May I add my "two cents" of thanks to Lee as well. I alway value reading his thoughts and suggestions. John Humphries
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 9:28 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > As always, thank you for taking your time to help us Lee, your greatly > appreciated > > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 13, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2016, at 9:52 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks so much Lee, can you explain URL Advisor and WOT…..Any preference? > > > I have little to say because I use neither one. Here’s what I know. > > Both are Web browser extensions. > > URL Advisor is part of the Kaspersky Internet Security suite. They give > this part away in hopes you’ll buy the whole package. Kaspersky gathers > information from a variety of sources to find out whether Web sites are > dangerous. URL Advisor warns you before you open a questionable site. > > WoT stands for Web of Trust. It collects ratings of sites from its > millions of users to determine a reputation rating for a site. It tells you > the reputation rating of a site before you open it and lets you add your > opinion to all the others. > > L^2 > > PS/ Yesterday, I forgot to mention the Google Safe Browsing service. It’s > built into Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Make sure it’s turned on in Safari > by checking Safari>Preferences>Security>Warn when visiting a fraudulent > website. I think this is the best of the bunch because Google is > constantly spelunking the farthest recesses of the Internet and can easily > look out for malware infestations. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >
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