- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: August 15, 2008
- Total Downloads: 43,859
- Downloads last week: 172
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A newer version of WOT 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 83 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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 in unfamiliar territory, though we still caution to use it in conjunction with other surfing safeguards.
Publisher's description
From Against Intuition :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, is an online community for reputation rating that lets Internet users share their knowledge of websites, helping you stay in control when surfing 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. You can easily customize the protection level to your way of surfing the Web. WOT has information on 20 million websites. 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.
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.
What's new in this version:
Version 20080811 adds usability improvements to warnings and the pop-up.
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User reviews of WOT for Firefox 20080811
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 83 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: WOT for Firefox 20080811
Pros: Easy to work with
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: WOT for Firefox 20080811
"Don`t Put Your Trust In This."
Cons: The problem is that anyone that does not like or agree with the content of a site can mark it as being unsafe.And that is exactly what goes on with this add on.I use AVG(on Google)& McAfee(on Yahoo)to check if a site is safe.They have never been proven incorrect.There are so many false positive with this that it cannot be relied upon at all.It will mark sites that are so obviously suspicious that the average person simply would avoid them in the first place.Oh,and the constant pop ups are annoying,too.Intuition and common sense are prefered to this mess.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: WOT for Firefox 20080811
Pros: It shows you dangerous sites.
Cons: It really does no more than warn you of a potential problem.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: WOT for Firefox 20080811
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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