Comments on: Are You a Reckless Web User? Secure Your Browser With AVG Linkscanner http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:44:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: How To Twitter Quickly from Firefox, IE, Opera and Chrome | DodaPedia http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-391094 How To Twitter Quickly from Firefox, IE, Opera and Chrome | DodaPedia Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:04:14 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-391094 [...] Are You a Reckless Web User? Secure Your Browser With AVG Linkscanner (12) [...] [...] Are You a Reckless Web User? Secure Your Browser With AVG Linkscanner (12) [...]

]]> By: CURIOUS STILL? http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-385011 CURIOUS STILL? Mon, 04 May 2009 04:49:44 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-385011 HOW DOES FIREFOXES EXTENSION WOT (WEB OF TRUST) STACK UP AGAINST THIS? I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW THANKS. HOW DOES FIREFOXES EXTENSION WOT (WEB OF TRUST) STACK UP AGAINST THIS? I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW THANKS.

]]> By: Nick http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-384431 Nick Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:55:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-384431 I use it, it works great, does not slow down Firefox at all, I have tons of addons installed in Firefox and the Firefox starts up within a second. This is great tool and can save you! I highly suggest this to users. I use it, it works great, does not slow down Firefox at all, I have tons of addons installed in Firefox and the Firefox starts up within a second. This is great tool and can save you! I highly suggest this to users.

]]> By: venkat http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-384299 venkat Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-384299 I am using AVG which has link scanner very helpful in finding malware sites,having said that Google is the search engine all people use Google taken lot of security mesures that even show malwares sites in search results showing "this site can harm your computer".SO that users can not open those malware sites. I am using AVG which has link scanner very helpful in finding malware sites,having said that Google is the search engine all people use Google taken lot of security mesures that even show malwares sites in search results showing “this site can harm your computer”.SO that users can not open those malware sites.

]]> By: Anders blogger in websites http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-384142 Anders blogger in websites Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:23:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-384142 I am fairly new in this business, so I read your comments with a considerably amount of interest. What I find extremely important is the question of how to make a site targeted on the potential group since I think the focus changes along with the conditions in the market. Right now where the crises are all over us new ways of thinking are necessary. Everybody wants to cut budgets and at the same time they want business to improve or rather to come back to “normal” whatever that is. The expectations to Website Designers and SEO experts have never been higher and do represent challenges never seen before. So it is good to get qualified advice from experts. I am fairly new in this business, so I read your comments with a considerably amount of interest. What I find extremely important is the question of how to make a site targeted on the potential group since I think the focus changes along with the conditions in the market. Right now where the crises are all over us new ways of thinking are necessary. Everybody wants to cut budgets and at the same time they want business to improve or rather to come back to “normal” whatever that is. The expectations to Website Designers and SEO experts have never been higher and do represent challenges never seen before. So it is good to get qualified advice from experts.

]]> By: Curious http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-384104 Curious Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:57:18 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-384104 Yeah, how does firefox extension WOT (web of trust) stack up against this? WOT seems to be doing a great job. Yeah, how does firefox extension WOT (web of trust) stack up against this? WOT seems to be doing a great job.

]]> By: dustov http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-384051 dustov Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:37 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-384051 Firefox was seriously slowed down by this. I uninstalled it. Firefox was seriously slowed down by this. I uninstalled it.

]]> By: catester http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-383980 catester Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:45:26 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-383980 @jollyrogue - a lot like that, yes, but you want to be careful with McAfee SiteAdvisor: http://windowssecrets.com/2009/02/12/01-SiteAdvisor-ratings-may-be-1-year-out-of-date @jollyrogue – a lot like that, yes, but you want to be careful with McAfee SiteAdvisor: http://windowssecrets.com/2009/02/12/01-SiteAdvisor-ratings-may-be-1-year-out-of-date

]]> By: jollyrogue http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-383978 jollyrogue Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:32:17 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-383978 Seems just like McAfee SiteAdvisor, which i'm using now :) Seems just like McAfee SiteAdvisor, which i’m using now :)

]]> By: excentric http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-383974 excentric Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:40:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-383974 I could not get it download on the newest Firefox. Keep getting an error message. I haven't tried it on IE yet. I could not get it download on the newest Firefox. Keep getting an error message. I haven’t tried it on IE yet.

]]> By: Nero http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-383970 Nero Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:05:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-383970 just use the NoScript extension with Firefox and you can browse to your hearts content without any worry at all. just use the NoScript extension with Firefox and you can browse to your hearts content without any worry at all.

]]> By: catester http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-383968 catester Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:48:50 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-383968 AVG 7.x was a great product. AVG 8.5 tries too hard to do everything, including this link scanner feature, and bogs down any computer with less than 1GB RAM. I won't even install it on a computer with 512MB, and when I do install it, I turn off the Linkscan feature because it is unbelievably, horribly, terribly, unacceptably S L O W, whether in IE or FF. Now...what? Grisoft is offering this thing as a standalone? Run away, run away. I agree with mariamitz - Web of Trust is the way to go. (http://www.mywot.com/) And it's not just for Firefox, there is a free IE add-on as well for those who must use IE. AVG 7.x was a great product. AVG 8.5 tries too hard to do everything, including this link scanner feature, and bogs down any computer with less than 1GB RAM. I won’t even install it on a computer with 512MB, and when I do install it, I turn off the Linkscan feature because it is unbelievably, horribly, terribly, unacceptably S L O W, whether in IE or FF.

Now…what? Grisoft is offering this thing as a standalone? Run away, run away.

I agree with mariamitz – Web of Trust is the way to go. (http://www.mywot.com/) And it’s not just for Firefox, there is a free IE add-on as well for those who must use IE.

]]> By: mariamltz http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/are-you-a-reckless-web-user-use-avg-linkscanner-for-some-protection/comment-page-1/#comment-383960 mariamltz Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=16274#comment-383960 How about firefox's add-on WOT? Isn't it enough? How about firefox’s add-on WOT? Isn’t it enough?

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