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Scams

2011-02-15T01:30:15Z

Bob Zenith:

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These forum posts discuss known scams involved with [[Phishing]]; not to be confused with those referenced in the [[Spamvertised brands]] listing.

== Affiliate ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/6086-clickbank-affiliate-scams Clickbank affiliate scams]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7786-ppc-affiliate-tracking-software PPC Affiliate Tracking Software]

== Employment / Job ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/3911-green-card-scammers Green card scammers!]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/5541-the-difrawi-bell-phishing-scam-referral-thread The Difrawi & Bell phishing scam referral thread]

== Home business ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9009-get-rich-quick Get rich quick]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9077-home-cash-flow-solutions Home Cash Flow Solutions]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7334-fake-news-lead-to-work-at-home fake news lead to work at home]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7627-work-from-home-scams Work from Home scams]

== Financial / Loan ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7628-ripoff-loan-companies Ripoff loan companies]

== Game ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/5959-gold-and-powerlevelling-services-phish-scams Gold and powerlevelling services]
*: World of Warcraft (WoW) and others

== SMS / Mobile ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/search/node/CPAlead CPAlead]
*: note, this link is a forum search results
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9068-secret-game-cheats Secret Game Cheats]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8057-internetguard-fake-antivirus-protection InternetGUARD Fake antivirus protection]

== Store / Shopping ==
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7570-electronics-scam-sites Electronics scam sites]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7661--ugg-boots-scams Ugg boots scams]

Spamvertised brands

2011-01-28T22:51:02Z

Bob Zenith:

* [[Casino scams]]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8858-digital-marketing-direct Digital Marketing Direct]
* email address harvesting
** [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8826-fake-unsubscribe fake unsubscribe]
** [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8984-fake-unsubscribe-2 fake unsubscribe 2]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9077-home-cash-flow-solutions Home Cash Flow Solutions]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7568--herbal-king-domains Herbal King]
** [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9198-dr-maxman Dr Maxman]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8551-viagrow ViaGrow]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8056-stud-extreme Stud Extreme]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7508--canadian-pharmacy-domains Canadian Pharmacy]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8805-canadian-health-care-mall Canadian Health & Care Mall]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9030-my-canadian-pharmacy My Canadian Pharmacy]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/6810-canadian-neighbor-pharmacy Canadian Neighbor Pharmacy]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8136--online-pharmacy Online Pharmacy]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7361-pharmacy-express Pharmacy Express]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/9217-pharmacy-holding-green-line-pharmacy-canadian-drugstore-personal-pharmacy Pharmacy Holding / Green Line Pharmacy / Canadian Drugstore / Personal Pharmacy]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8542-scam-couture-replicas Couture Replicas]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7532-diamond-exquisite-ultimate-replica-domains Diamond / Exquisite / Ultimate Replica domains]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8983-uk-replica-watches UK Replica Watches]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7570-electronics-scam-sites Electronics scam sites]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/5113-authorized-software-resellers-aka-online-store Authorized Software Resellers aka Online Store]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/8855-eurosoft EuroSoft / World Software]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/6476-quality-oem-software Quality OEM Software]
* [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7741-oem-soft-sales OEM soft sales]
* [http://www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php/CVS_Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy]

WOT Wiki:Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

2010-11-28T17:55:03Z

Bob Zenith: Spelling Error

The protection of PII is important to maintain public trust and confidence in an organization, to protect the reputation of an organization, and to protect against legal liability for an organization. Organizations have always considered trust, confidence, and reputation as motivating factors in protecting PII. Recently, organizations have become more concerned about the risk of legal liability due to the enactment of many US federal, state, and international privacy laws.

==Examples of PII Data==
The following list contains examples of information that may be considered PII.

* Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother’s maiden name, or alias

* Personal identification number (PIN), such as your Social Security Number (SSN), passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number.

* Address information, such as street address or email address.

* Asset information, such as Internet Protocol (IP) or Media Access Control (MAC) address or other host-specific persistent static identifier that consistently links to a particular person or small, well-defined group of people.

* Telephone numbers, including mobile, business, and personal numbers.

* Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans, voice signature, facial geometry).

* Information identifying personally owned property, such as vehicle registration or identification number, and title numbers and related information.

* Information about an individual that is linked or linkable to one of the above (e.g., date of birth, place of birth, race, religion, weight, activities, or employment, medical, education, or financial information).

===Source===
NIST Special Publication 800-122 [http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-122/sp800-122.pdf PDF]
<blockquote>''Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 April 2010''</blockquote>

===Web forms / registrations===
If your site has a simple web form to email script or simple forum / newsletter subscription registration most likely you are not gathering any ''personally identifiable information''. If you request a name without requiring first and last names, any "name" can be given
====Examples of non-PII====
; A simple Contact Us form requesting :
:* name
:* email
:* website
:* subject
:* message

; Site / Forum registration requesting :
:* name
:* user name
:* password
:* date of birth ([[Privacy_Policy#COPPA|COPPA]] compliance)
:* email

; Newsletter subscription :
:* email

====Examples of PII====
; A Contact Us form ''requiring'' :
:* name
:* address
:* city / state / province
:* zip-code / postal code
:* phone / mobile number
:* email (required)
:* website
:* subject
:* message

; Site / Forum registration ''requiring'' :
:* first name
:* last name
:* User name
:* location / address (full or partial)
:* phone / mobile number
:* Password
:* Date of birth ([[Privacy_Policy#COPPA|COPPA]] compliance)
:* email

==Australian Data Protection Act==
[http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-61940 Privacy International]
<blockquote>The Australian Senate on 6 December 2000 approved the [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/Privacybill/contents.htm Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill] which extends privacy protections to the private sector. The bill was strongly criticized by privacy advocates and the opposition political party as being far too weak. [http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/SenatePBSub2000.html Commentary] by privacy expert Roger Clarke who describes the bill as "the world's worst privacy legislation." The European Commission has also expressed concern that the law would not be adequate for trans-border data flows.</blockquote>
[http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/Privacybill/contents.htm Advisory Report on the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000]

Also reference: [http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Privacy/privacy.html Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.]

==Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act==
===Individual rights===
* know why an organization collects, uses or discloses their personal information;
* ''more''
===Organizations requirements===
* obtain consent when they collect, use or disclose their personal information;
* ''more''

sources:
* Wikipedia [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Personal_Information_Protection_and_Electronic_Documents_Act article]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/P-8.6/ Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (2000, c. 5)]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/P-21/index.html Privacy Act (R.S., 1985, c. P-21)]

==Dutch / Netherlands==
* The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Ducth DPA) : http://www.dutchdpa.nl/
: ''supervises the fair and lawful use and security of your personal data, to ensure your privacy today and in the future.''

==European Union Data Protection Directive==

''officially Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data''

The '''Data Protection Directive''' is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of personal data within the [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/European_Union European Union].

source: [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive Wikipedia entry]

===European Commission: Justice and Home affairs===
* [http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/index_en.htm Data Protection]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/law/index_en.htm Legislative documents]

==Hungary Data Protection Bill==
* [http://abiweb.obh.hu/dpc/ Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information]
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/hungary.htm visit]

==Finland / Sweden==
Information security and protection of privacy in electronic communications.
* Finlex : http://www.finlex.fi/
* Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) : http://www.ficora.fi/
*: [http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2004/en20040516.pdf Act on the Protection of Privacy in Electronic Communications (PPEC 516/2004)] (PDF - English translation)

==Federative Republic of Brazil==

Article 5 of the 1988 Constitution of Brazil provides that ''"the privacy, private life, honor and image of persons are inviolable, and the right to compensation for property or moral damages resulting from their violation is ensured."''

Reference:
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/brazil.htm visit]

==India Privacy Laws==

No specific legislation pertaining to data protection and privacy has been enacted in India. The Indian government is currently considering the idea of enacting a detailed law on data protection under the initiative of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

References:
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/india.htm visit]
* dsci.in - [http://www.dsci.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=79 visit]

==UK Data Protection Act 1998==

[http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=3190610 Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)] 
[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998 Wikipedia article]
<blockquote>The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect people's fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves.</blockquote>

== United States ==

United States privacy law embodies several different legal concepts. One is the invasion of privacy, a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs, discloses his or her private information, publicizes him or her in a false light, or appropriates his or her name for personal gain. Public figures have less privacy, and this is an evolving area of law as it relates to the media.

The essence of the law derives from a right to privacy, defined broadly as "the right to be let alone." It usually excludes personal matters or activities which may reasonably be of public interest, like those of celebrities or participants in newsworthy events. Invasion of the right to privacy can be the basis for a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity violating the right. These include the Fourth Amendment right to be free of unwarranted search or seizure, the First Amendment right to free assembly, and the Fourteenth Amendment due process right, recognized by the Supreme Court as protecting a general right to privacy within family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing.

source: [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_laws_of_the_United_States Wikipedia - Privacy laws of the United States]

=== California's Online Privacy Protection Act ===

According to California's Online Privacy Protection Act (OPPA), all online businesses that "collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California" must have a [[Privacy Policy]] on its website. If a website fails to add a Privacy Policy within 30 days of being notified to do so, then it is in violation of this Act.
[http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=22001-23000&file=22575-22579 California Law Code]

=== US Information Technology Law ===

* [http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/ttlf/law/us/it/ law.stanford.edu]

== Other countries - data protection ==
* Austria [AT] : http://www.dsk.gv.at/
* Belgium [BE] : http://www.privacy.fgov.be/
* Bulgaria [BG] : http://www.cpdp.bg/
* Cyprus [CY] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.cy/
* Czech Republic [CZ] : http://www.uoou.cz/
* Denmark [DK] : http://www.datatilsynet.dk/
* Estonia [EE] : http://www.dp.gov.ee/?js=1
* Finland [FI] : http://www.tietosuoja.fi/
* France [FR] : http://www.cnil.fr/
* Germany [DE] : http://www.bfd.bund.de/
* Greece [GR] : http://www.dpa.gr/
* Hungary [HU] : http://www.obh.hu/
* Ireland [IE] : http://www.dataprivacy.ie/
* Iceland [IS]: http://www.personuvernd.is/tolvunefnd.nsf/pages/index.html
* Italy [IT] : http://www.garanteprivacy.it/
* Latvia [LV] : http://www.dvi.gov.lv/
* Liechtenstein [LI] : http://www.dss.llv.li/
* Lithuania [LT] : http://www.ada.lt/
* Luxembourg [LU] : http://www.cnpd.lu/
* Malta [MT] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.mt/
* Norway [NO] : http://www.datatilsynet.no/
* Netherlands [NL] : http://www.cbpweb.nl/
* Portugal [PT] : http://www.cnpd.pt/
* Poland [PL] : http://www.giodo.gov.pl/
* United Kingdom [UK]: http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/
* Romania [RO] : http://www.dataprotection.ro/
* Slovakia [SK] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/
* Slovenia [SI] : http://www.dataprotection.gov.sk/
* Spain [ES] : http://www.agpd.es/
* Sweden [SE] : http://www.datainspektionen.se/
* Switzerland [CH] : http://www.edsb.ch/

 
see also: [[Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]

How To Privacy Policy

2010-10-20T23:07:44Z

Bob Zenith: /* Your Privacy Statement */ Fixed broken links

==Your Privacy Statement==

describes how you handle information about the visitors of your website. You have to make a clear statement describing how each bit of data you gather is used. You should have a privacy policy if:
* You set [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookies|HTTP Cookies]
* Use [[Web Bug|Web Bugs]] (Tracking)
* Use Flash and it stores [[Local_shared_object | LSOs]] (Flash Cookies)
* Collect any [[Personally_Identifiable_Information (PII) | Personal Identifiable Information]]
* Collect any information from children

For a detailed explanation of these things: [[Privacy_Policy|Look here]]

==Samples and Helpful Links==
For a sample privacy policy you may take a look at the [http://www.mywot.com/en/privacy WOT privacy policy].

For help in creating your own privacy policy, [http://www.dmaresponsibility.org/PPG/ The Direct Marketing Association] has some good advice as well as a free, online privacy policy generator.

Other references:

* [http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy3/fairinfo.shtm Fair Information Practice Principles]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [https://www.bbbonline.org/privacy/sample_privacy.asp BBBonline - Sample Privacy Notice]
* [http://www.enotes.com/everyday-law-encyclopedia/deceptive-trade-practices Deceptive Trade Practices]
* [http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1076142085&type=RESOURCES IT & e-commerce Section UK Government]

==Information Sharing and Disclosure==

If you collect any [[Personally_Identifiable_Information_(PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]], you need to tell the customer what you will do with it (e.g. whether you will share it with 3rd parties).

You must ensure their safety and not rent, sell, or share personal information with other people/companies. You may state exceptions to this, e.g. to share the address of a customer with a delivery service.

==Cookies and Tracking Cookies==

Please tell the user what cookies are and why you set them.
If cookies not belonging to your site are set, e.g. by advertisement companies or usage trackers, list them and provide a link to the privacy statement of the third-party company.

Please note that the following texts are just examples, you need to change them according to your usage of cookies/advertisers/trackers ...

'''Example Cookies:'''
: "A cookie is a piece of text stored by your web browser on your computer. We use it too remember and process the items in your shopping cart, track your preferences for future visits, to access your information when you sign in so we can provide you with your personalized content, to display the most appropriate advertisements, compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future."

'''Example Advertising Cookies:'''
: "We use other companies to show advertisements on some of our pages. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set cookies: ..."

'''Example Tracking Cookies:'''
: "We use allow some services to track the usage of our page. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. These companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set tracking cookies: ..."

===How do I find if and which cookies my page sets?===

An easy way to get a list of all cookies that your web page sets is to use Firefox privacy mode. How to browse privately? [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private+Browsing#Turn_on_Private_Browsing| Look here].
After starting private browsing mode, enter the url of your site and go to it. Click a bit around, but don't leave your site!

After doing that: Click Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy and choose "remove individual cookie". In this window you see all cookies that your page has set, including those set by external content.

How To Privacy Policy

2010-10-20T23:05:47Z

Bob Zenith: Corrected misc. grammar / spelling

==Your Privacy Statement==

describes how you handle information about the visitors of your website. You have to make a clear statement describing how each bit of data you gather is used. You should have a privacy policy if:
* You set [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookies|HTTP Cookies]
* Use [[Web Bug|Web Bugs]] (Tracking)
* Use Flash and it stores [[Local Shared Object|LSOs]] (Flash Cookies)
* Collect any [[Personal Identifiable Information (PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]]
* Collect any information from children

For a detailed explanation of these things: [[Privacy_Policy|Look here]]

==Samples and Helpful Links==
For a sample privacy policy you may take a look at the [http://www.mywot.com/en/privacy WOT privacy policy].

For help in creating your own privacy policy, [http://www.dmaresponsibility.org/PPG/ The Direct Marketing Association] has some good advice as well as a free, online privacy policy generator.

Other references:

* [http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy3/fairinfo.shtm Fair Information Practice Principles]
* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [https://www.bbbonline.org/privacy/sample_privacy.asp BBBonline - Sample Privacy Notice]
* [http://www.enotes.com/everyday-law-encyclopedia/deceptive-trade-practices Deceptive Trade Practices]
* [http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1076142085&type=RESOURCES IT & e-commerce Section UK Government]

==Information Sharing and Disclosure==

If you collect any [[Personally_Identifiable_Information_(PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]], you need to tell the customer what you will do with it (e.g. whether you will share it with 3rd parties).

You must ensure their safety and not rent, sell, or share personal information with other people/companies. You may state exceptions to this, e.g. to share the address of a customer with a delivery service.

==Cookies and Tracking Cookies==

Please tell the user what cookies are and why you set them.
If cookies not belonging to your site are set, e.g. by advertisement companies or usage trackers, list them and provide a link to the privacy statement of the third-party company.

Please note that the following texts are just examples, you need to change them according to your usage of cookies/advertisers/trackers ...

'''Example Cookies:'''
: "A cookie is a piece of text stored by your web browser on your computer. We use it too remember and process the items in your shopping cart, track your preferences for future visits, to access your information when you sign in so we can provide you with your personalized content, to display the most appropriate advertisements, compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future."

'''Example Advertising Cookies:'''
: "We use other companies to show advertisements on some of our pages. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set cookies: ..."

'''Example Tracking Cookies:'''
: "We use allow some services to track the usage of our page. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. These companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set tracking cookies: ..."

===How do I find if and which cookies my page sets?===

An easy way to get a list of all cookies that your web page sets is to use Firefox privacy mode. How to browse privately? [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private+Browsing#Turn_on_Private_Browsing| Look here].
After starting private browsing mode, enter the url of your site and go to it. Click a bit around, but don't leave your site!

After doing that: Click Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy and choose "remove individual cookie". In this window you see all cookies that your page has set, including those set by external content.

