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    Norton Safe Web for NIS 2009

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by steelroots7xe, Oct 6, 2008.

  1. steelroots7xe

    steelroots7xe Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey...was just wondering if anyone's downloaded or tried this new plug-in from for Norton Intenet Security found at this site http://safeweb.norton.com/beta/download

    What's differentiates it from the already-installed Norton toolbar? And is the beta version already stable?

    Is it worth the download? Or will it just be an annoying pest while web browsing?
     
    steelroots7xe, Oct 6, 2008
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  2. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    it's like McAfee Site Advisor but, unlike SiteAdvisor, it's only available to
    Norton Customers

    Basically, it places icons next to your search results that let you know how safe a website is when Norton's servers completed their automated testing. (whether it spams, has malware, or is a scam) Green = safe, Yellow = caution and so on.

    Clicking the icon displays a webpage giving you more information about a website, including the opinions of other Norton Safe Web users.

    For example, here's the page for Notebook Review: http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=notebookreview.com&x=0&y=0

    It also places a button in your browser that lets you know at a glance the status of the site your currently on.

    I'm not sure about Norton Safe Web, but in some versions of SiteAdvisor, if a site is particularly dangerous, it will block navigation to it. Of course, you can override this by clicking a button on the screen.
     
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