Tom AZ Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Anyone else experiencing any problems with McAfee SiteAdvisor today (Firefox) -- or is it just something on my end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted August 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 5, 2008 I've just fired up Firefox, and it's looking a very unhealthy grey colour, and won't access it's own pages. Breathe a sigh of relief Tom, it's not only you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I'm using the unofficial SiteAdvisor button for Maxthon, and it too isn't working right now. Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredvries Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I recently switched from SiteAdvisor to WOT (Web Of Trust). Downloadable from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted August 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi Fred, you don't happen to know of anything similar for Opera by chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom AZ Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 I recently switched from SiteAdvisor to WOT (Web Of Trust). Downloadable from here. Fred, also curious as to how favorably WOT this compares with SiteAdvisor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi Fred, you don't happen to know of anything similar for Opera by chance? I too am interested in WOT, but don't see anything compatible with Maxthon. SiteAdvisor seems to be back up now. Dell Latitude D600 Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
res45 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Working fine for me,using Firefox/2.0.0.16 and SiteAdvisor ver. 26.6 build 6274 I uninstalled the old version first restarted Firefox and installed the new one then restarted Firefox and it worked fine. I use WOT also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredvries Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Well, I think that SiteAdvisor - being in business for much longer - warns for more sites. WOT now has tested over 20 million site and they employ users/visitors to rate the sites. Maybe you should look at it this way: SiteAdvisor is part of McAfee, LinkScanner is part of AVG and TrendProtect is part of TrendMicro. All are large companies. Do we trust them? WOT is part of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom AZ Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Well, I think that SiteAdvisor - being in business for much longer - warns for more sites. WOT now has tested over 20 million site and they employ users/visitors to rate the sites. Maybe you should look at it this way: SiteAdvisor is part of McAfee, LinkScanner is part of AVG and TrendProtect is part of TrendMicro. All are large companies. Do we trust them? WOT is part of the community. Can anyone who has WOT installed rate sites, or do you have to be a registered member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well, I think that SiteAdvisor - being in business for much longer - warns for more sites. WOT now has tested over 20 million site and they employ users/visitors to rate the sites. Maybe you should look at it this way: SiteAdvisor is part of McAfee, LinkScanner is part of AVG and TrendProtect is part of TrendMicro. All are large companies. Do we trust them? WOT is part of the community. I use SiteAdvisor on XP Pro and SiteHound on XP Home and WOT is using hpHosts:http://forum.hosts-file.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=598 I also use OpenDNS: http://www.opendns.com They are all good except for AVG that has become part of the "Bloat That Keeps You Afloat" and the Norton (Symantec) Titanic unsinkable group. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom AZ Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Are there problems again today with SiteAdvisor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom AZ Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 Are there problems again today with SiteAdvisor? False alarm. Guess it's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom AZ Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 How do you uninstall SiteAdvisor 2.8 in Firefox? My "uninstall" option is grayed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted August 6, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 6, 2008 How do you uninstall SiteAdvisor 2.8 in Firefox? My "uninstall" option is grayed out. Probably just reinstalling it will work to make the uninstall available. If that doesn't work: On Windows XP you can delete the contents of SiteAdvisor located in:C:\Documents and Settings\Windows User Profile Name\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Firefox Profile Name\extensions\{1650a312-02bc-40ee-977e-83f158701739} Then you have to manually edit prefs.js located in:C:\Documents and Settings\Windows User Profile Name\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Firefox Profile Name\prefs.js And remove all the lines with: user_pref("extensions.safeActually I think these have to be manually removed rather you manually uninstall it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
res45 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I should have been more clear I uninstalled it using my Utool uninstall tool. When it restarted Firefox its removed,then I just installed the newest build its a great little tool. Uninstall Tool 1.6.6 (last freeware version) http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/util/uninst.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonluo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 wot is better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted May 29, 2009 Moderators Share Posted May 29, 2009 Reviving a thread from Aug 2008. Wot may actually be better, however it's up to the individual to decide upon what they like and something is absolutely better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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