Password Management

2010-10-09T02:39:31Z

Bob Zenith: /* Other Useful Links */

== How to make a strong and secure password ==

The key to making a strong and secure password is using all types of characters, not just numbers or letters. Symbols and different cases should be used many times to make your password near unbreakable. The easiest thing to do is to think of a sentence describing yourself or something that you care about; for example, the sentence could be: "My Favorite Game Is Halo 3". Now, just take the beginning characters of the sentence: MFGIH3; to make it even more secure, replace the 'I' with a '1', and add two asterisks at the beginning and end, having it look like this: **MFG1H3**. Then, make alternate the letters from uppercase to lower case. Your finished password would be **MfG1h3**, and you can easily remember it from your sentence that you made.

Also, it is not recommended that you use common passwords, like 'QWERTY' or 'QAZWSX' or '12345', or 'let-me-in', or your name or birth date; because they are too obvious and easy for a hacker to crack.

Check the strength of your password at:

[http://www.malwareteks.com/tools/pwd_meter/ MalwareTeks]

[https://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/passwords/checker.aspx Microsoft's Password checker]

[http://www.passwordmeter.com/ Password Meter]

== How to store your password securely and safely ==

It is not recommended that you write your passwords down on a piece of paper or leave them all in one place, since they can easily be stolen. Some other options include encrypting your passwords using a password management software or some other tool.

== Other Useful Links ==

* AnyPassword : http://www.anypassword.com
* KeePass : http://keepass.info
* LastPass : https://lastpass.com
* Masking Password Generator : http://www.accusolve.biz
* Password Maker : http://passwordmaker.org
* RandPass : http://www.randpass.com
* Robo Form : http://www.roboform.com

Password Management

2010-10-08T18:16:00Z

Bob Zenith:

== How to make a strong and secure password ==

The key to making a strong and secure password is using all types of characters, not just numbers or letters. Symbols and different cases should be used many times to make your password near unbreakable. The easiest thing to do is to think of a sentence describing yourself or something that you care about; for example, the sentence could be: "My Favorite Game Is Halo 3". Now, just take the beginning characters of the sentence: MFGIH3; to make it even more secure, replace the 'I' with a '1', and add two asterisks at the beginning and end, having it look like this: **MFG1H3**. Then, make alternate the letters from uppercase to lower case. Your finished password would be **MfG1h3**, and you can easily remember it from your sentence that you made.

Also, it is not recommended that you use common passwords, like 'QWERTY' or 'QAZWSX' or '12345', or 'let-me-in', or your name or birth date; because they are too obvious and easy for a hacker to crack.

Check the strength of your password at:

[http://www.malwareteks.com/tools/pwd_meter/ MalwareTeks]

[https://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/passwords/checker.aspx Microsoft's Password checker]

[http://www.passwordmeter.com/ Password Meter]

== How to store your password securely and safely ==

It is not recommended that you write your passwords down on a piece of paper or leave them all in one place, since they can easily be stolen. Some other options include encrypting your passwords using a password management software or some other tool.

== Other Useful Links ==

* AnyPassword : http://www.anypassword.com/
* KeePass : http://keepass.info/
* LastPass : https://lastpass.com/
* Masking Password Generator : http://www.accusolve.biz
* Password Maker : http://passwordmaker.org/
* Quicky Password Generator : http://www.quickysoftware.com
* RandPass : http://www.randpass.com
* Robo Form : http://www.roboform.com/

Main Page

2010-10-07T21:08:54Z

Bob Zenith: /* How to improve your site's reputation */

== Welcome to WOT Wiki!==
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* Please read our [[Tasks|tasks]] and [[Guidelines|guidelines for contributions]].
* Also, do read the [[Documentations|Documentations]] made by the WOT Community!
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
* I need help because I am new to WOT.
** [[Getting Started|Get started]] and see the tutorial videos and other information on [http://www.mywot.com/support the Support section].
* What is [[Rating reliability|rating reliability]] and how does it affect WOT's trust in me?
* What is a [[Scorecard| scorecard]], what do [[Scorecard#Scorecard colors|the different colors]] and [[Scorecard#Scorecard components|the various sections]] mean? See also [http://www.mywot.com/en/support/symbols the full list of rating symbols].
* How does [[Activity scores|the activity score]] work?
* [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq The official FAQ] didn't have answers to your questions? Find more answers in the user-contributed [[FAQ|Wiki FAQ]]!
* The WOT rings are useful. I can see if a site is rated badly or excellent for external links. Can I add it to my website too?
** Please take a look at the [[WOT widget]] that is available to all!
* [[Chrome|Google Chrome]], [[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]], [[Safari]] and [[Internet Explorer]]. Is WOT plugin available for Opera too?
** Yes, it is available for Opera too! Please see the user-created [[WOT for Opera]] bookmarklet for more details.
* [[Synchronize|Synchronize]] multiple browsers and/or computers to a single WOT account

== Development ==
* Use reputations in your application through [[API|the API]].
* Download [[Source code|the source code]] for the WOT add-on. Read the version history for our [[Firefox]], [[Chrome]], and [[Safari]] add-ons.
* Read more about the ongoing experiment for rating [[Shared domains|shared hosts]].
* Have [[Ideas|ideas for future improvements]]? Share them with the rest of us!

== Customizing the add-on ==
* Learn to [http://www.mywot.com/blog/advanced-configuration create new search rules] for the Firefox add-on or find [[Additional search rules|a user-contributed search rule]] not included with the add-on.

== Other tools ==
* Use [[Scorecard search plugin|the scorecard search plug-in]] or get [[WOT Scorecard IE Accelerator|a scorecard accelerator]] (for IE 8 and newer)
* The [[mass rating tool|mass rating tool]], available to all Platinum WOT members
* Other helpful [[Online tools|online tools]]
* Reference:
*: [[Business / Corporation certification]]
*: [[Pharmaceutical reference]]

== Understanding Internet threats ==
* Beware of [[Adware|adware]], [[Advertisements|ads]], [[Backdoor|backdoors]], [[Blended Threat|blended threats]], [[botnets]], [[Browser Exploit|browser exploits]], [[Internet Fraud|fraud]], [[Identity Theft|identity theft]], [[Keylogger|keyloggers]], [[Malware|malware]], [[Phishing|phishing]], [[Popups|pop-ups]], [[Ransomware|ransomware]], [[Riskware|riskware]], [[Rootkit|rootkits]], [[Spam|spam and junk mail]], [[Spyware|spyware]], [[Trojan Horse|trojan horses]], [[Computer Virus|viruses]], and [[Computer Worm|worms]]. Can you think of other threats?
* Learn about what [http://groups.google.com/group/mywot/web/security-best-practices other precautions] you can take to enjoy safe surfing on the web!
* [[Malware submission|Malware submission]]

== How to improve your site's reputation ==
* Understand what [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]] is and why should your website should have [[Privacy Policy|a privacy / cookie policy]]. Protecting your customers' and / or visitors' privacy allows people to trust you more.
* Before requesting for your site to be reviewed in the forum, you should have a look at [[How To Ask For Rating|how to ask for ratings]].
* Know common threats that you can find at [http://projects.webappsec.org/Threat-Classification The WASC Threat Classification] which can attack your website and learn how to fix these possible exploits.
** The WASC Threat Classification is a cooperative effort to clarify and organize the threats to the security of a web site. The members of the Web Application Security Consortium have created this project to develop and promote industry standard terminology for describing these issues. Application developers, security professionals, software vendors, and compliance auditors will have the ability to access a consistent language and definitions for web security related issues.
* Read more tips at [http://www.mywot.com/en/trustseal/tips WOT Trust Seal's Trust tips].

== Learn to use the WOT Wiki ==
* How to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing edit a page]?
* Read the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]
* Find more help at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]

Synchronize

2010-10-06T20:19:57Z

Bob Zenith:

You can synchronize the WOT add-on for multiple browsers on multiple computers.

== Example configurations ==
* You have [[Internet Explorer]], [[Firefox]] and [[Chrome]] on the same computer.
* You use [[Firefox]] at home and [[Internet Explorer]] at work.
* You have multiple computers on a LAN at home each using a different browser.

== How to Synchronize ==
1) Login to your account 
2) Go to your profile page 
3) Click on the "''Synchronize''" menu tab 
Note: If the tab is not available, your account has already synchronized for that computer and browser. You will need to check your account profile for the Synchronize link for each browser on each computer.

== Advantages of synchronizing ==
* WOT tallies your ratings and comments from all browser configurations which add to your account's [[Activity score]].
* WOT will override Warnings on all browsers / computers for sites that you have rated high though they may have an overall poor reputation

=== Automatic Login to WOT ===
1) Go to your profile page, scroll down and click Edit profile. 
2) Look for the Privacy Settings box 
3) Check the option: "''Allow the add-on to log me in automatically''" 
Note: If there is no check mark, click on it to "set" it. 
4) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit to save changes. 

== Removing Synchronization ==
=== Mozilla Firefox ===
1) Open about:config 
2) Reset values options of "''weboftrust.witness_id''" and "''weboftrust.witness_key''" 
3) Restart the browser.

Synchronize

2010-10-06T20:19:09Z

Bob Zenith:

You can synchronize the WOT add-on for multiple browsers on multiple computers.

== Example configurations ==
* You have Internet Explorer, [[Firefox]] and [[Chrome]] on the same computer.
* You use [[Firefox]] at home and [[Internet Explorer]] at work.
* You have multiple computers on a LAN at home each using a different browser.

== How to Synchronize ==
1) Login to your account 
2) Go to your profile page 
3) Click on the "''Synchronize''" menu tab 
Note: If the tab is not available, your account has already synchronized for that computer and browser. You will need to check your account profile for the Synchronize link for each browser on each computer.

== Advantages of synchronizing ==
* WOT tallies your ratings and comments from all browser configurations which add to your account's Activity score.
* WOT will override Warnings on all browsers / computers for sites that you have rated high though they may have an overall poor reputation

=== Automatic Login to WOT ===
1) Go to your profile page, scroll down and click Edit profile. 
2) Look for the Privacy Settings box 
3) Check the option: "''Allow the add-on to log me in automatically''" 
Note: If there is no check mark, click on it to "set" it. 
4) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Submit to save changes. 

== Removing Synchronization ==
=== Mozilla Firefox ===
1) Open about:config 
2) Reset values options of "''weboftrust.witness_id''" and "''weboftrust.witness_key''" 
3) Restart the browser.

Computer Virus

2010-09-28T20:42:11Z

Bob Zenith: Removed link to rogue security website

A computer virus is a program, file, ect. that can infect your computer, and can delete essential files or programs. Some viruses can be a hoax or joke, others can be vital to your computer's system. The differences between the other malicious things on the Internet (for example a [[Trojan Horse]]), is that viruses can clone themselves to make them harder to get rid of. Some viruses can bundle multiple malicious files with them.

== Types ==

===Trojan Horse===
''Main Article: [[Trojan Horse]]''

The goal of a [[Trojan Horse]] virus is to install itself secretly, to allow a [[backdoor]] to your computer. Thus, it could now do a number of things, [[Botnets]], [[Malware]], [[Adware]], [[Keylogger|Keyloggers]], etc. Computers are usually infected by downloading them bundled with some other software.

===Adware===
''Main Article: [[Adware]]''

A virus that plays, or shows unwanted ads. An example would be [[Popups|Pop-ups/Pop-unders]]. It typically slows down your computer. Some [[Adware]] display ads that have links to [[Malware]].

===Spyware===
''Main Article: [[Spyware]]''

A term used to describe software that performs certain behaviors, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent first, such as advertising, collecting [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|personal information]], and changing the configuration of your computer.

====Keyloggers====
''Main article: [[Keylogger]]''

A program that records all of your keystrokes, and sometimes even mouse movements, and images of your screen. This is obviously bad, since it records your financial information, passwords, and the like.

==Avoiding getting infected==
Having a regular scan of your computer with an anti-virus, and anti-adware/malware.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antivirus_software]

You might also want to see this topic, on what the WOT community has to say:
[http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/1579-what-antivirus-do-you-have]

As for anti-adware, LavaSoft is a good choice[http://www.lavasoft.com/]. Also, Spybot search and Destroy
is notable [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html].

====More ways to protect your system====
You can also block harmful websites too, using the HOSTS file. The HOSTS file on Windows XP is in: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

Example: typing something like "127.0.0.1" or "website.com" would result in "website.com" always redirecting to "127.0.0.1" (localhost).

Be sure to save your hosts file NOT using "Save As", because it won't work if the extension is .txt

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See Also:

[[Online_tools]]

Adware

2010-09-28T20:42:09Z

Bob Zenith: Removed link to rogue security site

==What is adware?==
Adware is unsolicited commercial software that comes combined with a host application, usually freeware or shareware, which displays advertising while the program is running or through some other triggering mechanism. Some adware hides components and disables removal techniques making it difficult to remove. Adware may also gather user information which causes privacy concerns.

===Where does adware come from?===

Adware is most often integrated into free applications. MyWay Searchbar [http://www.mywot.com/scorecard/www.myway.com],
which has utilities such as SmileyCentral [http://www.mywot.com/scorecard/smiley.smileycentral.com] and Zwinky [http://www.mywot.com/scorecard/home.zwinky.com] , and WeatherBug [http://www.mywot.com/scorecard/weather.weatherbug.com] (adware can be turned off with a paid upgrade) are examples of apps that are reported to contain adware. Adware and spyware programs may also be installed because your browser or operating system has a security hole which was exploited.

===How does adware affect my computer?===

Pop-up advertisements appear during web browsing or general desktop use. These are annoying and in some cases degrade system performance.

===How do I protect myself from adware?===

Before you can protect your computer against future adware, make sure that you remove any that is already on your machine.

* Run anti-spyware and anti-adware updates and scans regularly
* Turn on immunization options in anti-spyware and anti-adware software
* Make sure your operating system, browser and email software has the latest updates to plug security holes
* Turn on the firewall when using the Internet
* Use WOT for preventative protection against risky websites

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External links: [http://www.mywot.com/en/online-threats/adware] (The original page)

Rating websites

2010-09-24T20:59:33Z

Bob Zenith: Typo correction

You must have the WOT add-on installed into your browser and enabled to rate websites. For the most current version available, you may obtain it on the [http://www.mywot.com/download download] page, also there is [http://www.mywot.com/blog/208-user-created-WOT-for-opera-rocks WOT for Opera].

=How to rate a website=
[[File:wot_rating_window.png|100px|thumb|right|Rating window]]
There are two methods available for you to offer your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testimony testimony] for a website.
* [[Rating window|Rating window]]
*: Left-click the WOT symbol on your browser toolbar for the small pop-up rating window
* [[Scorecard|Website scorecard]]
*: Middle-click the WOT symbol on your browser toolbar to access the website scorecard

The rating window is the simple and quick way to offer your testimony for the site.
The website scorecard shows much more detail about the website than the rating window and offers the ability to leave a comment, should you decide to do so.
<blockquote>''note'': Comments are not ratings and have no effect on the reputation of a website. They are merely an expressed opinion and are not a requirement when rating.</blockquote>

A further aspect of ratings and comments that should be considered:
<blockquote>Since ratings and comments are made by ordinary people from nearly every country in the world there are bound to be conflicting viewpoints, and certainly some of those viewpoints are likely to conflict with your own.

It is probably worth remembering that the wide-ranging nature of the WOT community has to be considered in the context that people's ratings and comments will be influenced by their socio-cultural backgrounds. For instance, you could hardly expect a fundamentalist Christian to give good ratings and comments to web sites promoting other religions (and vice versa). Similarly, you should not expect a Fascist to give good ratings to Communist web sites. Part of this dilemma is that nobody other than the commentator knows from what socio-cultural background the ratings and comments are being informed. Your own perceptions of censorship are probably a reflection of your own socio-cultural influences, and probably differ from the perceptions of censorship displayed by those from other socio-cultural backgrounds. Whose perception is the right one?

Of course, there are some substantial commonalities regarding Internet safety. Nobody from any background wants their computer to get infected by a virus, nor do they want to be financially ripped off, which is why many of the more experienced members of the WOT community tend to confine their ratings and comments to those issues. However, there is no way of stopping others from expressing political and socio-cultural views in their ratings and comments, and to do so would be a form of censorship.</blockquote>

==Rating duration==
A question that always appears on the Forums is, ''Do ratings ever expire?'' To quote one of the developers, ''Sami''
<blockquote>Your ratings aren't deleted unless you delete them manually. Although ratings aren't deleted, they do expire over time. The older your ratings are, the less reliable they are considered, until at some point they will have effectively expired. The rating won't be forgotten though and if you ever revisit the site you have rated, it will be refreshed and considered brand new again.</blockquote>

==Rating from lists==
You may find blacklists or blog/forum posts that mention large quantity of domains that have been identified as having malware or is involved in phishing. These lists change. Sometimes compromised sites are posted temporarily and once cleansed, they are removed. Your rating will remain if you rate from lists, it is your responsibility to remove your ratings and comment (if any) accordingly.

One example is the use of hpHosts database listings ([[Trusted_Sources|trusted sources]]). Some domains that are listed are not malicious, but rather are documented as being an advertiser that potentially could track a users browsing habit. Just because hpHosts lists them, does not mean you should rate the site until after you have had the chance to visit it, it could be an error on hpHosts (false positive). For more information, please read this [http://hphosts.blogspot.com/2009/12/fyi-to-pharmalert-and-other-reviewers.html hpHosts blog] article.

