I’ve been testing out a few newer Firefox Addons (post to come about that), but I wanted to mention a new one called Web of Trust that has been a pretty good one. It’s touted as:
WOT is a free Internet security addon for your browser. It will keep you safe from online scams, identity theft, spyware, spam, viruses and unreliable shopping sites. WOT warns you before you interact with a risky website. It’s easy and it’s free.
The price can’t be beat. 
I like the search features– a green circle appears on images and next to links that are approved as safe; gray circles are not known, and red circles are warnings of security problems (spyware, etc). I do not like the window that sometimes pops up when I enter a site warning me of a problem. Well– let me clarify that– if I select “ignore” I am allowed to pass on, but the next time I visit the site, the same window appears with the same warning. :S Maybe it’s an issue with my install?? I find it odd that it would not remember my choice.
So far, so good. It’s a solid addon (doesn’t make Firefox crash or work too hard). Might want to be something you check out, especially if you do a lot of web surfing.
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#1 by Jan from BetterSpines on October 27, 2009 - 11:50 pm
Sounds good. I’m having a problem because Firefox has decided that BlogBackupr is an untrusted site! Not quite sure about that, especially since it’s (supposedly) backing up my posts. But I’m sure it will be resolved in the fullness of time.
#2 by akaGaGa on November 6, 2009 - 10:11 am
I’ve been using WOT for a while now, and overall I like it. It’s especially handy when you’re following a link from, say, Twitter.