McAfee WebAdvisor
| McAfee WebAdvisor | |
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| developer | McAfee |
| Publishing year | April 2005 |
| operating system | from Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 9, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox |
| category | Security software |
| mcafee.com | |
McAfee WebAdvisor , formerly SiteAdvisor , is a browser extension from McAfee that warns users when they visit websites that are distributing malware or spam . Downloads are also checked for viruses and tips for better passwords are given.
The extension was originally developed by SiteAdvisor, Inc., a startup founded by employees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , and was acquired by McAfee on April 5, 2006.
reviews
WebAdvisor automatically tests the web pages with Microsoft's Internet Explorers COM objects. These are "loaded" by Python in a virtual machine . A classification is displayed for each website visited:
- Green - Safe: The site has been tested and no serious problems were found.
- Yellow - Caution: The test showed some results that could be of interest to the user, for example the website tried to change the basic browser settings or sent a lot of emails that were not recognized as spam.
- Red - Warning: The test detected some serious problems: For example, this site sent the testers some spam emails or bundled adware with a download.
- Gray - This page has not been tested or is in the process of being tested.
In addition, the McAfee SECURE symbol is given to websites that have undergone a special test by the manufacturer and are checked every day.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Chris Dixon: Taking SiteAdvisor to the Next Level. September 5, 2006, archived from the original on April 8, 2006 ; Retrieved September 5, 2006 .
- ↑ heise online: McAfee takes over website tester SiteAdvisor. May 4, 2006, accessed November 6, 2009 .