=Rating qualifications=
Anyone can rate a website based upon their experiences and knowledge of that site.
Please review the [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq#rating rating websites] section of the main [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq FAQ] for more information. See also this Wiki's [[FAQ|FAQ]]

How To Privacy Policy

2010-09-21T22:09:53Z

Bob Zenith: Fixed a typo; fixed a link that was going to the German WOT Privacy Policy.

How To Ask For Rating

2010-08-27T23:00:28Z

Bob Zenith:

== Getting started ==

Since there's no way to predict your experience level, this guide has elements directed to novices.

Before asking, please do a quick check of your website and answer the following questions to yourself. Please fix any issues you find. Regular voters will notice these things and ask you to correct them anyway. Please note: The rules here might seem a bit harsh, but trust is one of the most coveted goods on the internet; Easy to lose, difficult to gain.

===Do you have a Contact Information/Impressum?===

While it may or may not be required by your local law, the WOT community frowns upon missing contact information. Please understand, laws differ by country, we cannot take that into account. We use the simple rule that you need one. While you might not agree, you should add one or be prepared to explain why you haven't.

Think about it, would you trust someone who declines to tell you his / her name?

A Contact Us page should include:
* Company name
* Your name
* Phone number
* A physical address
* A business email address
* A business phone number

<blockquote>Tip! Displaying contact information may be done using an image as opposed to written text. This allows the data to be viewed by human eyes and less likely to be harvested by spam bots or other automated processes.</blockquote>

===Do you have a Privacy Statement?===

With a privacy statement you declare what you do with collected information. People are increasingly sensitive about these things.

Since privacy is a big concern, it has its own page. If you have no privacy statement or are not sure about it, [[How_To_Privacy_Policy|look here]] for more information.

Basically you need a privacy statement when you:

* Use Web Bugs
* Use HTTP Cookies
* Flash Cookies (LSOs)
* Have input forms (collecting any, even anonymous, data)

===Do you need SSL Encryption?===

If you collect any sensitive information e.g. [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], you should use 'https' to do so. A login box may require SSL depending on the content it unlocks.

Basically it's the difference between a postcard and a sealed letter. Ask yourself: "Would I write my credit card/account information on a postcard?". Use common sense to decide whether you need SSL or not. If you are unsure, SSL is the safe bet. If unsure, ask for opinions.

Once you have SSL on your site, you can check to make sure that it is properly configured [https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html here] or [https://www.digicert.com/help/ here]

===I have an adult site, should I still ask for a rating?===

There is no reason not to. However, you should expect the Adult Content category to be rated RED. The other categories will be rated independently.

Please note: We do consider all content that is inappropriate for children to be adult material. If you have violent pictures on your site, we will rate it as adult content.

===Important things about asking===

The first and foremost thing: Be polite. The answers/questions you get in response may sound hostile to you. People look at your website and try to find something that is wrong with it. It's similar to a test in school: The teacher tries to find the mistakes. While this may feel hostile, it isn't. We just want to make sure your site is safe and trustworthy.

Also, please take into account that a lot of people (probably you, too) in the forum are not native speakers of English and may not even know that their answers sound gruff.

===Time to ask!===

To speed up things, please give us the following information when you request a review of your site:

* Mention the domain name in the title
* Mention the domain name in the text
* Acknowledge the site has a privacy policy with a link in the footer, along with the Terms of Service (ToS) if the site is a forum or offers a service or product (business).
* If you are not the owner, tell us your affiliation to the site
* Give us a few words about your site, tell us what it is, a shop, a blog, etc.

Remember: Be polite.

How To Ask For Rating

2010-08-24T23:05:55Z

Bob Zenith:

== Getting started ==

Since there's no way to predict your experience level, this guide has elements directed to novices.

Before asking, please do a quick check of your website and answer the following questions to yourself. Please fix any issues you find. Regular voters will notice these things and ask you to correct them anyway. Please note: The rules here might seem a bit harsh, but trust is one of the most coveted goods on the internet; Easy to lose, difficult to gain.

===Do you have a Contact Information/Impressum?===

While it may or may not be required by your local law, the WOT community frowns upon missing contact information. Please understand, laws differ by country, we cannot take that into account. We use the simple rule that you need one. While you might not agree, you should add one or be prepared to explain why you haven't.

Think about it, would you trust someone who declines to tell you his / her name?

A Contact Us page should include:
* Company name
* Your name
* Phone number
* A physical address
* A business email address

===Do you have a Privacy Statement?===

With a privacy statement you declare what you do with collected information. People are increasingly sensitive about these things.

Since privacy is a big concern, it has its own page. If you have no privacy statement or are not sure about it, [[How_To_Privacy_Policy|look here]] for more information.

Basically you need a privacy statement when you:

* Use Web Bugs
* Use HTTP Cookies
* Flash Cookies (LSOs)
* Have input forms (collecting any, even anonymous, data)

===Do you need SSL Encryption?===

If you collect any sensitive information e.g. [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], you should use 'https' to do so. A login box may require SSL depending on the content it unlocks.

Basically it's the difference between a postcard and a sealed letter. Ask yourself: "Would I write my creditcard/account information on a postcard?". Use common sense to decide whether you need SSL or not. If you are unsure, SSL is the safe bet. If unsure, ask for opinions.

===I have an adult site, should I still ask for a rating?===

There is no reason not to. But of course, you should expect the Adult Content category to be rated RED. The other categories will be rated independently.

Please note: We do consider all content that is inappropriate for children adult material. If you have violent pictures on your site, we will rate it as adult content.

===Important things about asking===

The first an foremost thing: Be polite. The answers/questions you get in response may sound hostile to you. People look at your website and try to find something that is wrong with it. It's similar to a test in school: The teacher tries to find the mistakes. While this may feel hostile, it isn't. We just want to make sure your site is safe and trustworthy.

Also, please take into account that a lot of people (probably you, too) in the forum are not native speakers of English and may not even know that their answers sound gruff.

===Time to ask!===

To speed up things, please give us the following information when you request a review of your site:

* Mention the domain name in the title
* Link to your site
* Link to your site's scorecard
* Link to your site's [[Privacy Policy]]
* Link to your contact information
* If you are not the owner, tell us your affiliation to the site
* Give us a few words about your site, tell us what it is, a shop, a blog, etc.

Remember: Be polite.

How To Ask For Rating

2010-08-24T22:50:39Z

Bob Zenith: Grammar / Minor fixes

== Getting started ==

Since there's no way to predict your experience level, this guide has elements directed to novices.

Before asking, please do a quick check of your website and answer the following questions to yourself. Please fix any issues you find. Regular voters will notice these things and ask you to correct them anyway. Please note: The rules here might seem a bit harsh, but trust is one of the most coveted goods on the internet; Easy to lose, difficult to gain.

===Do you have a Contact Information/Impressum?===

While it may or may not be required by your local law, the WOT community frowns upon missing contact information. Please understand, laws differ by country, we cannot take that into account. We use the simple rule that you need one. While you might not agree, you should add one or be prepared to explain why you haven't.

Think about it, would you trust someone who declines to tell you his / her name?

A Contact Us page should include:
* Company name
* Your name
* Phone number
* A physical address
* A business email address

===Do you have a Privacy Statement?===

With a privacy statement you declare what you do with collected information. People are increasingly sensitive about these things.

Since privacy is a big concern, it has its own page. If you have no privacy statement or are not sure about it, [[How_To_Privacy_Policy|look here]] for more information.

Basically you need a privacy statement when you:

* Use Web Bugs
* Use HTTP Cookies
* Flash Cookies (LSOs)
* Have input forms (collecting any, even anonymous, data)

===Do you need SSL Encryption?===

If you collect any sensitive information e.g. so called [http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Personally_Identifiable_Information_%28PII%29|Personally Identifiable Information(PII)], you should use 'https' to do so. A login box may require SSL depending on the content it unlocks.

Basically it's the difference between a postcard and a sealed letter. Ask yourself: "Would I write my creditcard/account information on a postcard?". Use common sense to decide whether you need SSL or not. If you are unsure, SSL is the safe bet. If unsure, ask for opinions.

===I have an adult site, should I still ask for a rating?===

There is no reason not to. But of course, you should expect the Adult Content category to be rated RED. The other categories will be rated independently.

Please note: We do consider all content that is inappropriate for children adult material. If you have violent pictures on your site, we will rate it as adult content.

===Important things about asking===

The first an foremost thing: Be polite. The answers/questions you get in response may sound hostile to you. People look at your website and try to find something that is wrong with it. It's similar to a test in school. The teacher tries to find the mistakes. While this may feel hostile, it isn't. We just want to make sure your site is safe and trustworthy.

Also, please take into account that a lot of people (probably you, too) in the forum are not native speakers of English and may not even know that their answers sound gruff.

===Time to ask!===

To speed up things, please give us the following information:

* Mention the domain name in the title
* Link to your site
* Link to your privacy statement
* Link to your contact info
* If you are not the owner, tell us your affiliation to the site
* Give us a few words about your site, tell us what it is, a shop, a blog, ...

Remember: Be polite.

Web Bug

2010-08-16T18:40:31Z

Bob Zenith: Created page with "A web bug (also called a web beacon, tracking bug, tracker, tracking pixel, pixel tag, clear gif, and 1×1 gif) is an object that is embedded in a web page (usually in order to t…"

A web bug (also called a web beacon, tracking bug, tracker, tracking pixel, pixel tag, clear gif, and 1×1 gif) is an object that is embedded in a web page (usually in order to track the page's popularity) or e-mail (usually in order to track when an email is read / opened) and is usually invisible to the user but allows checking that a user has viewed the page or e-mail. A web bug is commonly categorized as [[Spyware]].

== Detecting Web Bugs ==

Without help, web bugs are very difficult to detect and block. The reason is that they are very small (usually 1x1 pixel) and that they are invisible when viewing the web page.
One way to detect a web bug is to look at a page's source code: if you see that a IMG tag loaded from a different server than the other ones, then you will know that web bug is on the page you are on. A web bug is loaded from a different server so that they are easily distinguished from regular GIF files.
Another way to detect web bugs is to use an add-on called [http://www.ghostery.com Ghostery] (for Mozilla Firefox (recommended), Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome).

== Necessity of a Privacy Policy ==

If your website uses web bugs, for whatever reason, this needs to mentioned in your site's [[Privacy Policy]].

Ideas

2010-08-16T18:20:18Z

Bob Zenith: Idea Applied

=== WOT Wiki ===
''Features you would like to see added to enhance the Wiki''

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Toolbars Full edit toolbar]

[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VideoFlv Extension:VideoFlv]

=== Web of Trust ===
''Features you would like to see added to enhance the WOT Add-on''

* Some sort of option to change the add-on symbol from the circle to waring shapes.
* Add Rhodium as a level above platinum at 25,000 possibly.
*: also, User Board Folders: create/rename/edit {set public vs. private]/remove - an area to organize personal notes or to "move" PM's for archiving, maybe a MAX createtion of 3 or 5 "folders"
* Change where/how the icon is displayed/generated. In the status bar for instance or systray. If WOT is your only toolbar in IE8 and you're using a 10" netbook you want that screen real estate back!
* Reputation history - [http://www.mywot.com/forum/6491-reputation-history discussion]
* Recommend or prompt the new registered users to read the Wiki first
* Increase/Decrease the number of comment votes a user has based on their "ranking/level". Some spammers/scammers downvote acceptable comments, and if there are more of them than good voters then perfectly good comments are being downvoted. For example, if 20 spammers downvote all the good comments on _____.com, and there are only a few good voters, then although the site's reputation doesn't suffer, the appearance of comments does. So, maybe for each level earned, a vote should be gained (bronze = 1, silver = 2, gold = 3 etc.)
* Show page numbers at the top of forum threads, (not only at the bottom).
* Make the OP (Original Post) different on pages other than the first page (different color, background, border etc.) - [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/6764-the-original-post-should-be-different discussion]
* A discreet yet distinctive separation between content and signature. - [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/6793-adjusting-signature discussion]
* Verified Owner - [http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/6676-suggestion-site-owner-comments discussion]. This feature mark the owner of a website, after proceeding with its formal verification, marking the comments placed and preventing the raise of the category counters on its scorecard.

Privacy Policy

2010-08-16T02:54:37Z

Bob Zenith: /* Local shared object (LSO) */ Fixed typ

A privacy policy is a statement of how and why your company / website collects [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]], what it does with it, what choices the consumer has about how it is used, whether the consumer can access the information, and what you do to assure that the information is secure.

Other privacy concerns that a privacy policy should address are the use of [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] and/or [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Web_bug web bugs], if any.

For a more detailed explanation on what a privacy policy is and possible legalities requiring you to have a privacy policy on your website, please refer to this [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipdia article]

For help in creating your own privacy policy, [http://www.dmaresponsibility.org/PPG/ The Direct Marketing Association] has some good advice as well as a free, online privacy policy generator.

Other references:

* [http://www.networkadvertising.org Network Advertising Initiative]
* [https://www.eff.org/wp/osp EFF - Best Practices for Online Service Providers]
* [https://www.bbbonline.org/privacy/sample_privacy.asp BBBonline - Sample Privacy Notice]

==Cookie policy==
A cookie policy is usually part of the privacy policy. It's addressed within it's own section (normally a paragraph) which states what type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookies] are used: session, or persistent.

Your site should offer as few cookies as possible, preferably none. The more widgets, advertising, and other third-party intervention causes your site to drop more cookies on to your visitors computers. When you do use scripts, or browser bars, or social networking link "buttons", etc you should address these in your cookie policy and offer explicit links to the other privacy policies available on these outside sources.

When using third-party advertising such as Google or DoublClick, reference their usage and include the appropriate links. Google is just one example of many advertising sites.

* [http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/faq.aspx DoubleClick DART cookie]
* [https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=100557 Google Adsense]
* [http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html Google Advertising and Privacy]

===Tracking===
A cookie policy should also mention whether the site uses any third-party trackers: Google Analytics and Quantserve are two popular ones. Tracking may also be done by using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacons web beacons] (web bug, tracking bug, tracking pixel, pixel tag, 1×1 gif, clear gif) This should be explicitly mentioned in your privacy policy if your site uses this technology.

===Local shared object (LSO)===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object local shared object (LSO)] are also referred to as "zombie" or "super" cookies. They are part of Adobe Flash. Quoting from Adobe:
<blockquote>Local shared objects, sometimes referred to as "Flash cookies," are data files that can be created on your computer by the sites you visit. Shared objects are most often used to enhance your web-browsing experience. A website can write a cookie on your computer, and the next time you visit it will load that cookie and its information in a way that provides a more customized experience. For example, you may have asked a site to remember your login name. That information is stored in the cookie and retrieved on your next visit so that the website displays your name in the login field on the site.</blockquote>
The interesting thing about LSO's are that when you delete your cookie cache, the LSO is able to rewrite the cookie. This causes the LSO to be used not only for tracking, but for spyware as well. The only time your site should use Adobe Flash LSO's are when you have created Flash files (.SWF / .FLV) to share with your visitors and these local stored objects shuold not be abused with the intent on spying upon your site visitors.

A little more information may be found on: [[local shared object|local shared object]]

A few [http://www.mywot.com/forum/7300-privacy-lawsuit-targets-net-giants-over-zombie-cookies articles] of interest:
* Privacy Lawsuit Targets Net Giants Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
* Browser Fingerprints Threaten Privacy
* A Primer on Information Theory and Privacy
* Flash Cookies and Privacy

see also:
[[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]]

Online tools

2010-08-14T22:06:32Z

Bob Zenith: /* Spam / PHISH aggregation */ Added a tool

Useful freeware and other online tools. A more detailed list of freeware may be found at: [http://www.techsupportalert.com/ gizmo's freeware] such as this article, [http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/probably-best-free-security-list-world.htm Probably the Best Free Security List in the World]

==Free online single file scanning==

* http://virustotal.com (max file size 20 MB, 42 different antiviruses)
* http://virscan.org (max file size 20 MB, 37 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.novirusthanks.org (max file size 20 MB, 24 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.virus.org (max file size 5 MB, 23 different antiviruses)
* http://virusscan.jotti.org (max file size 10 MB, 20 different antiviruses)
* http://viruschief.com (10 different antiviruses)
* http://filterbit.com (9 different antiviruses)
 

==Free online folder/computer scanning==

* a-squared : http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/ax/?scan=1
* BitDefender : http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html
* Computer Associates : http://cainternetsecurity.net/entscanner/
* ESET (NOD32) : http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/
* F-Secure: http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/tools-and-services/online-scanner/index.html (IE only)
* Microsoft OneCare : http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
* TrendMicro : http://housecall.trendmicro.com
* Panda : http://www.pandasecurity.com/activescan/index/
 

==Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware products free and fully functional==

===Anti-virus===

* avast! : http://www.avast.com/
* AntiVir : http://www.avira.com/ alternate: http://free-av.com/ [[AntiVir Free update problem]]
* AVG : http://www.avg.com/
* Comodo : http://www.comodo.com/
* ClamWin : http://www.clamwin.com/
* ClamAV : http://www.clamav.net/
* Microsoft Security Essentials : https://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/
* Panda Cloud : http://www.cloudantivirus.com/

===Anti-Malware===

* Ad-Aware : http://www.lavasoft.com
* a-squared : https://www.emsisoft.com
* MalwareBytes : http://www.malwarebytes.org
* Spybot S&D : http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

===Anti-spyware products===

* SpywareBlaster : https://www.javacoolsoftware.com
* Spyware Terminator : https://www.spywareterminator.com
* SUPERAntiSpyware : https://www.superantispyware.com
* Windows Defender : https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

===Intrusion prevention===

* GeSWall : http://www.gentlesecurity.com

===Windows start-up manager===

* WinPatrol : http://winpatrol.com

===Windows system scanner===

* HijackThis (HJT) : http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ (used in conjunction with Malware support forums for troubleshooting system failures)
 

==MX tools==
Check if your [[Internet Protocol Address|IP]] or domain is blacklisted as a source for [[Spam]]

* http://www.mxtoolbox.com/ : Check each MX record (IP Address) against 147 DNS based blacklists.
 

