Site Reviews by check_and_verify in the Norton Safe Web community Tue May 22 15:16:02 +0000 2012 http://safeweb.norton.com/profile/check_and_verify When norton finds 3 downloaders in pictures, you know immediately that the site bad code in the pixels and that bad code can be uploaded to your browser, then to your computer, and so on. I give it 1 bar. This website WILL HARM YOUR COMPUTER Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:54 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=rockyou.com I recieved a message from this site prompting me to virus scan my computer. Now, lets break this down and concluude what would have happened if i did not immediately close my browser...lets view this as a step-by-stem process, shall we? 1. Allow it to run the scan > It gets past your firewall from there on > It can then place any files it wants onto your computer and do it without asking you (unless you have other quality security programs that also protect your computer) 2. The virus scan completes and it comes up with reports of viruses on almost all of your files > This is a quality scanner! The irony is that it's finding its own viruses 3. You continue visiting the site while you are absently planting viruses on your computer onto every file in your hard drive(s) 4. You shut your browser and do not delete any internet history 5. After the course of a few hours of idle time the computer crashes internally. You find that your hard drive is dead, your processor is stuck, your motherboard is dying and your memory cards are gone. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:52:39 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=guidetosecurity3.com I have heard of funbrain.com, i have also visited it once. It has a lot of games for kids and i have never experienced any problems with my identity or computer after visiting it. I say that it is most likely safe, and it seems to be popular among elementary schools. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:24:22 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=funbrain.com I have never liked McAfee. The scans take forever and the virus detection is ludocrius. I found 50 viruses with a freeware program whilst the McAfee program that i payed 45$ for found nothing! It runs an ongoing shield on your computer that takes up 85 mb of constant RAM data, which helps you in no way. So, essentially, it does harm your computer in some way, by taking up a large sum of unnecessary hard drive and memory space. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:15:08 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=mcafee.com this website is very annoying and has way too long of load time and too much going on, but i have never received any forms of hacking or viruses, not even a tracking cookie or error log. I wouldn't trust this site but I have nothing to put against it. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:08:27 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=photobucket.com This website is entirely safe, and although semi-slow it has never harmed my computer. I still don't get how telling random people you don't even know where you are and when you are there is so exhilirating and fun. It's like walking up to an unregistered offender and saying "play with me." Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:09:58 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=twitter.com safe, secure. Gives great recipes on a variety of gourmet meals. Recommended for people who love to cook and impress when they cook. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:02:47 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=simplyrecipes.com phising and scam/spam warnings! Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46:39 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=norton-protection.cn Simple, generated by a weak coding program but still safe and easy to navigate. Generates a page tracker at the bottom of the code to see what browser you are using, and, in the wrong hands that code can be used to plant a cookie in your system and track your internet browsing but, with no external javascript files and no code in any of the html files, i can assume you're good to go with this one. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:13:20 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=lowcountryhealthyliving.com "It's safe. Yahoo made it!" You're treading on thin ice there. Can Yahoo really be considered safe? Does Yahoo not have advertisements at every corner, are they not dedicated to giving you those stupid doubleclick and fastclick pop-up ads? Statistics say that those ads cause nearly 9% of the world's annual computer hacks, viruses and occasionally even destroyed computers. When you look at the big picture, there are trillions of people in the world. When you divide just 1 trillion by 9 you get exactly 111,111,111,111 viruses (that is in the 100-billlions.) Thats how many viruses are taken by Yahoo's famous advertisement compaines. So tell me, can we really trust yahoo? If we cant, or even if we can, can we really trust Geocities, a website created by yahoo? Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:55:10 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=geocities.com I use this program as a final-touches security scanner. Norton doesn't find everything, and i've noticed a substantial difference in the amount of files that each of the programs looks at. Malwarebytes finds about 20% more than Norton IS 2010 does. Malwarebytes also takes longer, but that is kind of obvious. If you have norton, you should get this program too, free or pro version, because it is like a cleaner-upper. Totally safe and trusted. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:47:56 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=malwarebytes.org I know Bree Noa Publishing Co. and I know that this website was created with NetObjects Fusion 9.0. I also know that the webmaster is not out to get any one. I also know that you cannot put javascript tracking cookie codes into that program. This website gets Secure and Trusted. