites. WOT will warn you and save your computer before you interact with a harmful site. WOT, Web of Trust, lets Internet users share their knowledge of websites, helping you stay in control when you surf the Web. Besides its users, WOT uses hundreds of trusted sources such as phishing site listings to keep you protected against rapidly spreading online threats. As you search with Google, you will see a tiny icon next to the Web link: green to go, yellow to slow down, red to stop. WOT has information on 20 million websites, and the reputation database is updated every 30 minutes. WOT ratings are shown also on Yahoo, Gmail, Wikipedia, and other sites. No registration is required.
Version 20080811 adds usability improvements to warnings and the pop-up.
Editor's review of WOT for Internet Explorer 20080811
4.0 stars
- "Crowdsourced site ratings"
Consisting of a simple icon placed on your Firefox toolbar, WOT offers a drop-down menu displays all the ratings criteria, which are based on a color-coded scale. As you browse, the scale displays ratings based on the overall trustworthiness of the site, if it could be trusted as a business partner, as a keeper for personal info, or if it is safe for children. The ratings are based on the opinions of other users, and on databases of known fraudulent sites. We were able to browse as usual and pull ratings for each site that we browsed from the destination Web site as well as from Yahoo and Google search results. The scale allows you to click and drag a bar to reflect your own experience and opinion of a Web site, then auto-saves the rating. As backup, more information about each rated site can be gleaned online from WOT's reputation scorecards, where users can also comment. WOT for Firefox offers users a little peace of mind while browsing the Web and guidance through unfamiliar territory, though we still caution to use it in conjunction with other surfing safeguards.
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Pros: WOT is part of my safety armory when I surf. It provides safety ratings for websites and shows them by adding a tiny color coded icon next to the search results. It also gives a warning if you are about to enter a risky site. What I like most is that the ratings are accurate and well up to date. It is also fast and doesn't slow down surfing.
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