==Spam==
===Spam / PHISH aggregation===

* AbuseButler : http://spamvertised.abusebutler.com
* joewein.de LLC : http://www.joewein.net
* PhishTank : http://www.phishtank.com
* Project Honey Pot : https://www.projecthoneypot.org
* SORBS (Spam and Open-Relay Blocking System) : http://www.us.sorbs.net
* Spacequad : http://www.spacequad.com
* SpamCop : http://www.spamcop.net
* Stop Forum Spam : http://www.stopforumspam.com
* SURBL : http://www.surbl.org
* uriBL : http://www.uribl.com

===Email headers===
* Email Headers
*: How to View them and Include them in Reporting a Spam or Scam
*: * http://spamlinks.net/track-trace-headers.htm
*: * http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/email_headers.php
* Copy and paste the headers to reveal their source:
*: * http://www.ip-adress.com/trace_email
*: * http://www.find-ip-address.org/email-search/find-email.php
*: * http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/email-tracking/email-header.php
* Decoding the spam; head to eternity - an article courtesy of MysteryFCM aka: hpHosts
*: http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=25-11-2005

===Reporting Spam===
* Spamtrackers article : http://www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php/Reporting_Spam
* Sign up for a Spamcop account and report the spam : http://spamcop.net/
* Join others who are fighting spam at IBR : http://inboxrevenge.com/

====Associated forum topic====
[http://www.mywot.com/forum/3331-spam Spam]

===Anti-spam portal===
* Spam Links : http://spamlinks.net/
*: the anti-spam portal: everything you didn't want to have to know about spam. Whether you are entirely new to the struggle against spam, or are a seasoned professional system administrator, we direct you to the best resources available to counter spam
 

==Reputation tools==
These tools can help evaluate the reputation of websites. Some are based on user reports, corporate/organization reports or automated tools (links checkers, anti-viruses, sandboxes...)

* ATMA IP Deny list - Peerguardian format : http://www.atma.es
* AVG LinkScanner : http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/avg
* Browser Defender : http://www.browserdefender.com
* Google Safe Browsing : http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=example.com (replace "example.com" with the IP or domain name)
* hpHosts : http://hosts-file.net
* MalwareDomainList : http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
* MalwarePatrol : http://www.malwarepatrol.net/lists.shtml
* MalwareUrl : http://www.malwareurl.com
* McAfee SiteAdvisor : https://www.siteadvisor.com
* McAfee TrustedSource : https://www.trustedsource.org/en/tools
* No Virus, Thanks : http://scanner.novirusthanks.org (File Scanning)
* Norton SafeWeb : https://safeweb.norton.com
* Phish Tank : http://www.phishtank.com
* Sitevet : http://sitevet.com/
* Unmask Parasites : http://unmaskparasites.com
* URL Void : http://www.urlvoid.com
* Web Security Guard : http://www.websecurityguard.com
 

==Network tools==

* http://www.aguse.jp/ : whois, DNS, thumbnail, blacklist check, more.
* http://centralops.net/co/ : Free online network utilities
* http://clez.net/net/ : Free complete network tools for online research.
* http://whois.domaintools.com/ : Whois lookup and Domain name search.
* http://www.who.is/ : whois, DNS, more.
* http://ping.eu : online ping/whois/traceroute/port check/reverse lookup/...
* http://www.geoiptool.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://ipinfodb.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://www.robtex.com/ : Swiss army knife internet tool. Check: RBL, DNS, IP, C-net, whois, Route, AS info, and more.
* http://www.intodns.com/ : checks the health and configuration and provides DNS report and mail servers report.
* http://network-tools.com/ : various: ping, whois, DNS, etc.
* http://untiny.me/ : Get real url from shortened URLs like tinyurl.com (and other) without actually following the link
* http://www.just-traceroute.com/ : Traceroute from 4 different locations.
* http://www.herdict.org/web/ : Herdict Web aggregates reports of inaccessible sites
 

==Pharmacy verification==

* http://www.nabp.net : The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
* http://www.ciparx.ca : The Canadian International Pharmacy Association
* http://www.legitscript.com : LegitScript (USA and Canada)
 

==SSL Certification testing==

* https://www.digicert.com/help : Check SSL Certificate for proper installation.
* https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html : Check SSL Certificate, also has a widget to add to your website or blog.
 

==Parental control==

See main article: [http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Parental_Controls Parental Controls]

==List of Noteworthy Internet Explorer addons==

See main article: [[Internet Explorer]]

==List of Noteworthy Firefox addons==

See main article: [[Mozilla Firefox | Firefox]]

==Check for obsolete software==
Scans for outdated software that is vulnerable to exploit codes, etc.

* F-Secure : http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/onlineservices/fshc.shtml
* Secunia OSI : http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
* FileHippo.com Update Checker : http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/
* Plug-In Check for Firefox : https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
 

==Miscellaneous==

* Anubis : http://anubis.iseclab.org/ (reports the behavior of a Windows executable and activities in Internet Explorer)
* AutoShun (snort list) : http://www.autoshun.org/
* Better Business Bureau (USA and Canada company verification) : https://www.bbb.org
* Bitzi : http://bitzi.com/ (Collaborative file identification)
* BoardReader domain link check : http://boardreader.com/domain/mywot.com
* Malicious code detection (PDF/Javascript/Flash): http://wepawet.iseclab.org/
* Newly Registered Domain Names : http://domain-daily.com/
* NetworkMiner (Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows) : http://networkminer.sourceforge.net/
* Norman Sandbox : http://www.norman.com/microsites/nsic/Submit/en (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a virtual machine).
* PC Flank Security Tests : http://www.pcflank.com/index.htm (scans for possible exploits you are leaving behind you)
* Pop-up Test : http://www.popuptest.com/ (tests your pop-up blocker)
* Sandboxie : http://www.sandboxie.com/ (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a sandbox)
* Site Dossier : http://sitedossier.com/
* Snort network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS) : http://www.snort.org/
* Spamavert.com : http://spamavert.com/ (obtain spam from this small inbox)
* SystemLookup : http://www.systemlookup.com/ (search engine for CLSIDs, services and etc. listing them as either legitimate or malicious)
* Tor : http://www.torproject.org/ (surf with more privacy)
* VB100% : http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/index (keep updated on which antiviruses are passing the latest malware tests)
* WebCHeck (UK company verification) : http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/53444b46005755607d6d6b965d400416/wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo

Ideas

2010-08-13T23:22:36Z

Bob Zenith:

Ideas

2010-08-13T23:22:07Z

Bob Zenith:

Online tools

2010-07-31T18:22:56Z

Bob Zenith: /* Reputation tools */ --Alphabetical order

Useful freeware and other online tools. A more detailed list of freeware may be found at: [http://www.techsupportalert.com/ gizmo's freeware] such as this article, [http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/probably-best-free-security-list-world.htm Probably the Best Free Security List in the World]

==Free online single file scanning==

* http://virustotal.com (max file size 20 MB, 42 different antiviruses)
* http://virscan.org (max file size 20 MB, 37 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.novirusthanks.org (max file size 20 MB, 24 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.virus.org (max file size 5 MB, 23 different antiviruses)
* http://virusscan.jotti.org (max file size 10 MB, 20 different antiviruses)
* http://viruschief.com (10 different antiviruses)
* http://filterbit.com (9 different antiviruses)
 

==Free online folder/computer scanning==

* a-squared : http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/ax/?scan=1
* BitDefender : http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html
* Computer Associates : http://cainternetsecurity.net/entscanner/
* ESET (NOD32) : http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/
* F-Secure: http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/tools-and-services/online-scanner/index.html (IE only)
* Microsoft OneCare : http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
* TrendMicro : http://housecall.trendmicro.com
* Panda : http://www.pandasecurity.com/activescan/index/
 

==Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware products free and fully functional==

===Anti-virus===

* avast! : http://www.avast.com/
* AntiVir : http://www.avira.com/ alternate: http://free-av.com/ [[AntiVir Free update problem]]
* AVG : http://www.avg.com/
* Comodo : http://www.comodo.com/
* ClamWin : http://www.clamwin.com/
* ClamAV : http://www.clamav.net/
* Microsoft Security Essentials : https://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/
* Panda Cloud : http://www.cloudantivirus.com/

===Anti-Malware===

* Ad-Aware : http://www.lavasoft.com
* a-squared : https://www.emsisoft.com
* MalwareBytes : http://www.malwarebytes.org
* Spybot S&D : http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

===Anti-spyware products===

* SpywareBlaster : https://www.javacoolsoftware.com
* Spyware Terminator : https://www.spywareterminator.com
* SUPERAntiSpyware : https://www.superantispyware.com
* Windows Defender : https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

===Intrusion prevention===

* GeSWall : http://www.gentlesecurity.com

===Windows start-up manager===

* WinPatrol : http://winpatrol.com

===Windows system scanner===

* HijackThis (HJT) : http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ (used in conjunction with Malware support forums for troubleshooting system failures)
 

==MX tools==
Check if your [[Internet Protocol Address|IP]] or domain is blacklisted as a source for [[Spam]]

* http://www.mxtoolbox.com/ : Check each MX record (IP Address) against 147 DNS based blacklists.
 

==Spam / PHISH aggregators==

* AbuseButler : http://spamvertised.abusebutler.com
* joewein.de LLC : http://www.joewein.net
* PhishTank : http://www.phishtank.com
* Project Honey Pot : https://www.projecthoneypot.org
* SORBS (Spam and Open-Relay Blocking System) : http://www.us.sorbs.net
* Spacequad : http://www.spacequad.com
* SpamCop : http://www.spamcop.net
* SURBL : http://www.surbl.org
* uriBL : http://www.uribl.com

===Email headers===
* Email Headers : http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/email_headers.php
*: How to View them and Include them in Reporting a Spam or Scam
 

==Reputation tools==
These tools can help evaluate the reputation of websites. Some are based on user reports, corporate/organization reports or automated tools (links checkers, anti-viruses, sandboxes...)

* ATMA IP Deny list - Peerguardian format : http://www.atma.es
* AVG LinkScanner : http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/avg
* Browser Defender : http://www.browserdefender.com
* Google Safe Browsing : http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=example.com (replace "example.com" with the IP or domain name)
* hpHosts : http://hosts-file.net
* MalwareDomainList : http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
* MalwarePatrol : http://www.malwarepatrol.net/lists.shtml
* MalwareUrl : http://www.malwareurl.com
* McAfee SiteAdvisor : https://www.siteadvisor.com
* McAfee TrustedSource : https://www.trustedsource.org/en/tools
* No Virus, Thanks : http://scanner.novirusthanks.org (File Scanning)
* Norton SafeWeb : https://safeweb.norton.com
* Phish Tank : http://www.phishtank.com
* Sitevet : http://sitevet.com/
* Unmask Parasites : http://unmaskparasites.com
* URL Void : http://www.urlvoid.com
* Web Security Guard : http://www.websecurityguard.com
 

==Network tools==

* http://www.aguse.jp/ : whois, DNS, thumbnail, blacklist check, more.
* http://centralops.net/co/ : Free online network utilities
* http://clez.net/net/ : Free complete network tools for online research.
* http://whois.domaintools.com/ : Whois lookup and Domain name search.
* http://www.who.is/ : whois, DNS, more.
* http://ping.eu : online ping/whois/traceroute/port check/reverse lookup/...
* http://www.geoiptool.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://ipinfodb.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://www.robtex.com/ : Swiss army knife internet tool. Check: RBL, DNS, IP, C-net, whois, Route, AS info, and more.
* http://www.intodns.com/ : checks the health and configuration and provides DNS report and mail servers report.
* http://network-tools.com/ : various: ping, whois, DNS, etc.
* http://untiny.me/ : Get real url from shortened URLs like tinyurl.com (and other) without actually following the link
* http://www.just-traceroute.com/ : Traceroute from 4 different locations.
* http://www.herdict.org/web/ : Herdict Web aggregates reports of inaccessible sites
 

==Pharmacy verification==

* http://www.nabp.net : The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
* http://www.ciparx.ca : The Canadian International Pharmacy Association
* http://www.legitscript.com : LegitScript (USA and Canada)
 

==SSL Certification testing==

* https://www.digicert.com/help : Check SSL Certificate for proper installation.
* https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html : Check SSL Certificate, also has a widget to add to your website or blog.
 

==Parental control==

See main article: [http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Parental_Controls Parental Controls]

==List of Noteworthy Internet Explorer addons==

See main article: [[Internet Explorer]]

==List of Noteworthy Firefox addons==

See main article: [[Mozilla Firefox | Firefox]]

==Check for obsolete software==
Scans for outdated software that is vulnerable to exploit codes, etc.

* F-Secure : http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/onlineservices/fshc.shtml
* Secunia OSI : http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
* FileHippo.com Update Checker : http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/
* Plug-In Check for Firefox : https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
 

==Miscellaneous==

* Anubis : http://anubis.iseclab.org/ (reports the behavior of a Windows executable and activities in Internet Explorer)
* AutoShun (snort list) : http://www.autoshun.org/
* Better Business Bureau (USA and Canada company verification) : https://www.bbb.org
* Bitzi : http://bitzi.com/ (Collaborative file identification)
* BoardReader domain link check : http://boardreader.com/domain/mywot.com
* Malicious code detection (PDF/Javascript/Flash): http://wepawet.iseclab.org/
* Newly Registered Domain Names : http://domain-daily.com/
* NetworkMiner (Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows) : http://networkminer.sourceforge.net/
* Norman Sandbox : http://www.norman.com/microsites/nsic/Submit/en (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a virtual machine).
* PC Flank Security Tests : http://www.pcflank.com/index.htm (scans for possible exploits you are leaving behind you)
* Pop-up Test : http://www.popuptest.com/ (tests your pop-up blocker)
* Sandboxie : http://www.sandboxie.com/ (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a sandbox)
* Site Dossier : http://sitedossier.com/
* Snort network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS) : http://www.snort.org/
* Spamavert.com : http://spamavert.com/ (obtain spam from this small inbox)
* SystemLookup : http://www.systemlookup.com/ (search engine for CLSIDs, services and etc. listing them as either legitimate or malicious)
* Tor : http://www.torproject.org/ (surf with more privacy)
* VB100% : http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/index (keep updated on which antiviruses are passing the latest malware tests)
* WebCHeck (UK company verification) : http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/53444b46005755607d6d6b965d400416/wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo

Online tools

2010-07-28T00:35:18Z

Bob Zenith: /* List of Noteworthy Internet Explorer addons */

Useful freeware and other online tools. A more detailed list of freeware may be found at: [http://www.techsupportalert.com/ gizmo's freeware] such as this article, [http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/probably-best-free-security-list-world.htm Probably the Best Free Security List in the World]

==Free online single file scanning==

* http://virustotal.com (max file size 20 MB, 42 different antiviruses)
* http://virscan.org (max file size 20 MB, 37 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.novirusthanks.org (max file size 20 MB, 24 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.virus.org (max file size 5 MB, 23 different antiviruses)
* http://virusscan.jotti.org (max file size 10 MB, 20 different antiviruses)
* http://viruschief.com (10 different antiviruses)
* http://filterbit.com (9 different antiviruses)
 

==Free online folder/computer scanning==

* a-squared : http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/ax/?scan=1
* BitDefender : http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html
* Computer Associates : http://cainternetsecurity.net/entscanner/
* ESET (NOD32) : http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/
* F-Secure: http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/tools-and-services/online-scanner/index.html (IE only)
* Microsoft OneCare : http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
* TrendMicro : http://housecall.trendmicro.com
* Panda : http://www.pandasecurity.com/activescan/index/
 

==Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware products free and fully functional==

===Anti-virus===

* avast! : http://www.avast.com/
* AntiVir : http://www.avira.com/ alternate: http://free-av.com/ [[AntiVir Free update problem]]
* AVG : http://www.avg.com/
* Comodo : http://www.comodo.com/
* ClamWin : http://www.clamwin.com/
* ClamAV : http://www.clamav.net/
* Microsoft Security Essentials : https://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/
* Panda Cloud : http://www.cloudantivirus.com/

===Anti-Malware===

* Ad-Aware : http://www.lavasoft.com
* a-squared : https://www.emsisoft.com
* MalwareBytes : http://www.malwarebytes.org
* Spybot S&D : http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

===Anti-spyware products===

* SpywareBlaster : https://www.javacoolsoftware.com
* Spyware Terminator : https://www.spywareterminator.com
* SUPERAntiSpyware : https://www.superantispyware.com
* Windows Defender : https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

===Intrusion prevention===

* GeSWall : http://www.gentlesecurity.com

===Windows start-up manager===

* WinPatrol : http://winpatrol.com

===Windows system scanner===

* HijackThis (HJT) : http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ (used in conjunction with Malware support forums for troubleshooting system failures)
 

==MX tools==
Check if your [[Internet Protocol Address|IP]] or domain is blacklisted as a source for [[Spam]]

* http://www.mxtoolbox.com/ : Check each MX record (IP Address) against 147 DNS based blacklists.
 