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:52:41 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=youknowyourwayhome.com Webs is a good place to get free webspace, and although the sitebuilder sucks bad and the pages take forever to load, I give it 4 stars. I've never experienced any computer problems after visiting this website, the only execption being a lowly tracking cookie (non-malicious.) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:50:12 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=webs.com Thanks to Leo Pappas I was able to check this website via Community Buzz. I scanned through it and even though I do not speak the language they use I can still read the source code. The RSS feeds are safe, there are no external js files so they cannot plant any cookies (the internet js didn't either) and it is a fast-loading website. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:43:23 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=900.gr I checked the source code and the website looks entirely safe. They have their registry page encoded with ASP(x) and are using valid, up-to-date secure SQL database management to keep your information secure and unharmed by any hackers. However, I did notice they plant a page tracker on your computer, a.k.a. they can send information to a third-party program/database. I would suggest, Mr. Mark J. Wade that you get the fixed...anyway, until he is nice enough to fix it, I would suggest clearing your browser's cache after visiting this website. Other than that, it is good to go and I give it "Probably safe." Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:34:38 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=wadesproperty.co.uk I love BookTalk.org because it gives you the ability to walk in, get to know others online (while feeling comfortable) and discuss things you want to discuss. There's live chat, monthly book awards and general discussion forums. It's safe, fun and interactive. Recommended to anyone with spare time on the Internet and who likes to share their opinion and knowledge about ANYTHING. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:27:40 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=booktalk.org Trusted and secure. It is the WLWV School District's website. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:23:32 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=wlwv.k12.or.us They just published their first book, You Know Your Way Home. Check them out if you like. Safe website for sure, the guy who owns it has Norton and does not plant any hacks or bad viruses. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:14:58 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=breenoa.com Great programming help forums. Secure and trusted all the way. There is a little to much going on but all in all it is a nice site Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:11:33 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=htmlforums.com The site is entirely safe but you have to be wary of what you look up. Some videos are made to offend someone, and some have inappropriate references in them. If you search appropriate material and be careful you'll be fine. I've been usingit for years and no viruses or computer attacks ever. Trusted entirely. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:08:34 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=youtube.com I loved this website in elementary school (im in middle now) and I donated a lot of rice. It's a totally safe website and every time you answer a question right youget a certain amount of rice grains. When you are done, the company that owns it buys (through funding) the amount of rice grains you got and feeds them to the poor. Its a series of simple questions and it soaks up time. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:02:31 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=freerice.com Facebook is fine as long as you do not reveal your city, street address or phone number. As long as you hide your personal information you are just fine. Hackers get into Facebook constantly and it is always a good idea to stay safe and not reveal ANY personal information that could be used against you. Other than that, facebook has no viruses and is completely safe and will not harm your computer. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:01:15 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=facebook.com Best security program ever. I trust my computer to it every day and it never lets me down. Go Norton! Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:27:21 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=norton.com They place malicious tracking cookies in your system, and much like doubleclick.net or fastclick.net they can turn into the worst viruses in days. They spam you with unnecessary garbage and can scam you out of money. DO NOT TRUST THIS SITE! Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:23:29 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=freecreditreports360.com My third year with Norton, just bought NIS '10 yesterday. Lovin' it! Norton comes out on top with the most protection, fastest good-scans, compatibility and other tools. Norton, along with IObit Security 360 and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware keep my computer safe day in and day out. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:20:55 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=symantec.com This website scams you for your money and has a history of sever phising attacks. The most common appeal is that they have a seperate company with no money owned by one person that gets hit with the scam reports while the actual company that owns the website gets the money. They leave false traces in your bank accounts and hack into your credit card/banking things. NOT TRUSTED! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:41:47 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=justanswer.com No, no no no no no (repeated 1 million times.) I cant say much more because im afraid to visit this webpage. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:53 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=antivirus-2010.com Going to doubleclick is as bad (or worse) as wiping your hard drive with no backups, then beating your computer with a sledgehammer until it bursts into flames (did I mention with no backups?) It is notorious (along with fastclick.net) for getting malicious tracking cookies on your computer that traceyour web browsing and send information to a third party. Then after it gains power in your system by multiplying itself (it is a cookie-virus) it takes over your computer. It delievers malicious code into all of your files in as little as 3 days. In as little as a week it can make it so your computer doesnt even start up even more (this is especially true with laptops.) THIS IS ALSO WHY I HATE YAHOO SO MUCH! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:47 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=doubleclick.net This website will most likely harm your computer's properties. Yahoo is funded by click/mouseover advertisements from onlines companies like doubleclick or fastclick. These websites are famous for bad viruses and wreckage of your computer within days. This is why I do not trust Yahoo. I say stay away from Yahoo, because not only is Google safer, but it has a better search engine. What misleads people is that all the newsthey get is a RSS feed and if you trace the source youll find that most of the information comes from sites like ESPN or national news, weather and celebrity/popularity websites. Instead of using yahoo you should just go to the safe site it came from. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:48 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=yahoo.com A hueg, safe online database of information and safe downloads on PHP programming. Includes a ginormous encyclopedia and dictionary. Everyone should have this bookmarked if they are learning PHP. Safe and Secure! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:24 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=php.net Google over all other web search engines. Google chrome is another story, but... GO GOOGLE! Accurate searching, clean tags, amazing readability and cool programs like AdSense to help your business get on the web and get lots of clicks. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:44 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=google.com I use the freeware programs Game Booster, Security 360 and the Cleanup programs. They are all safe, but like rhea maloney said, they take up too much constant space (23mb when browsing the internet.) However, unlike most programs, you can turn this feature off by making it NOT reduce itself to the system tray. After that it will de-activate the constant shield until you say otherwise. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:34 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=iobit.com I dislike free web hosting mainly because it's free. Something that big that is free cannot be good. MySpace takes FOREVER to load and the one time I went onto it it downloaded a file onto my computer that was not just a temp file or cookie. I found it stored in my Program Files. I would suggest staying away from MySpace at all costs. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:17:20 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=myspace.com This website deserves a negative 1. NEVER visit this webpage under any circumstances (unless revenge is planned on an opponent's computer ;)) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:07 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=memory-of.com I absolutely despise yahoo in every way possible. They are run by visible advertisements that pop up and spam/attack your computer. If you want e-mail, go to gmail.com...its faster and safer. RATING: MOST LIKELY CAN HARM YOUR COMPUTER VIA ADVERTISEMENTS OR UNAPPROVED HACKERS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:11 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=ymail.com I really don't think that the website that created the internet would have viruses on it. First of all, McAfee is unreliant and should not be trusted, especially when they are throwing an accusation like that. Second, Haute secure is a freeware program and installs a stupid and annoying toolbar on your internet browser(s). What else do you need? Lastly, Browser Defender runs an ongoing shield on your computer in case viruses get in, right? Well, that takes up multiple megs of memory space (which never ends unless you intentionally turn it off) and isn't needed! If you're smart, you will always run a scan or two every day. An ongoing shield is useless and just plain annoying. I say Secure and Trusted. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:37:01 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=w3.org I use this FTP program on any computer I don't have an HTML parser on. Great FTP access AND IT IS SECURE! Recommended to anyone with a website and no FTP program. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:31:04 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=net2ftp.com I downloaded the program AceFTP 3 Freeware from CNet and received 15 different trojan horses and vundos. My laptop is still yet to recover even after a period of 2 months. DO NOT TRUST THIS WEBSITE! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:49 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=cnet.com This website has awesome domain hosting for great prices. It is perfectly safe and I entrust it to the three websites I manage with it. REVIEW: Safe and Secure Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:24:26 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=aplus.net I am the webmaster of this website and I can gurantee it is safe entirely. It is a website dedicated to giving anyone free programming tutorials. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:21 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=how2html.com