Do you use Web of Trust(WOT) add-on?

[Noob]

I always thought most people here liked WOT.

[Feandur]

WOT on Chrome, Chromium, FF

wouldn't leave home without it.




- have a good day

feandur

[Get]

No- I've heard of it but not interested.

I don't even know anymore what it was, but I guess something to say if a website is trusted, but I'm safe enough with what I have so no need for it.

[Amit]

I use it on my Firefox. Wouldn't surf without it.

[Osaban]

No I don't. Usually Chrome warns me when a website isn't trustworthy, and as I usually browse either with Sandboxie or Shadow Defender any potential threat is short-lived.

[RADEON0101]

Originally Posted by mrpink

New warning screen. Cool!

Mine doesn't look like that and I'm up to date.

What browser are you using?

[crofty]

I use WOT on ie8, Firefox and chrome

[PJC]

WOT on FF...

[RSpanky]

Originally Posted by djohn

Sandboxie is the best web of trust. Who cares if the site is red or green sandboxie has it in a straight jacket.Back on topic, I agree that the WWW is to large to whitelist and blacklist .IMO the accuracy of them is like target shooting with both eyes closed.

No, What djohn said

[ProTruckDriver]

Use WOT all the time on all computers. FF and IE.

[Ashanta]

VTZilla add-ons !!

I have this extension myself and highly recommend it to anyone like Web of Trust it adds additional security the way it works is by uploading the webpage information to the Virus Total website you simply right click over something and click scan with Virus Total or go to the upper left hand of corner your Firefox and click scan current page there Virus Total will scan the URL and let you know if there's any history of malware on the website that its scanning and usually a file analysis as well for the webpage your uploading Vtzilla is very useful if you like to download different types of files lets say an audio file for example just right and scan the file you want to download and get a fully detailed report on it or lets say you want to download an image OK hears what suggest first right click view image and then click scan current page toward the upper left corner of the screen to get the full detailed report on it
when Virus Total scans a file it uses up to 44 different antivirus/antimalware venders if more than three say the same thing then you know its probably correct.
Install this extension you'll be glad you did.

[DBone]

WOT is just a flashmob, but on the web. It gives poor ratings to safe sites, and vice versa. I set my 70yr old parents up with it on their machines but never mine.

[The Hammer]

I use it on IE9.

[The Hammer]

What does the blue exclamation mark mean when shown with the coloured rating symbol?

[Page42]

Originally Posted by The Hammer

What does the blue exclamation mark mean when shown with the coloured rating symbol?

I read that

it means there's something you should see in the rating window. If it's a new message, the exclamation point goes away when you open the rating window. If it's a new version, it won't go away until you upgrade.

I had the same blue exclamation mark and clicked on it, opened the rating window, and it went away.

[The Hammer]

Originally Posted by Page42

I read that
I had the same blue exclamation mark and clicked on it, opened the rating window, and it went away.

Thanks. In my case it's a new version.

[safeguy]

Some may think that WOT is useless, be it from a security standpoint or a reputation rating standpoint. All of that has been explained on their FAQ page (http://www.mywot.com/en/faq) and there have been discussions on the topic before on forums. I don't feel like rehashing such a topic.

To put it bluntly, anyone can say anything about the reliabilty...I don't really care that much about that aspect of it. Neither do I use WOT as a means of malware prevention nor do I put all of my trust in the ratings either.

What I'm interested in is mainly 1 thing: the comments by WOT users. Sometimes, I just want an easy-and-quick way of finding out the opinions of other web users when I come across certain links/sites. These do not necessarily have to do with security/safety against malware whatsoever. Examples may include what others think of the customer service of an online store, what they think of the writer(s) of a blog, or what they think of the community of a particular site/forum, etc etc.

There's no arguing that since the human factor is involved, comments/opinions/judgement may vary and even be downright biased at times. Nevertheless, getting that is still worth something to me. Yeah, you read that right. I just want that human input.

[Page42]

Originally Posted by safeguy

There's no arguing that since the human factor is involved, comments/opinions/judgement may vary and even be downright biased at times. Nevertheless, getting that is still worth something to me. Yeah, you read that right. I just want that human input.

Not a surprise, safeguy.
Most of us want the same thing (human input), so we come to Wilders.
Keeping company with machines as frequently as we all do, it is vital that we connect with each other to achieve balance.
You make an excellent point about WOT's usefulness in this regard. I hadn't thought of it in that light before.

Originally Posted by safeguy

Some may think that WOT is useless, be it from a security standpoint or a reputation rating standpoint. All of that has been explained on their FAQ page (http://www.mywot.com/en/faq) and there have been discussions on the topic before on forums. I don't feel like rehashing such a topic.

To put it bluntly, anyone can say anything about the reliabilty...I don't really care that much about that aspect of it. Neither do I use WOT as a means of malware prevention nor do I put all of my trust in the ratings either.

What I'm interested in is mainly 1 thing: the comments by WOT users. Sometimes, I just want an easy-and-quick way of finding out the opinions of other web users when I come across certain links/sites. These do not necessarily have to do with security/safety against malware whatsoever. Examples may include what others think of the customer service of an online store, what they think of the writer(s) of a blog, or what they think of the community of a particular site/forum, etc etc.

There's no arguing that since the human factor is involved, comments/opinions/judgement may vary and even be downright biased at times. Nevertheless, getting that is still worth something to me. Yeah, you read that right. I just want that human input.

Thanks for the post, that's just how I feel about it as well.

[luciddream]

Originally Posted by berryracer

Nope, the most annoying add on I've ever used

How so? Do you have the pop ups turned on, or have it set to auto-block? In that case, I'd agree with you. I do neither, and have it show only negative results. I see nothing annoying about seeing a little red/yellow donut beside a link. And contrary to what many say, it's nothing to sneeze at when you do.

That being said, Sandboxie does render it rather moot. But then, Sandboxie renders a lot of security moot.