==Spam / PHISH aggregators==

* AbuseButler : http://spamvertised.abusebutler.com
* joewein.de LLC : http://www.joewein.net
* PhishTank : http://www.phishtank.com
* Project Honey Pot : https://www.projecthoneypot.org
* SORBS (Spam and Open-Relay Blocking System) : http://www.us.sorbs.net
* Spacequad : http://www.spacequad.com
* SpamCop : http://www.spamcop.net
* SURBL : http://www.surbl.org
* uriBL : http://www.uribl.com

===Email headers===
* Email Headers : http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/email_headers.php
*: How to View them and Include them in Reporting a Spam or Scam
 

==Reputation tools==
These tools can help evaluate the reputation of websites. Some are based on user reports, corporate/organization reports or automated tools (links checkers, anti-viruses, sandboxes...)

* ATMA IP Deny list - Peerguardian format : http://www.atma.es
* AVG LinkScanner : http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/avg
* Browser Defender : http://www.browserdefender.com
* Google Safe Browsing : http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=example.com (replace "example.com" with the IP or domain name)
* hpHosts : http://hosts-file.net
* MalwareDomainList : http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
* MalwarePatrol : http://www.malwarepatrol.net/lists.shtml
* MalwareUrl : http://www.malwareurl.com
* McAfee SiteAdvisor : https://www.siteadvisor.com
* McAfee TrustedSource : https://www.trustedsource.org/en/tools
* No Virus, Thanks : http://scanner.novirusthanks.org (File Scanning)
* Norton SafeWeb : https://safeweb.norton.com
* Phish Tank : http://www.phishtank.com
* Unmask Parasites : http://unmaskparasites.com
* URL Void : http://www.urlvoid.com
* Web Security Guard : http://www.websecurityguard.com
* Sitevet : http://sitevet.com/
 

==Network tools==

* http://www.aguse.jp/ : whois, DNS, thumbnail, blacklist check, more.
* http://centralops.net/co/ : Free online network utilities
* http://clez.net/net/ : Free complete network tools for online research.
* http://whois.domaintools.com/ : Whois lookup and Domain name search.
* http://www.who.is/ : whois, DNS, more.
* http://ping.eu : online ping/whois/traceroute/port check/reverse lookup/...
* http://www.geoiptool.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://ipinfodb.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://www.robtex.com/ : Swiss army knife internet tool. Check: RBL, DNS, IP, C-net, whois, Route, AS info, and more.
* http://www.intodns.com/ : checks the health and configuration and provides DNS report and mail servers report.
* http://network-tools.com/ : various: ping, whois, DNS, etc.
* http://untiny.me/ : Get real url from shortened URLs like tinyurl.com (and other) without actually following the link
* http://www.just-traceroute.com/ : Traceroute from 4 different locations.
* http://www.herdict.org/web/ : Herdict Web aggregates reports of inaccessible sites
 

==Pharmacy verification==

* http://www.nabp.net : The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
* http://www.ciparx.ca : The Canadian International Pharmacy Association
* http://www.legitscript.com : LegitScript (USA and Canada)
 

==SSL Certification testing==

* https://www.digicert.com/help : Check SSL Certificate for proper installation.
* https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html : Check SSL Certificate, also has a widget to add to your website or blog.
 

==Parental control==

See main article: [http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Parental_Controls Parental Controls]

==List of Noteworthy Internet Explorer addons==

See main article: [[Internet Explorer]]

==List of Noteworthy Firefox addons==

See main article: [[Mozilla Firefox | Firefox]]

==Check for obsolete software==
Scans for outdated software that is vulnerable to exploit codes, etc.

* F-Secure : http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/onlineservices/fshc.shtml
* Secunia OSI : http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
* FileHippo.com Update Checker : http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/
* Plug-In Check for Firefox : https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
 

==Miscellaneous==

* Anubis : http://anubis.iseclab.org/ (reports the behavior of a Windows executable and activities in Internet Explorer)
* AutoShun (snort list) : http://www.autoshun.org/
* Better Business Bureau (USA and Canada company verification) : https://www.bbb.org
* Bitzi : http://bitzi.com/ (Collaborative file identification)
* BoardReader domain link check : http://boardreader.com/domain/mywot.com
* Malicious code detection (PDF/Javascript/Flash): http://wepawet.iseclab.org/
* Newly Registered Domain Names : http://domain-daily.com/
* NetworkMiner (Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows) : http://networkminer.sourceforge.net/
* Norman Sandbox : http://www.norman.com/microsites/nsic/Submit/en (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a virtual machine).
* PC Flank Security Tests : http://www.pcflank.com/index.htm (scans for possible exploits you are leaving behind you)
* Pop-up Test : http://www.popuptest.com/ (tests your pop-up blocker)
* Sandboxie : http://www.sandboxie.com/ (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a sandbox)
* Site Dossier : http://sitedossier.com/
* Snort network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS) : http://www.snort.org/
* Spamavert.com : http://spamavert.com/ (obtain spam from this small inbox)
* SystemLookup : http://www.systemlookup.com/ (search engine for CLSIDs, services and etc. listing them as either legitimate or malicious)
* Tor : http://www.torproject.org/ (surf with more privacy)
* VB100% : http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/index (keep updated on which antiviruses are passing the latest malware tests)
* WebCHeck (UK company verification) : http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/53444b46005755607d6d6b965d400416/wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo

Internet Explorer

2010-07-28T00:34:41Z

Bob Zenith:

The add-on requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer (8.0 recommended).

== Terms and conditions ==
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html the GNU General Public License] for more details.

Please notice that [https://www.mywot.com/terms the Terms of Service] apply to all WOT services. If you use the software or the API as a part of your own application or redistribute and modify the software, [https://www.mywot.com/terms/api the API Terms of Service] apply too.

== Downloads ==

[https://www.mywot.com/en/download Download the Add-on] from our website

Current Version: 20100303

== Development Notes ==

If you are interested in participating in the development process, you are welcome to [mailto:support@mywot.com email us patches] for improvements and bug fixes.

==List of Noteworthy Internet Explorer add-ons==

* heise SSL Guardian : http://www.h-online.com/security/features/Heise-SSL-Guardian-746213.html
* IE7Pro : http://www.ie7pro.com
* KeyScrambler : https://www.qfxsoftware.com/Download.htm
* Simple Adblock : http://simple-adblock.com

Find more at http://www.ieaddons.com/en/

Spyware

2010-07-24T16:42:11Z

Bob Zenith: /* Popular Spyware Removal Tools */

Spyware is a term used to describe software that performs certain behaviors, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent first, such as advertising, collecting personal information, and changing the configuration of your computer. Spyware is often associated with [[Adware]] or software that tracks [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII) | personal information]]. [http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/whatis.aspx]

== Dangers of Spyware ==

Some kinds of Spyware make annoying changes to your computer that can cause your system to slow down or crash. Some Spyware programs can change your Web browser's home page or search page, or add additional components to your browser you don't need or want. They also make it very difficult for you to change your settings back to the way you had them.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/whatis.aspx]

== Steps to Help Prevent Spyware ==

'''Use a firewall''': Although most Spyware (and other [[Malware | malicious software]]) come bundled with other programs or originate from dangerous web sites, a small amount of Spyware can actually be placed on your computer remotely by hackers. Installing a firewall or using the firewall decreases your chance of obtaining any kind of Spyware.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx]

'''Keep your software up-to-date''': Use Window's Update (To find it on Vista, click Start and search for "Windows Update") to make sure that you've downloaded and installed all the latest critical and security updates and patches needed to keep your computer safe.

'''Adjust your browser's security settings''': In Firefox, click on Tools, then click the options; go to the security tab and make sure "Block reported attack sites and web forgeries" are checked. In Internet Explorer, adjust your security settings by clicking on Tools and click Internet Options; select the Security tab and adjust the security level to Medium-High or High. [http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx]

'''Never open "free deal" offers''': Most (if not all) "free deal" offers are entirely fake, and will only damage your computer with [[Malware | malicious software]], including Spyware, when you click on them.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/spyware.jsp]

'''Read the End User License Agreement''': All programs that you install should have an End User License Agreement; you should always read this before installing the programs, because sometimes other "programs" will be installed, when you only want one program.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/spyware.jsp]

'''Tips to surf the web more safely''': Only download programs from web sites that you trust. If you're not sure whether to trust a program you are considering downloading, enter the name of the program into your favorite search engine to see if anyone else has reported that it contains Spyware. Read all security warnings, license agreements, and privacy statements associated with any software you download. Never click "Agree" or "OK" to close a window. Instead, click the red "x" in the corner of the window or press Alt + F4 on your keyboard to close a window. Be wary of popular "free" music and movie file-sharing programs, and be sure you understand all of the software packaged with those programs. Use a standard user account instead of an administrator account.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx]

== Removing Spyware ==

Most kinds of malicious software, including Spyware, are designed to be difficult to remove. If you try to uninstall this software like any other program, you might find that the program reappears as soon as you restart your computer. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free consumer anti-malware solution that will help you remove Spyware. It's available as a no-cost download for Windows XP SP2 and higher, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/remove.aspx]

=== Popular Spyware Removal Tools ===

* Microsoft Security Essentials - [https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials visit]
* Spybot Search and Destroy! - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html visit]
* SpywareBlaster - [https://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html visit]
* SUPERAntiSpyware - [https://www.superantispyware.com visit]

Malware

2010-07-24T16:42:09Z

Bob Zenith:

Malware is a category of malicious code that includes [[Computer Virus|viruses]], worms, [[Spyware|spyware]] / [[Adware|adware]] programs, keyloggers, and [[Trojan Horse|Trojan Horses]]. Destructive malware will utilize popular communication tools to spread, including worms sent through email and instant messages, Trojan horses dropped from web sites, and virus-infected files downloaded from peer-to-peer connections. Malware will also seek to exploit existing vulnerabilities on systems making their entry quiet and easy. [http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/malware.jsp]

== Protecting Yourself from Malware ==

* Only open emails, IMs, and attachments from trusted sources and/or when they are expected
* If possible, have emails and attachments scanned by an anti-virus or anti-malware software
* Delete all unwanted messages without opening them
* Do not click on any suspicious web links, or links from an unknown/suspicious sender
* Only transfer files from a trusted, secure source
* Keep security patches up-to-date; always update your software

== Popular Malware Removal Tools ==

* Emsisoft Anti-Malware - [https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ visit]
* MalwareBytes Anti-Malware - [https://malwarebytes.org/ visit]
* Microsoft Security Essentials - [https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ visit]

Spyware

2010-07-24T16:33:52Z

Bob Zenith:

Spyware is a term used to describe software that performs certain behaviors, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent first, such as advertising, collecting personal information, and changing the configuration of your computer. Spyware is often associated with [[Adware]] or software that tracks [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII) | personal information]]. [http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/whatis.aspx]

== Dangers of Spyware ==

Some kinds of Spyware make annoying changes to your computer that can cause your system to slow down or crash. Some Spyware programs can change your Web browser's home page or search page, or add additional components to your browser you don't need or want. They also make it very difficult for you to change your settings back to the way you had them.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/whatis.aspx]

== Steps to Help Prevent Spyware ==

'''Use a firewall''': Although most Spyware (and other [[Malware | malicious software]]) come bundled with other programs or originate from dangerous web sites, a small amount of Spyware can actually be placed on your computer remotely by hackers. Installing a firewall or using the firewall decreases your chance of obtaining any kind of Spyware.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx]

'''Keep your software up-to-date''': Use Window's Update (To find it on Vista, click Start and search for "Windows Update") to make sure that you've downloaded and installed all the latest critical and security updates and patches needed to keep your computer safe.

'''Adjust your browser's security settings''': In Firefox, click on Tools, then click the options; go to the security tab and make sure "Block reported attack sites and web forgeries" are checked. In Internet Explorer, adjust your security settings by clicking on Tools and click Internet Options; select the Security tab and adjust the security level to Medium-High or High. [http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx]

'''Never open "free deal" offers''': Most (if not all) "free deal" offers are entirely fake, and will only damage your computer with [[Malware | malicious software]], including Spyware, when you click on them.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/spyware.jsp]

'''Read the End User License Agreement''': All programs that you install should have an End User License Agreement; you should always read this before installing the programs, because sometimes other "programs" will be installed, when you only want one program.[http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/spyware.jsp]

'''Tips to surf the web more safely''': Only download programs from web sites that you trust. If you're not sure whether to trust a program you are considering downloading, enter the name of the program into your favorite search engine to see if anyone else has reported that it contains Spyware. Read all security warnings, license agreements, and privacy statements associated with any software you download. Never click "Agree" or "OK" to close a window. Instead, click the red "x" in the corner of the window or press Alt + F4 on your keyboard to close a window. Be wary of popular "free" music and movie file-sharing programs, and be sure you understand all of the software packaged with those programs. Use a standard user account instead of an administrator account.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx]

== Removing Spyware ==

Most kinds of malicious software, including Spyware, are designed to be difficult to remove. If you try to uninstall this software like any other program, you might find that the program reappears as soon as you restart your computer. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free consumer anti-malware solution that will help you remove Spyware. It's available as a no-cost download for Windows XP SP2 and higher, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.[http://www.microsoft.com/security/spyware/remove.aspx]

=== Popular Spyware Removal Tools ===

* Microsoft Security Essentials - [https://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials visit]
* SpywareBlaster - [https://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html visit]
* SUPERAntiSpyware - [https://www.superantispyware.com visit]

Main Page

2010-07-24T16:18:48Z

Bob Zenith: /* Frequently Asked Questions */

== Welcome to WOT Wiki!==
We are glad you are here! The WOT Wiki is a cooperative attempt to record information of use to [[WOT community|the WOT community]] and we need your help too since this project is new!
 
* Please read our [[Tasks|tasks]] and [[Guidelines|guidelines for contributions]].

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
* I need help because I am new to WOT.
** [[Getting Started|Get started]] and see the tutorial videos and other information on [http://www.mywot.com/support the Support section].
* What is [[Rating reliability|rating reliability]] and how does it affect WOT's trust in me?
* What is a [[Scorecard| scorecard]], what do [[Scorecard#Scorecard colors|the different colors]] and [[Scorecard#Scorecard components|the various sections]] mean? See also [http://www.mywot.com/en/support/symbols the full list of rating symbols].
* How does [[Activity scores|the activity score]] work?
* The [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq the official FAQ] didn't have answers to your questions? Find more answers in the user-contributed [[FAQ| Wiki FAQ]]!
* The WOT rings are useful. I can see if a site is rated badly or excellent for external links. Can I add it to my website too?
** Please take a look at the [[WOT widget|WOT widget]] that is available to all!
* [[Chrome| Google Chrome]], [[Firefox| Mozilla Firefox]], [[Safari| Safari]] and [[Internet Explorer]]. Is WOT plugin available for Opera too?
** Yes, it is available for Opera too! Please see the user-created [[WOT for Opera]] bookmarklet for more details.

== Documentations ==
* [[History|History]] behind WOT: the when, why, and how...
* Using the [[Rating window|Rating Window]] for [[Rating websites|rating websites]]
* Do you hate it when websites hold your data hostage? You can [[Exporting ratings|export your ratings and comments]].
* [[Comment restrictions|Comment restrictions]] enabled to reduce forum and scorecard spam.
* Miscellaneous (in progress)
** [[Rating limitations|Rating limitations]] on web pages containing long lists of links (hundreds per page).
** Information about [[Warning messages|warnings]], links to [[Links by language|guides, tips, and articles in other languages]].
* [[Rating subdomains|Rating subdomains]]
* [[Trusted Sources|Trusted Sources]] are automated ratings with scorecard references in addition to the WOT user ratings.

