http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: McAfee Site Advisor en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:07:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-40278 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:24:48 +0000 hotdoge3 40278@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/giveawayoftheday.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/giveawayoftheday.com</a></p> <p>In our tests, we found downloads on this site were free of adware, spyware, and other potentially unwanted programs. so now its all good. Green all go. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39631 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:18:15 +0000 sukibabe 39631@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I have SiteAdvisor and WOT, neither are perfect!</p> <p>Make up your OWN mind........</p> <p>Suki </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39584 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:09:49 +0000 hotdoge3 39584@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1609&#38;tag=nl.e539" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1609&#38;tag=nl.e539</a></p> <p>Showing you just how much they understand about security, McAfee blocked the SANS website, sans.org, as well as giac.org and sans.edu, with their SiteAdvisor application, listing it as a “bad” site. have a look for fun. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39209 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:07:04 +0000 JerryChance 39209@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Many thanks for the kind advise from one and all. I'm looking closely at the WOT website with a view to using it instead of McAfee. Either way, I remain a firm fan of the GAOTD website and its various offerings.</p> <p>Love, Light and Peace<br /> JC </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39202 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:44:09 +0000 BuBBy 39202@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>My advice Jerry - uninstall all McAfee software from your computer for a happy life. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39183 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:17:15 +0000 copmom 39183@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Jerry: I've also switched over to WOT...which says "excellent" for this site, and I do have McAfee on my task bar showing GOTD is in red. Go figure? Here's a link for WOT: <a href="http://www.mywot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mywot.com/</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39176 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:36:38 +0000 goodgotd 39176@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>McAfee site adviser rapidly became useless, and I override WOT quite often- and even <em>it</em> doesn't give a peep on many sites I *know* (not guess) have <strong>*really*</strong> nasty stuff on them including virus droppers in the page code!</p> <p>oy. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39167 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:58:18 +0000 maizeydaze 39167@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Jerry. :)<br /> You may want to have a look at this tread and then form your own opinion from the information that has been given. Personally, I've switched to WOT. :)</p> <p><a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3178#post-27395">McAfee Site Adviser Says GOD Unsafe</a><br /> (p.s. - It's not really GOD, but GOTD! LOL) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3668#post-39166 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:41:52 +0000 JerryChance 39166@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I have McAfee Site Advisor running in the background. When I have visited the giveawayoftheday site recently, the 'advisor' icon turns red and it shows the following message pertaining to GAOTD -</p> <p>"In our tests, we found downloads on this site that some people consider adware, spyware or other potentially unwanted programs."</p> <p>Wonder what that's all about? Any advise from the moderators?</p> <p>Many thanks</p> <p>Love, Light and Peace<br /> JC </p>