Safer browsing

McAfee, one of the main players on the virus security software market have acquired the service called siteadvisor, which gives you an indication of a web sites security when you are browsing it.

In addition, when you Google something, it provides a traffic light indication to whether a site has been reviewed and considered safe, mediocre or unsafe.

The community works such that if a site has not yet received a recommendation, you can submit it for review.

The traffic light is based on tests for pop-ups, browser exploits, phishing activity, adware, spyware and malware.

The service can be downloaded as an extension to Firefox and is free of charge.