== Development ==
* Use reputations in your application through [[API|the API]].
* Download [[Source code|the source code]] for the WOT add-on. Read the version history for our [[Chrome]] and [[Safari]] add-ons.
* Read more about the ongoing experiment for rating [[Shared domains|shared hosts]].
* Have [[Ideas|ideas for future improvements]]? Share them with the rest of us!

== Adding on to WOT Plugin ==
* Learn to [http://www.mywot.com/blog/advanced-configuration create new search rules] for the Firefox add-on or find [[Additional search rules|a user-contributed search rule]] not included with the add-on.
* [[Scorecard search plugin|Scorecard search plugin]] for Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox 2.x and above
* Get the [[WOT Scorecard IE Accelerator]] for Internet Explorer 8 and above

== Useful Tools you should consider using ==
* [[Business / Corporation certification]]
* The [[mass rating tool|mass rating tool]], available to all Platinum WOT members
* [[Online tools|Online tools]]
* [http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm HTML Codes - Characters and symbols]

== Understanding Internet Threats ==
* Beware of [[Adware|Adware]], [[Advertisements|Ads]], [[Backdoor|Backdoors]], [[Blended Threat|Blended Threats]], [[Botnets]], [[Browser Exploit|Browser Exploits]], [[Internet Fraud|Fraud]], [[Identity Theft]], [[Keylogger|Keyloggers]], [[Malware|Malware]], [[Phishing|Phishing]], [[Popups|Pop-ups]], [[Ransomware]], [[Riskware]], [[Rootkit|Rootkit]], [[Spam|Spam and Junk mail]], [[Spyware|Spyware]], [[Trojan Horse|Trojan Horses]], [[Computer Virus|Viruses]], and [[Computer Worm|Worms]]. Can you think of other threats?
* Learn about what [http://groups.google.com/group/mywot/web/security-best-practices other precautions] you can take to enjoy safe surfing on the web!

== How to increase your site's reputation ==
* Understand what is [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]] and why should your website have a [[Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]. Protecting your customers' or visitors' privacy allows people to trust you more.
* Know common threats that you can find at [http://projects.webappsec.org/Threat-Classification The WASC Threat Classification] which can attack your website and learn how to fix these possible exploits.
** The WASC Threat Classification is a cooperative effort to clarify and organize the threats to the security of a web site. The members of the Web Application Security Consortium have created this project to develop and promote industry standard terminology for describing these issues. Application developers, security professionals, software vendors, and compliance auditors will have the ability to access a consistent language and definitions for web security related issues.
* Read more tips at [http://www.mywot.com/en/trustseal/tips WOT Trust Seal's Trust tips].

== Learn to use the WOT Wiki ==
* How to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing edit a page]?
* Read the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]
* Find more help at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]

WOT Wiki:Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

2010-07-24T16:13:01Z

Bob Zenith: /* United States */

The protection of PII is important to maintain public trust and confidence in an organization, to protect the reputation of an organization, and to protect against legal liability for an organization. Organizations have always considered trust, confidence, and reputation as motivating factors in protecting PII. Recently, organizations have become more concerned about the risk of legal liability due to the enactment of many US federal, state, and international privacy laws.

==Examples of PII Data==
The following list contains examples of information that may be considered PII.

* Name, such as full name, maiden name, mother’s maiden name, or alias

* Personal identification number (PIN), such as your Social Security Number (SSN), passport number, driver’s license number, taxpayer identification number, patient identification number, and financial account or credit card number.

* Address information, such as street address or email address.

* Asset information, such as Internet Protocol (IP) or Media Access Control (MAC) address or other host-specific persistent static identifier that consistently links to a particular person or small, well-defined group of people.

* Telephone numbers, including mobile, business, and personal numbers.

* Personal characteristics, including photographic image (especially of face or other distinguishing characteristic), x-rays, fingerprints, or other biometric image or template data (e.g., retina scans, voice signature, facial geometry).

* Information identifying personally owned property, such as vehicle registration or identification number, and title numbers and related information.

* Information about an individual that is linked or linkable to one of the above (e.g., date of birth, place of birth, race, religion, weight, activities, or employment, medical, education, or financial information).

===Source===
NIST Special Publication 800-122 [http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-122/sp800-122.pdf PDF]

<blockquote>''Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII): Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 April 2010''</blockquote>

==Australian Data Protection Act==
[http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd[347]=x-347-61940 Privacy International]
<blockquote>The Australian Senate on 6 December 2000 approved the [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/Privacybill/contents.htm Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill] which extends privacy protections to the private sector. The bill was strongly criticized by privacy advocates and the opposition political party as being far too weak. [http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/SenatePBSub2000.html Commentary] by privacy expert Roger Clarke who describes the bill as "the world's worst privacy legislation." The European Commission has also expressed concern that the law would not be adequte for transborder data flows.</blockquote>
[http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/Privacybill/contents.htm Advisory Report on the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000]

Also reference: [http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Privacy/privacy.html Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.]

==Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act==
===Individual rights===
* know why an organization collects, uses or discloses their personal information;
* ''more''
===Organizations requirements===
* obtain consent when they collect, use or disclose their personal information;
* ''more''

sources:
* Wikipedia [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Personal_Information_Protection_and_Electronic_Documents_Act article]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/P-8.6/ Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (2000, c. 5)]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/P-21/index.html Privacy Act (R.S., 1985, c. P-21)]

==European Union Data Protection Directive==

''officially Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data''

The '''Data Protection Directive''' is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of personal data within the [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/European_Union European Union].

source: [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Data_Protection_Directive Wikipedia entry]

===European Commission: Justice and Home affairs===
* [http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/index_en.htm Data Protection]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/law/index_en.htm Legislative documents]

==Hungary Data Protection Bill==
* [http://abiweb.obh.hu/dpc/ Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information]
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/hungary.htm visit]

==Federative Republic of Brazil==

Article 5 of the 1988 Constitution of Brazil provides that ''"the privacy, private life, honor and image of persons are inviolable, and the right to compensation for property or moral damages resulting from their violation is ensured."''

Reference:
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/brazil.htm visit]

==India Privacy Laws==

No specific legislation pertaining to data protection and privacy has been enacted in India. The Indian government is currently considering the idea of enacting a detailed law on data protection under the initiative of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

References:
* privacyinternational.org - [http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2003/countries/india.htm visit]
* dsci.in - [http://www.dsci.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=79 visit]

==UK Data Protection Act 1998==

[http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=3190610 Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)] 
[https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998 Wikipedia article]
<blockquote>The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect people's fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves.</blockquote>

== United States ==

United States privacy law embodies several different legal concepts. One is the invasion of privacy, a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs, discloses his or her private information, publicizes him or her in a false light, or appropriates his or her name for personal gain. Public figures have less privacy, and this is an evolving area of law as it relates to the media.

The essence of the law derives from a right to privacy, defined broadly as "the right to be let alone." It usually excludes personal matters or activities which may reasonably be of public interest, like those of celebrities or participants in newsworthy events. Invasion of the right to privacy can be the basis for a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity violating the right. These include the Fourth Amendment right to be free of unwarranted search or seizure, the First Amendment right to free assembly, and the Fourteenth Amendment due process right, recognized by the Supreme Court as protecting a general right to privacy within family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing.

source: [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Privacy_laws_of_the_United_States Wikipedia - Privacy laws of the United States]

=== California's Online Privacy Protection Act ===

According to California's Online Privacy Protection Act (OPPA), all online businesses that "collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California" must have a [[Privacy Policy]] on its website. If a website fails to add a Privacy Policy within 30 days of being notified to do so, then it is in violation of this Act.
[http://leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=22001-23000&file=22575-22579 California Law Code]

=== US Information Technology Law ===

* [http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/ttlf/law/us/it/ law.stanford.edu]

see also: [[Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]

Backdoor

2010-07-23T15:08:38Z

Bob Zenith: /* How can I protect myself from backdoors */

A backdoor is a silent way into your computer via a website, software, or operating system. It is achieved by exploiting a vulnerability in one of them to get in and control your computer without your knowledge. Many backdoors (and related security holes) can be found in outdated versions of software.

==Problems backdoors can cause==

Backdoors compromise the safety of your computer, your network, your files, and anything else related to it. They can launch botnets which silently run on your computer without your knowledge for illegal use.

==How can I protect myself from backdoors==

* Update your software to its current version.

* Do not use unlicensed (hacked/cracked) software.

* Use, and have an up to date anti-virus software.

* Keep your operating system up-to-date.

Internet Explorer

2010-07-23T15:06:16Z

Bob Zenith: /* Downloads */

Internet Explorer

2010-07-23T15:05:51Z

Bob Zenith: Added Internet Explorer Page

The add-on requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer (8.0 recommended).

== Terms and conditions ==
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html the GNU General Public License] for more details.

Please notice that [https://www.mywot.com/terms the Terms of Service] apply to all WOT services. If you use the software or the API as a part of your own application or redistribute and modify the software, [https://www.mywot.com/terms/api the API Terms of Service] apply too.

== Downloads ==

[https://www.mywot.com/en/download Download the Add-on] from our website
Current Version: 20100303

== Development Notes ==

If you are interested in participating in the development process, you are welcome to [mailto:support@mywot.com email us patches] for improvements and bug fixes.

WOT

2010-07-22T21:54:02Z

Bob Zenith:

Web of Trust (WOT) is a community-based safe surfing tool that uses an intuitive traffic-light style rating system to help Internet users stay safe as they search, browse, and shop online. The WOT security add-on provides safety ratings to search results when using Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, and other popular sites, helping people protect their computers and personal information. Web site ratings are continuously updated by millions of members of the WOT community and from numerous trusted sources, such as phishing site listings. The free Internet security add-on works with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers and can be downloaded at http://www.mywot.com.

== Company History ==
Based in Helsinki, Finland, WOT Services Ltd. (formally known as Against Intuition, Inc.) was founded in 2006 by two graduate students: [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/5 Timo Ala-Kleemola] and [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/4 Sami Tolvanen]. WOT Services focuses on developing and providing software and services for the WOT community and on promoting the community's goals. In February, 2009, Michael "Monty" Widenius, founder of MySQL and a guru for the global open source movement invested in WOT. The Finnish Industry Investment Ltd. is an existing shareholder.

== How WOT works ==
WOT allows users to add their input on the trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy and/or child safety of a website based on their experience with the site and/or services they offer. The rating scale ranges from poor to excellent and is algorithmic. WOT calculates the reputation of a website through a combination of user ratings and data from trusted sources such as [http://hosts-file.net hpHosts] [http://www.legitscript.com Legit Script] [http://www.pandasecurity.com Panda Security], [https://www.phishtank.com PhishTank], and [http://www.truste.com TRUSTe].

== Browser integration ==
WOT is available as an add-on for Internet Explorer, [[Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] and as a bookmarklet for [[WOT for Opera | Opera]], [[Chrome | Google Chrome]], [[Safari]], and any other browser supporting JavaScript and bookmarks/favorites. After downloading the add-on to the user's browser, the WOT logo appears in the web browser's navigation toolbar. When the user navigates to a website, the color of the logo will change color based on a traffic light system (Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Red or Red); depending on the reputation of a website determined by its users.

'''Availability'''
The add-on works with [[Firefox]] on all platforms and Internet Explorer on Windows. The user interface comes in 14 languages and a colorblind accessible version.

== Rating Components ==
WOT uses four categories to determine what they consider to be the reputation of a website.

'''Trustworthiness''' - The "poor" rating indicates Internet scams like lottery or identity theft risks, credit card fraud, phishing, spyware, adware, malware or computer viruses. The site may obtain a rating of "unsatisfactory" if it contains unnecessary advertisements, excessive pop-ups, or content that makes the browser crash.(Trust may also refer to the believability of the content.)
'''Vendor reliability''' - Rates whether the site is safe for buying and selling, or for business transactions in general. A "poor" rating indicates possible fraud or a bad shopping experience.
'''Privacy''' - Tells whether the site owner can be trusted, if it's safe to supply an email address, and download files. A "poor" rating indicates spam, adware, or spyware.
'''Child safety''' - Indicates whether the site contains age-inappropriate material of a sexual, hateful, or violent nature, or content that encourages dangerous or illegal activities.

'''Rating symbols'''
WOT rating icons This content has an uncertain copyright status and is pending deletion. You can comment on its removal.

After using a popular search engine like Google, a tiny icon appears beside the link—green for go, yellow for proceed with caution and red for stop. WOT warns about sites that can damage files on your computer, or cause other trouble. WOT ratings are shown on Google, Yahoo!, Gmail, Wikipedia, Digg, del.icio.us, AOL, MSN and other popular sites.
Website security scorecard
WOT Website Reputation Scorecard

The Website Security Scorecard was introduced with WOT version 3. The scorecard shows data on popularity, a link to the WHOIS domain entry, detailed rating information with graphics, and a section for user comments and references. The references come from negative sources such as phishing, malware, and spam blacklists or positive sources like del.icio.us, Digg, or Wikipedia.
== Rating quality ==
Ratings in WOT measure the overall trust users have in a website in addition to its safety. Therefore, a website that might technically be safe to visit can still have a bad rating if large enough portion of the community has indicated lack of trust for the site.

Ultimately, the accuracy of the resulting ratings depends on the accuracy of the submitted opinions. User participation might also lead to biased ratings, especially if only a few users have rated a website. Concerns have been raised that some WOT users may not be knowledgeable enough about the personal data management of a website to provide accurate ratings concerning privacy, for example, which could lead to good sites being rated bad and vice-versa. These issues have, in part, been mitigated by using Bayesian-based statistical analysis on the ratings and automatically giving the ratings of trusted users a greater influence.

== Privacy ==
WOT has a strict privacy policy, and they claim to follow it to the letter. The website states, "The WOT add-on collects information only for computing website ratings, performing statistical analysis, and preventing abuse of our service. Any information that is no longer needed for these purposes is deleted."
== Recognition ==
'''PC Magazine''' The WOT add-on is reviewed by Neil Rubenking
'''Softpedia''' The WOT add-on is reviewed by Ionut Ilascu, Editor, Software Reviews
'''BNET''' WOT is reviewed in BNET's Business Hacks by Rick Broida
'''cnet.com''' WOT for Internet Explorer 20090414 received a 5 star rating based on a June 10, 2009 review by CNET staff.
'''PC Welt''' The WOT add-on is recommended German PC Welt(a PC World publication)
'''Gizmo''' Top Pick for Best Freeware Internet Security Check WOT won the top pick award at Gizmo's Best Freeware Internet Security Check
'''Recommended at Firefox Add-ons''' WOT is on the recommended add-ons rotation since July 2008 at Mozilla's Firefox Add-ons website.

WOT Wiki:Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

2010-07-22T20:23:31Z

Bob Zenith:

Privacy Policy

2010-07-22T14:45:41Z

Bob Zenith: /* Cookie policy */

Privacy Policy

2010-07-22T14:45:01Z

Bob Zenith: /* Cookie policy */

FAQ

2010-07-21T20:36:54Z

Bob Zenith: /* Why can't I see how others have rated a site? */

This is a collection of answers not found in [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq the official FAQ]. If you are experiencing problems with the add-on, you'll find solutions on [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback/problem the problem report page].

== Common misconceptions ==

=== Users aren't qualified to rate sites ===

We realize the average web user isn't a security professional and we don't expect them to go out and investigate random websites for safety. We have an active group of experienced users who review sites for technical safety and help the average user avoid security threats. We only expect users to share their experiences with the websites they already know, because they are uniquely qualified to do that. Being able to learn from other people's experiences is the whole reason for this service.

=== Someone has to fall victim first before others can be warned ===

Someone obviously has to discover threats before they can warn others, but it doesn't mean this someone has to fall victim or even be a WOT user. We collect information from a number of blacklists and other sources to warn users of emerging threats before they have to experience them personally.

=== Reputations are easy to manipulate ===

When someone first hears about the concept behind WOT, their first objection is that someone could easily spam the system with tons of ratings and rate down their competitors or otherwise manipulate reputations, but that's not true. We designed the reputation system to be as fair as possible and very resistant to manipulation.

==== Ratings aren't equally reliable ====

Usually in reputation systems each rating is weighted equally and reputations are computed as the average of all ratings, which makes them extremely vulnerable to automated attacks. Therefore, we decided early on to value ratings by their merit and use some of the principles of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference Bayesian inference] for combining the ratings into reputations. Without going into details, the system analyzes each user's rating behavior from several aspects in order to determine their reliability. When you start using WOT, your ratings have little weight, but if you keep rating sites consistently, your ratings will be considered more reliable over time. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy meritocratic] nature of the system makes it far more difficult for spammers to abuse, because bots will have a hard time simulating human behavior over a long period of time.

Note: User reliability is determined using statistical modeling and doesn't depend on the number of ratings or whether you agree with other users. Specifically, it's not related to your activity score or user level, which simply tell you how active you've been.

==== Unusual behavior is automatically detected ====

In addition to weighting ratings differently based on statistical analysis of user's rating behavior, we also monitor for unusual rating activity. The system is capable of ignoring spammers without human intervention and almost every type of unusual rating behavior can be detected. We investigate all suspicious activity and ratings from someone abusing the service will be silently ignored.

