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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: December 26, 2006
- Total Downloads: 975,098
- Downloads last week: 1,590
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A newer version of McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 381 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Even the most advanced antispyware security can't guarantee your computer's safety, because most programs scan your site for digital nasties after they've already taken root. This ingenious Firefox extension warns you about covert spyware and browser-hijack attempts as you visit a site.
SiteAdvisor operates as an unobtrusive signal in your browser interface, turning green if the site is safe, yellow if it's suspect, and red if it senses threats or annoyances. The same coding system applies to Yahoo and Google search results, inserting a red, yellow, or green icon next to each link. Clicking these icons provides full diagnostics of the sites' threats, including links to other suspect sites, high spam counts, and the number of dangerous downloads.
We also liked the URL highlighter, which displays site rankings directly from your search engine, helping deflect drive-by installs that may initiate as soon as you type a URL. In our tests, SiteAdvisor turned out accurate and reliable results, and though it doesn't have a wide array of features, we urge any regular Firefox user to try this no-cost extension.
Publisher's description
From McAfee :McAfee SiteAdvisor helps protect you from all kinds of Web-based security threats including spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, phishing, online fraud and identity theft. Our automated testers continually patrol the Web to browse sites, download files, and sign-up for things with e-mail addresses. As you search, browse, download or register online, SiteAdvisor's safety ratings help you stay safe and in control.
Version 26.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
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User reviews of McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.1
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 381 votes
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11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.1
Pros: You should have, This program gives you the most important alerts from bad sites. Use it to ensure you safe exploring.
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48 out of 71 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.1
Pros: if you are a very active web browser then this is a very handy thing to have..
i like the way you can add this to FF via tools>add ons.
Cons: some of the sites i visited had no reviews,so i signed up so i could write reviews about them only to find out i couldn"t only the web site owner could..
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13 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.1
Pros: Siteadvisor gives ratings for sites and categorizes them as safe or not. Ratings appear in Google search. The plus version adds more including proactive blocking (like a blacklist of sites, phish detection, etc
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7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.1
"It gets bad after mcafee purchase it"
Pros: The idea is good. Lots of user's experience are summarized to advise us before enter a site. Simple but effective. Small in size.
Cons: I started using it before it was branded mcafee. I must say, it is not as ideal as before.
1. It runs as a system startup while it should start and end with a web browser.
2. With its frequent auto update (I discover this by jetico firewall), I don't find anything new function -- my firewall is alert to it.
In general I believe this kind of programs should be a browser plugin or BHO. Or at least it should releases the resource when it is not in use.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.1
Pros: This software increases the security of my computer enormously. The installation and use are very simple. A very, very good idea. Congratulations to McAfee.
Cons: Nothing.
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