As an I.T. professional, I typically know what I should and shouldn't do on the web. However, everybody could use some help. One of the tools I like (well enough to install on both of my personal computers) is McAfee's SiteAdvisor. This tool alerts you to problems with web sites before you visit them.SiteAdvisor does the nasty work for you. Using automated tools, they sign up their own email address on various sites and count how many spam-like emails they receive per week from that site. They also search the site for downloads that are considered adware and spyware. In addition, McAfee incorporates feedback from users and even performs some of their own manual testing. My PC performance does not seem to have taken a hit with this tool; there's no downside I know of. Give it a try yourself and let me know what you think.
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