==== But I don't agree with a reputation! ====

The site's reputation tells you how much other users trust the website. If you disagree with a reputation, it's most likely not because the reputation is being manipulated or there's a conspiracy against the site, but because other people simply don't agree with you. Their experiences may be different from yours, it happens sometimes. You may want to start a new topic on [http://www.mywot.com/forum the forum] to discuss the site's reputation or if you suspect unusual activity, [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback/problem report it].

== Malicious rumors ==

It's unfortunate, but the more popular WOT gets and the more successful it is at preventing people from falling for scams, the more people start attacking us. Often scammers whose business model WOT is hurting or other disgruntled website owners spread malicious rumors about the service in an attempt to discredit it and discourage people from benefiting from the reputations.

=== The add-on is spyware or adware ===

Due to its concept, the WOT add-on needs to request reputations for each website you visit. It also needs to keep track of your ratings, which it does by creating a random, anonymous identifier for you automatically. It's obvious that this information could be used to track which sites you browse, which is probably why spreading rumors about WOT being [[Spyware|spyware]] is a favorite amongst those trying to discredit the service. WOT is not spyware or [[Adware|adware]] and does its best to respect your privacy:

* '''Open add-ons.''' All WOT add-ons are open source, which means anyone can download [[Source code|the source code]] and verify what the add-on does. There are no secrets in the add-on, it only does what it says. The Firefox add-on is also thoroughly reviewed by Mozilla editors every time it's submitted to the Add-ons website.
* '''No tracking.''' The add-on sends as little information to WOT servers as possible. When you visit a website, the add-on sends the hostname (not the URL) of the site to WOT servers to load the reputation and your ratings. The hostname is encrypted in transit and on our servers logs to prevent eavesdropping. No further requests are made if you revisit the site during the next 30 minutes while the add-on keeps the reputations in its internal cache.
* '''Data retention.''' All requests the add-on makes are logged temporarily on WOT's servers. These logs aren't used to track users and the information isn't shared with anyone. The logs are kept temporarily only to create usage statistics and to analyze possible abuse incidents. All the information (except for your ratings, of course) is deleted after one month. You can read more from [http://www.mywot.com/privacy the privacy policy].

The Firefox add-on also shows Surf Canyon's search refinements on Google search results. Although WOT gets a small revenue from all refinement clicks, which helps support further development of the add-on, the search refinement links are not ads, but aim to help users find relevant information faster. The links go to Surf Canyon's website, where you'll see relevant search results with WOT ratings. No information about your searches is stored. This feature can be easily and permanently turned off by clicking the X mark next to the refinement links.

=== Selling trust seals means reputations can be bought ===

After [http://www.mywot.com/trustseal the WOT trust seal] was introduced, every now and then rumors resurface saying reputations can be bought, because WOT now sells trust seals. That couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, only websites that have already earned a good reputation from user ratings are eligible for a trust seal, and should the website's reputation change to poor in future, they will lose the trust seal. Sending us money will not affect a website's reputation, it's still determined from user ratings as always.

== Ratings vs. comments ==

Ratings are often confused with comments, probably because comments are so prominently visible on the scorecard. Users can rate websites on the add-on or on each website's scorecard in four rating components. Ratings are private, which means they are not shown to other users. Reputations are computed only from ratings.

If users want to share additional details about their experiences, they can also write comments to scorecards. Comments are purely informational and have no effect on the reputation. Comments can be voted up or down depending on whether others agree with them. Comment votes only determine the default order of comments on the scorecard, they won't affect the site's reputation. If a site's reputation rating is determined to be controversial, comment voting is disabled to prevent one side from suppressing opposing views by voting them down.

=== Why can't I see how others have rated a site? ===

It's always been WOT's policy to keep user ratings private and have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_ballot a secret ballot]. If users want to reveal their opinion of a website to others, they have an option to post a comment. If all ratings were public, users might be reluctant to rate certain sites, because it would reveal to everyone they have actually visited them. Not to mention that users with an opposite agenda might start intimidating others to change their ratings. This all would lead to less ratings, which leads to less reliable reputations; something nobody wants.

=== Why don't you show the number of ratings? ===

Unlike it might first seem, the number of ratings won't tell you the reliability of a reputation, and showing it could in fact be misleading to users. It would be trivial for a spammer to rate a site multiple times and thereby make the reputation appear to be reliable, for example. This is why WOT shows you the confidence indicator instead (the small human figures next to each rating symbol). The confidence value tells you how reliable the rating system considers the reputation and it's based not only on the quantity of ratings, but also the estimated reliability of the users who rated the site.

=== Why don't comments always match the reputation? ===

A site's reputation is computed from ratings, not comments. Leaving a comment is completely optional and since users who disagree with the reputation or otherwise feel strongly about the site are more likely to also write a comment, it's not uncommon for comments to appear to contradict with the reputation.

Community

2010-07-20T15:28:35Z

Bob Zenith: Added redirect

#REDIRECT [[WOT community]]

WOT Community

2010-07-20T15:28:05Z

Bob Zenith: Added redirect

#REDIRECT [[WOT community]]

WOT community

2010-07-20T14:32:07Z

Bob Zenith:

== WOT Community ==
Please read our [[Tasks]] and [[Guidelines]].

== Community awards and honors==
===Awards===
Nominations are carried out and only WOT users who represent the best of WOT in terms of '''trustworthiness, reliability, confidence and team spirit''' will be selected. Award recipients will be selected manually by the WOT team and awards will be given out by New Year's Eve. Every outstanding nominee in each area will be chosen and profiled, along with a description of their accomplishments.
 
So what are you waiting for? Contribute more to WOT and earn yourself a better chance to be a nominee! Give yourself a pat on the back if you are already an award nominee, but remember to continue contributing too!
===Publicity Award===
The WOT Publicity award goes to those members who have enthusiastically promoted WOT and safe surfing to other people.
 
Any kind of activity could be eligible - writing on their own blog, forum, Q&A sites, social networking sites, how-to videos, through business or school contacts and or other innovative techniques.
 
[[File:Award_publicity_2008.png]]
 
BobJam [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/54823]

Bpvette [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/121243]

Frank J. [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/153350]

MysteryFCM [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/24160]

Reprotected [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/2724]

Spacequad [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/66196]

Wehaveitall [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1143]

[[File:Award_publicity_2009.png]]
 
BerArt [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/112496]

Bill Mullins [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/4058]

Cotojo [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/18428]

Creastery [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/15879]

Evilfantasy [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/7398]

Frank J. [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/153350]

Galaxyfox [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/13016]

Hackman2007 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/32535]

jpvip [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/5427]

Mandrake09 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/39237]

MysteryFCM [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/24160]

Sun88990 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/42706]

YoKenny [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/45191]
 
===Top Member Award===
The WOT Top Member award goes to those members who have made a significant contribution to the progress and development of WOT. They serve the community by giving their time, knowledge and advice to help others stay safe when shopping, searching or browsing on the Web.
 
[[File:Award_top_member_2008.png]]

Athlonite [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/89953]

BobJam [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/54823]

FlyAqua [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/83067]

Phantazm [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/108271]

Wehaveitall [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1143]

Xp54321 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/52322]

[[File:Award_top_member_2009.png]]

Athlonite [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/89953]

BobJam [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/54823]

Cotojo [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/18428]

FlyAqua [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/83067]

G7W [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/123741]

Journeyman [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/150103]

MysteryFCM [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/24160]

Phantazm [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/108271]

Rob [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1176]

Sebsauvage [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/165524]

Soran [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/44309]

Wehaveitall [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1143]

Yatti420 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1057]

YoKenny [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/45191]
 
===Scam Buster Award===
The WOT Scam Buster award goes to those members who have contributed in the battle for a safe Internet. They may have discovered and reported threats or scams that could do harm to others' computers, personal data and wallets, or contributed to research against cybercrime.
 
[[File:Award_scam_buster_2008.png]]
 
Bonsai Rosebushes [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/14812]

Cotojo [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/18428]

Logicman [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/17863]

Lordpake [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1418]

Mandrake09 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/39237]

Yatti420 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1057]

[[File:Award_scam_buster_2009.png]]
 
BobJam [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/54823]

Catcha [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/155070]

Cconniejean [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/21607]

Cotojo [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/18428]

Delan Azabani [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/245631]

Difawi_Defrawy [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/201340]

Frank J. [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/153350]

G7W [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/123741]

LiVeRpUdLiAn932 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/169716]

Logicman [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/17863]

Lordpake [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/1418]

Mandrake09 [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/39237]

MikeWazowski [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/175415]

MysteryFCM [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/24160]

Shazza [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/108271]

Spacequad [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/66196]

Tonor [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/198166]

Warxas [http://www.mywot.com/en/user/110914]

FAQ

2010-07-19T22:51:11Z

Bob Zenith: /* The add-on is spyware or adware */

This is a collection of answers not found in [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq the official FAQ]. If you are experiencing problems with the add-on, you'll find solutions on [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback/problem the problem report page].

== Common misconceptions ==

=== Users aren't qualified to rate sites ===

We realize the average web user isn't a security professional and we don't expect them to go out and investigate random websites for safety. We have an active group of experienced users who review sites for technical safety and help the average user avoid security threats. We only expect users to share their experiences with the websites they already know, because they are uniquely qualified to do that. Being able to learn from other people's experiences is the whole reason for this service.

=== Someone has to fall victim first before others can be warned ===

Someone obviously has to discover threats before they can warn others, but it doesn't mean this someone has to fall victim or even be a WOT user. We collect information from a number of blacklists and other sources to warn users of emerging threats before they have to experience them personally.

=== Reputations are easy to manipulate ===

When someone first hears about the concept behind WOT, their first objection is that someone could easily spam the system with tons of ratings and rate down their competitors or otherwise manipulate reputations, but that's not true. We designed the reputation system to be as fair as possible and very resistant to manipulation.

==== Ratings aren't equally reliable ====

Usually in reputation systems each rating is weighted equally and reputations are computed as the average of all ratings, which makes them extremely vulnerable to automated attacks. Therefore, we decided early on to value ratings by their merit and use some of the principles of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_inference Bayesian inference] for combining the ratings into reputations. Without going into details, the system analyzes each user's rating behavior from several aspects in order to determine their reliability. When you start using WOT, your ratings have little weight, but if you keep rating sites consistently, your ratings will be considered more reliable over time. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy meritocratic] nature of the system makes it far more difficult for spammers to abuse, because bots will have a hard time simulating human behavior over a long period of time.

Note: User reliability is determined using statistical modeling and doesn't depend on the number of ratings or whether you agree with other users. Specifically, it's not related to your activity score or user level, which simply tell you how active you've been.

==== Unusual behavior is automatically detected ====

In addition to weighting ratings differently based on statistical analysis of user's rating behavior, we also monitor for unusual rating activity. The system is capable of ignoring spammers without human intervention and almost every type of unusual rating behavior can be detected. We investigate all suspicious activity and ratings from someone abusing the service will be silently ignored.

==== But I don't agree with a reputation! ====

The site's reputation tells you how much other users trust the website. If you disagree with a reputation, it's most likely not because the reputation is being manipulated or there's a conspiracy against the site, but because other people simply don't agree with you. Their experiences may be different from yours, it happens sometimes. You may want to start a new topic on [http://www.mywot.com/forum the forum] to discuss the site's reputation or if you suspect unusual activity, [http://www.mywot.com/support/feedback/problem report it].

== Malicious rumors ==

It's unfortunate, but the more popular WOT gets and the more successful it is at preventing people from falling for scams, the more people start attacking us. Often scammers whose business model WOT is hurting or other disgruntled website owners spread malicious rumors about the service in an attempt to discredit it and discourage people from benefiting from the reputations.

=== The add-on is [[Spyware]] or [[Adware]] ===

Due to its concept, the WOT add-on needs to request reputations for each website you visit. It also needs to keep track of your ratings, which it does by creating a random, anonymous identifier for you automatically. It's obvious that this information could be used to track which sites you browse, which is probably why spreading rumors about WOT being [[Spyware]] is a favorite amongst those trying to discredit the service. WOT is not [[Spyware]] and does its best to respect your privacy:

* '''Open add-ons.''' All WOT add-ons are open source, which means anyone can download [[Source code|the source code]] and verify what the add-on does. There are no secrets in the add-on, it only does what it says. The Firefox add-on is also thoroughly reviewed by Mozilla editors every time it's submitted to the Add-ons website.
* '''No tracking.''' The add-on sends as little information to WOT servers as possible. When you visit a website, the add-on sends the hostname (not the URL) of the site to WOT servers to load the reputation and your ratings. The hostname is encrypted in transit and on our servers logs to prevent eavesdropping. No further requests are made if you revisit the site during the next 30 minutes while the add-on keeps the reputations in its internal cache.
* '''Data retention.''' All requests the add-on makes are logged temporarily on WOT's servers. These logs aren't used to track users and the information isn't shared with anyone. The logs are kept temporarily only to create usage statistics and to analyze possible abuse incidents. All the information (except for your ratings, of course) is deleted after one month. You can read more from [http://www.mywot.com/privacy the privacy policy].

The Firefox add-on also shows Surf Canyon's search refinements on Google search results. Although WOT gets a small revenue from all refinement clicks, which helps support further development of the add-on, the search refinement links are not ads, but aim to help users find relevant information faster. The links go to Surf Canyon's website, where you'll see relevant search results with WOT ratings. No information about your searches is stored. This feature can be easily and permanently turned off by clicking the X mark next to the refinement links.

=== Selling trust seals means reputations can be bought ===

After [http://www.mywot.com/trustseal the WOT trust seal] was introduced, every now and then rumors resurface saying reputations can be bought, because WOT now sells trust seals. That couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, only websites that have already earned a good reputation from user ratings are eligible for a trust seal, and should the website's reputation change to poor in future, they will lose the trust seal. Sending us money will not affect a website's reputation, it's still determined from user ratings as always.

== Ratings vs. comments ==

Ratings are often confused with comments, probably because comments are so prominently visible on the scorecard. Users can rate websites on the add-on or on each website's scorecard in four rating components. Ratings are private, which means they are not shown to other users. Reputations are computed only from ratings.

If users want to share additional details about their experiences, they can also write comments to scorecards. Comments are purely informational and have no effect on the reputation. Comments can be voted up or down depending on whether others agree with them. Comment votes only determine the default order of comments on the scorecard, they won't affect the site's reputation. If a site's reputation rating is determined to be controversial, comment voting is disabled to prevent one side from suppressing opposing views by voting them down.

=== Why can't I see how others have rated a site? ===

It's always been WOT's policy to keep user ratings private and have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_ballot a secret ballot]. If users want to reveal their opinion of a website to others, they have an option to post a comment. If all ratings were public, users might be reluctant to rate certain sites, because it would reveal to everyone they have actually visited them. Not to mention that users with an opposite agenda might start intimidating others to change their ratings. This all would lead to less ratings, which leads to less reliable reputations. Something nobody wants.

=== Why don't you show the number of ratings? ===

Unlike it might first seem, the number of ratings won't tell you the reliability of a reputation, and showing it could in fact be misleading to users. It would be trivial for a spammer to rate a site multiple times and thereby make the reputation appear to be reliable, for example. This is why WOT shows you the confidence indicator instead (the small human figures next to each rating symbol). The confidence value tells you how reliable the rating system considers the reputation and it's based not only on the quantity of ratings, but also the estimated reliability of the users who rated the site.

=== Why don't comments always match the reputation? ===

A site's reputation is computed from ratings, not comments. Leaving a comment is completely optional and since users who disagree with the reputation or otherwise feel strongly about the site are more likely to also write a comment, it's not uncommon for comments to appear to contradict with the reputation.

Trusted Sources

2010-07-17T15:54:20Z

Bob Zenith: /* Malware */ Added Malware Patrol

WOT incorporates automated scorecard references from various partners known as Trusted Sources.
The [[Scorecard]] reference is added when the partner's database include an entry and when the partner's database removes an entry, WOT's scorecard removes the reference. Inclusion / removal is not immediate, it takes about 24 hours for entries to appear or disappear after WOT has received notification from the source provider.

The current list of ''trusted sources'' includes:

==Adult==
; Generic
: Scorecard entries are identified with the "Appeared on an Adult listing"
 

==Malware==
; hpHosts - [http://hosts-file.net/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.

; DNS-BH - [http://www.malwaredomains.com/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.

; Malware Domain List - [http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.

; Malware Patrol - [http://www.malwarepatrol.net/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.

; MalwareURL.com - [http://www.malwareurl.com/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
 

==Pharmaceutical==
; LegitScript.com - [http://www.legitscript.com/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
:* Why trust LegitScript classifications? Forum discussion [http://www.mywot.com/forum/6473-tdp-healthcare-logistic-limited?comment=36049#comment-36049 example]
 

==Phishing==
; Artists Against 419 - [http://wiki.aa419.org/index.php/Main_Page visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.

; AutoShun (snort list) - [http://www.autoshun.org/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.

