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(solved)which is the best site advisor program free to use
Boggin:
Karma for that suggestion.
jraju:
Hi, Boggins, could you elaborate on adguard and the points i raised as link checker. Will it show the link as coloured or it will work as ublock. I was recommended to use ublock by this forum, as it is light and effective. Pl
Boggin:
Other than what KingHawk has advised, all I know about Adguard is from https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html
I use Adblock Plus in IE 11 which is my main browser and uBlock in Firefox which I rarely use and just have as a spare browser.
As Adguard incorporates WOT then I would think the alert would be as that, but as KingHawk appears to be an user of Adguard then he'll be better placed to describe what happens if he's ended up on a dangerous site while using it.
Not all CNET sites are dangerous - it's just the bundled crap you get when downloading from one.
I'll continue to rely on my Norton to alert me if I land on a dangerous site.
jraju:
Hi, Boggins,
I presume that you use paid version of Norton.
I expect explanation of how adguard blocks suspicious links from the user of adguard.
It is surprising that when i check the cnet with site advisor, it has not shown any link ,even green links, as it shows in genuine sites.
Is there any free version of norton? not trial version which has blocking of s.links
Pl let me also know how adguard works not as link checker, but adblock. I used adblock, but had some problems like slower browsing. I then used ublock. I want your considered view on adguard.
Now my explorer is slow, and i do not know the reason for this sudden slow.
Boggin:
Norton doesn't have a free version and I don't know how ad blocking programs work - I'm more interested that they do.
I could install Adguard but unless I land on an unsafe site, I still wouldn't know how it reacts.
As for a slow IE, that can be because of a build up of the temporary Internet file cache.
At the end of each session I use CCleaner, mainly with default settings other than unchecking the box to clear the Mini Dump files and I have IE set to delete everything on close.
While I use SuperAntiSpyware's setting to Delete Windows Temp files during its scan, this can be done by going Start - type %temp% and press enter.
If it's highly populated then click on Organize - Select all - Organize - Delete - Confirm - check the box and click on Skip.
This maintenance ensures the machine doesn't get bogged down.
Add-ons can also have an impact on the performance of IE, so you should check to see which of those you really need and resetting IE to defaults can get rid of some of the spurious ones.
Resetting IE to defaults also quite often resolves any problems with IE.
When you check all of the delete boxes, you may have to reset your home page as well as moving Google back up as the default search provider as it tends to default Bing, if that is your choice and then check the box to Prevent changes to the search provider.
I also click on the Delete history/Settings button of the General page in Internet options and change that to 100MB and drop the History down to 0 days.
MS has a Fixit for IE which you can run, but only applies to XP through to Win 8.0 and scrolling down the page will show what it is intended to fix.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/mats/ie_performance_and_safety
To see if it is your add-ons that is the cause then you can run IE without them by going Start - (I'm using Win 7) - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).
Clicking on the home page icon will give you your home page for normal browsing and if that improves its performance, restart IE then manually disable all add-ons, reinstating one at a time until its performance degrades again, but if you have done all of the previous, this shouldn't be necessary.
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