stay clear of malicious websites while browsing
Some sites can load viruses on your computer without you doing anything.
Even legitimate sites aren't always safe. Hackers might have broken in and uploaded a virus or two.
The best defense against these types of threats, aside from up-to-date security software, is to just avoid malicious websites altogether.
AVG Secure Search is a free download that scans every website before you visit it for threats to your computer or private information. Each site is given a safety rating: Safe, Risky and Dangerous.
You'll know right away, in real time which sites are safe and which you should stay away from.
It also lets you know where ad networks are tracking your online behavior and it can notify those websites that you don't want them tracking you.
to download click on the green "Free Download" button.
you'll be prompted to install the AVG Secure Search toolbar. This isn't an unwanted add-on: AVG Secure Search is a toolbar.
By default, it will add itself to all of your browsers and reset your homepage to AVG Secure Search. If you want to install the toolbar without changing your homepage, simply choose coustom installation and uncheck the home page box and the avg search box.
This is totally safe, and will give you access to all the benefits I mentioned before.
http://www.avg.com/us-en/secure-search
Some sites can load viruses on your computer without you doing anything.
Even legitimate sites aren't always safe. Hackers might have broken in and uploaded a virus or two.
The best defense against these types of threats, aside from up-to-date security software, is to just avoid malicious websites altogether.
AVG Secure Search is a free download that scans every website before you visit it for threats to your computer or private information. Each site is given a safety rating: Safe, Risky and Dangerous.
You'll know right away, in real time which sites are safe and which you should stay away from.
It also lets you know where ad networks are tracking your online behavior and it can notify those websites that you don't want them tracking you.
to download click on the green "Free Download" button.
you'll be prompted to install the AVG Secure Search toolbar. This isn't an unwanted add-on: AVG Secure Search is a toolbar.
By default, it will add itself to all of your browsers and reset your homepage to AVG Secure Search. If you want to install the toolbar without changing your homepage, simply choose coustom installation and uncheck the home page box and the avg search box.
This is totally safe, and will give you access to all the benefits I mentioned before.
http://www.avg.com/us-en/secure-search