; PhishTank - [https://www.phishtank.com/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
 

==Spam==
; SpamCop - [http://www.spamcop.net/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from their statistics of spamvertised websites, not from their blacklist. These SpamCop entries have very little effect on the site's reputation and are referenced as an advisory.

; joewein.de LLC - [http://www.joewein.net/ visit]
: Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly via the new listings blacklist.

Main Page

2010-07-01T20:27:44Z

Bob Zenith:

== Welcome to WOT Wiki, supported by the WOT Community!==
We are glad you are here! The WOT Wiki is a cooperative attempt to record information of use to [[WOT community|the WOT community]] and we need your help too since this project is new!
 
* Please read our [[Tasks|tasks]] and [[Guidelines|guidelines for contributions]].

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
* I need help because I am new to WOT.
** [[Getting Started|Get started]] and see the tutorial videos and other information on [http://www.mywot.com/support the Support section].
* What is [[Rating reliability|rating reliability]] and how does it affect WOT's trust in me?
* What is a [[Scorecard| scorecard]], what do [[Scorecard#Scorecard colors|the different colors]] and [[Scorecard#Scorecard components|the various sections]] mean? See also [http://www.mywot.com/en/support/symbols the full list of rating symbols].
* How does [[Activity scores|the activity score]] work?
* The [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq the official FAQ] didn't have answers to your questions? Find more answers in the user-contributed [[FAQ| Wiki FAQ]]!
* The WOT rings are useful. I can see if a site is rated badly or excellent for external links. Can I add it to my website too?
** Use the [[WOT widget|WOT widget]]!
* [[Chrome| Google Chrome]], [[Firefox| Mozilla Firefox]] and Internet Explorer. Is there WOT plugin available for Opera?
** Yes, there is. Please read more at [[WOT for Opera]]

== Documentations ==
* [[History|History]] behind WOT: the when, why, and how...
* Using the [[Rating window|Rating Window]] for [[Rating websites|rating websites]]
* Do you hate it when websites hold your data hostage? You can [[Exporting ratings|export your ratings and comments]].
* [[Comment restrictions|Comment restrictions]] enabled to reduce forum and scorecard spam.
* Miscellaneous (in progress)
** [[Rating limitations|Rating limitations]] on web pages containing long lists of links (hundreds per page).
** Information about [[Warning messages|warnings]], links to [[Links by language|guides, tips, and articles in other languages]].
* [[Rating subdomains|Rating subdomains]]
* [[Trusted Sources|Trusted Sources]] are automated ratings with scorecard references in addition to the WOT user ratings.

== Development ==
* Use reputations in your application through [[API|the API]].
* Download [[Source code|the source code]] for the WOT add-on. Read the version history for our [[Chrome]] and [[Safari]] add-ons.
* Read more about the ongoing experiment for rating [[Shared domains|shared hosts]].
* Have [[Ideas|ideas for future improvements]]? Share them with the rest of us!

== Adding on to WOT Plugin ==
* Learn to [http://www.mywot.com/blog/advanced-configuration create new search rules] for the Firefox add-on or find [[Additional search rules|a user-contributed search rule]] not included with the add-on.
* [[Scorecard search plugin|Scorecard search plugin]] for Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox 2.x and above
* Get the [[WOT Scorecard IE Accelerator]] for Internet Explorer 8 and above

== Useful Tools you should consider using ==
* [[Business / Corporation certification]]
* The [[mass rating tool|mass rating tool]], available to all Platinum WOT members
* [[Online tools|Online tools]]
* [http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm HTML Codes - Characters and symbols]

== Understanding Internet Threats ==
* Beware of [[Adware|Adware]], [[Advertisements|Ads]], [[Backdoor|Backdoors]], [[Blended Threat|Blended Threats]], [[Botnets]], [[Browser Exploit|Browser Exploits]], [[Internet Fraud|Fraud]], [[Identity Theft]], [[Keylogger|Keyloggers]], [[Malware|Malware]], [[Phishing|Phishing]], [[Popups|Pop-ups]], [[Ransomware]], [[Riskware]], [[Rootkit|Rootkit]], [[Spam|Spam and Junk mail]], [[Spyware|Spyware]], [[Trojan Horse|Trojan Horses]], [[Computer Virus|Viruses]], and [[Computer Worm|Worms]]. Can you think of other threats?
* Learn about what [http://groups.google.com/group/mywot/web/security-best-practices other precautions] you can take to enjoy safe surfing on the web!

== How to increase your site's reputation ==
* Understand what is [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]] and why should your website have a [[Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]. Protecting your customers' or visitors' privacy allows people to trust you more.
* Know common threats that you can find at [http://projects.webappsec.org/Threat-Classification The WASC Threat Classification] which can attack your website and learn how to fix these possible exploits.
** The WASC Threat Classification is a cooperative effort to clarify and organize the threats to the security of a web site. The members of the Web Application Security Consortium have created this project to develop and promote industry standard terminology for describing these issues. Application developers, security professionals, software vendors, and compliance auditors will have the ability to access a consistent language and definitions for web security related issues.
* Read more tips at [http://www.mywot.com/en/trustseal/tips WOT Trust Seal's Trust tips].

== Learn to use the WOT Wiki ==
* How to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing edit a page]?
* Read the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]
* Find more help at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]

WOT for Firefox

2010-07-01T20:22:00Z

Bob Zenith: Created Redirect

#REDIRECT [[Firefox]]

Opera

2010-07-01T20:21:10Z

Bob Zenith: Created Redirect

#REDIRECT [[WOT for Opera]]

Main Page

2010-06-30T02:38:42Z

Bob Zenith: Undo revision 1011 by Balloonhead66 (Talk)

== Welcome to WOT Wiki, supported by the WOT Community!==
We are glad you are here! The WOT Wiki is a cooperative attempt to record information of use to [[WOT community|the WOT community]] and we need your help too since this project is new!
 
* Please read our [[Tasks|tasks]] and [[Guidelines|guidelines for contributions]].

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
* I need help because I am new to WOT.
** [[Getting Started|Get started]] and see the tutorial videos and other information on [http://www.mywot.com/support the Support section].
* What is [[Rating reliability|rating reliability]] and how does it affect WOT's trust in me?
* What is [[Scorecard|a scorecard]], what do [[Scorecard#Scorecard colors|the different colors]] and [[Scorecard#Scorecard components|the various sections]] mean? See also [http://www.mywot.com/en/support/symbols the full list of rating symbols].
* How does [[Activity scores|the activity score]] work?
* The [http://www.mywot.com/support/faq the official FAQ] didn't have answers to your questions? Find more answers in the user-contributed [[FAQ| Wiki FAQ]]!
* The WOT rings are useful. I can see if a site is rated badly or excellent for external links. Can I add it to my website too?
** Use the [[WOT widget|WOT widget]]!
* Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Is there WOT plugin available for Opera?
** Yes, there is. Please read more at [[WOT for Opera]]

== Documentations ==
* [[History|History]] behind WOT: the when, why, and how...
* Using the [[Rating window|Rating Window]] for [[Rating websites|rating websites]]
* Do you hate it when websites hold your data hostage? You can [[Exporting ratings|export your ratings and comments]].
* [[Comment restrictions|Comment restrictions]] enabled to reduce forum and scorecard spam.
* Miscellaneous (in progress)
** [[Rating limitations|Rating limitations]] on web pages containing long lists of links (hundreds per page).
** Information about [[Warning messages|warnings]], links to [[Links by language|guides, tips, and articles in other languages]].
* [[Rating subdomains|Rating subdomains]]
* [[Trusted Sources|Trusted Sources]] are automated ratings with scorecard references in addition to the WOT user ratings.

== Development ==
* Use reputations in your application through [[API|the API]].
* Download [[Source code|the source code]] for the WOT add-on. Read the version history for our [[Chrome]] and [[Safari]] add-ons.
* Read more about the ongoing experiment for rating [[Shared domains|shared hosts]].
* Have [[Ideas|ideas for future improvements]]? Share them with the rest of us!

== Adding on to WOT Plugin ==
* Learn to [http://www.mywot.com/blog/advanced-configuration create new search rules] for the Firefox add-on or find [[Additional search rules|a user-contributed search rule]] not included with the add-on.
* [[Scorecard search plugin|Scorecard search plugin]] for Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox 2.x and above
* Get the [[WOT Scorecard IE Accelerator]] for Internet Explorer 8 and above

== Useful Tools you should consider using ==
* [[Business / Corporation certification]]
* The [[mass rating tool|mass rating tool]], available to all Platinum WOT members
* [[Online tools|Online tools]]
* [http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm HTML Codes - Characters and symbols]

== Understanding Internet Threats ==
* Beware of [[Adware|Adware]], [[Advertisements|Ads]], [[Backdoor|Backdoors]], [[Blended Threat|Blended Threats]], [[Botnets]], [[Browser Exploit|Browser Exploits]], [[Internet Fraud|Fraud]], [[Identity Theft]], [[Keylogger|Keyloggers]], [[Malware|Malware]], [[Phishing|Phishing]], [[Popups|Pop-ups]], [[Ransomware]], [[Riskware]], [[Rootkit|Rootkit]], [[Spam|Spam and Junk mail]], [[Spyware|Spyware]], [[Trojan Horse|Trojan Horses]], [[Computer Virus|Viruses]], and [[Computer Worm|Worms]]. Can you think of other threats?
* Learn about what [http://groups.google.com/group/mywot/web/security-best-practices other precautions] you can take to enjoy safe surfing on the web!

== How to increase your site's reputation ==
* Understand what is [[Personally Identifiable Information (PII)|Personally Identifiable Information (PII)]] and why should your website have a [[Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]]. Protecting your customers' or visitors' privacy allows people to trust you more.
* Know common threats that you can find at [http://projects.webappsec.org/Threat-Classification The WASC Threat Classification] which can attack your website and learn how to fix these possible exploits.
** The WASC Threat Classification is a cooperative effort to clarify and organize the threats to the security of a web site. The members of the Web Application Security Consortium have created this project to develop and promote industry standard terminology for describing these issues. Application developers, security professionals, software vendors, and compliance auditors will have the ability to access a consistent language and definitions for web security related issues.
* Read more tips at [http://www.mywot.com/en/trustseal/tips WOT Trust Seal's Trust tips].

== Learn to use the WOT Wiki ==
* How to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing edit a page]?
* Read the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]
* Find more help at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]

Firefox

2010-06-28T19:52:22Z

Bob Zenith:

The add-on requires Firefox 3.0 or later.

== Terms and conditions ==
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html the GNU General Public License] for more details.

Please notice that [https://www.mywot.com/terms the Terms of Service] apply to all WOT services. If you use the software or the API as a part of your own application or redistribute and modify the software, [https://www.mywot.com/terms/api the API Terms of Service] apply too.

== Downloads ==
* [https://www.mywot.com/en/download Download the add-on] from our website.

After installing, you can always update to the latest supported version from Preferences -> Extensions -> Updates.

== Development notes ==
If you are interested in participating in the development process, you are welcome to [mailto:support@mywot.com email us patches] for improvements and bug fixes.

=== Version History ===

Add WOT to Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456/

WOT Add-on Version History: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/3456

'''Version 20100503''' — May 2, 2010 — 721 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a5pre

* Fixes compatibility with Firefox 3.7a5pre after 20100429 nightly builds.
* Fixes accessibility in the warning screen.

'''Version 20091028''' — October 28, 2009 — 730 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a5pre

* Changed the license to GNU GPL v3 and updated Terms of Service accordingly
* Changed the key binding for the "View WOT scorecard" menu item to not collide with "Open Link in New Window"

'''Version 20090918''' — September 21, 2009 — 726 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a1pre

* Added support for SeaMonkey 2
* Added support for content scripts on search results pages

'''Version 20090728''' — July 28, 2009 — 725 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a1pre

* Fixes zh-CN translation
* Fixes warning screen issues for pages with Java applets
* Instructs Firefox to flush preferences after major changes

'''Version 20090414''' — April 15, 2009 — 725 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a1pre

* Fixes window size and warning issues for small screen resolutions
* Fixes an issue with the warning notification when quickly switching tabs

'''Version 20090325''' — March 25, 2009 — 723 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.6a1pre

* Improved welcome process
* New warning and blocking screens
* New "View WOT scorecard" option on the context menu for links
* New languages: zh-CN, zh-TW, ja-JP, and cs-CZ
* Fixes compatibility with 3.6a1pre

'''Version 20081111''' — November 11, 2008 — 1,144 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.6a1pre

* Adds support for Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail

'''Version 20081020''' — October 20, 2008 — 1,143 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b2pre

* Includes fixes for upcoming webmail support
* Uses rating prefetching for faster blocking when enabled

'''Version 20081006''' — October 6, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b2pre

* Fixes links that were broken after the previous update

'''Version 20080917''' — September 16, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b1pre

* Fixes profile synchronization when third party cookies are disabled in Firefox 3 (bug 437174 still)

'''Version 20080811''' — August 11, 2008 — 1,143 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b1pre

* Includes usability improvements for warnings and the pop-up
* Fixes blocking for whitelisted sites and POST requests

'''Version 20080714''' — July 14, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1a1

* Fixes unreliable offline mode detection
* Includes a workaround for bug 437174, which required third-party cookies to be enabled in Firefox 3

'''Version 20080519''' — May 18, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0.

* Fixes compatibility issues with Firefox 3
* Adds color blind accessible user interface

'''Version 20080421''' — April 23, 2008 — 1,073 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0.*

* WOT v3 beta with updated user interface and website reputation scorecard

'''Version 2008021'''4 — February 13, 2008 — 1,004 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0pre

* User interface in 10 languages: in addition to English you can now choose French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish or Finnish
* User activity score: Enables each user to see his/her own activity score
* API for other Firefox extensions: Enables Firefox extensions to access website ratings stored in the WOT reputation database.
* Software fixes: a fix to a problem that occurred with iGoogle when the blocking function was enabled, and for some other minor issues.

'''Version 20071203''' — December 3, 2007 — 254 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0b2

* The new WOT: More intuitive user interface based on feedback from our user survey
* Better instructions and more configuration options
* Fixes minor issues with Gmail
* Fixes warning issues on non-HTML pages

'''Version 20070501''' — May 1, 2007 — 155 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0b1

* Fixes memory leaks when closing windows

'''Version 20070329''' — March 28, 2007 — 156 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a4

* Adds confidence indicators to the embedded link information popup
* Adds an option to highlight link backgrounds
* Fixes the testimony window for certain themes

'''Version 20070226''' — February 25, 2007 — 155 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a4

* Adds an option to list websites for which reputations are not loaded
* Adds an option to show only bad reputations in search results
* Fixes a problem with the toolbar icon creation if the address bar is moved elsewhere
* Fixes a problem with the status showing an error if the current tab is changed before the reputation loads
* Fixes a handful of other minor problems

'''Version 20070104''' — January 3, 2007 — 152 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a3

* Fixes a conflict with McAfee SiteAdvisor

'''Version 20061215''' — December 15, 2006 — 152 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

* Adds support for Flock
* Adds a confidence indicator to the testimony window
* Fixes a couple of minor bugs

'''Version 20061129''' — November 29, 2006 — 151 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

* Adds an option to block access to dangerous sites instead of showing a warning
* Adds small icons for the toolbar button
* Makes the creation of authentication cookies configurable
* Fixes a problem caused by a missing toolbar icon

'''Version 20061107''' — November 7, 2006 — 138 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

* Fixes a conflict with the NoScript extension.

'''Version 20061102''' — November 2, 2006 — 138 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

* Adds an optional information popup to embedded reputation indicators
* Makes the creation of the toolbar indicator configurable
* Adds support for Firefox 3.0a1 "Minefield"

'''Version 20061014''' — October 13, 2006 — 137 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 2.0.0.

* Fixes the problem of multiple toolbar buttons when the WOT button is moved to a different toolbar.

'''Version 20061010''' — October 9, 2006 — 133 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 2.0.0.

* Fixes problems with the enter key not working in the address bar with some extensions
* The toolbar button position can now be changed
* Fixes issues with the preferences dialog occasionally forgetting settings
* Adds an option to configure how warnings are displayed
* Slight changes in the warning behavior based on own testimonies

'''Version 20060928''' — September 27, 2006 — 105 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 2.0.0.

== List of noteworthy Firefox add-ons ==

All of the following add-ons are linked to the official Mozilla site

* Adblock Plus : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
* Auto Context : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/5714
* BetterPrivacy : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623
* FireFTP : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684/
* FlagFox : https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/5791
* Flashblock : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433/
* Ghostery : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9609/
* Google Toolbar : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/6249
* Host Spy : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8946/
* HttpFox : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/6647
* KeyScrambler : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383/
* LinkExtend : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/10777
* NoScript : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383/
* RequestPolicy: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9727
* ShowIP : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/590
* Tamper Data : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/966
* Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11073/
* Web Developer : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60/
* URL Fixer : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2871/
* Wikipedia Toolbar : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6401

Find more at https://addons.mozilla.org/
 
[[Category:Browsers|F]]

Firefox Add-on

2010-06-28T19:49:03Z

Bob Zenith: Created redirect page

#REDIRECT [[Firefox]]