Listed below are community groups that receive a portion of your SiteHound purchase. We would also like to stress that these groups are not required to return anything for this assistance, and are urged to maintain their objectivity. It's through the growth and sustained presence of these sites that ensures a more enjoyable Internet experience for us all.
The Calendar of Updates security portal is dedicated to tracking the latest developments for protective updates as well as evolving threats. They are dedicated to providing timely and quality information to our user community through a volunteer network of highly experienced IT professionals. They also run the CoU-niversity which is a free course designed specifically for the novice computer user (with little or no experience in personal computer security) to teach the basics of Internet security and protection.
Subratam is in the process of growing and developing to meet the safety needs of the Internet community. This is a site dedicated to the safe operation of your computer and to keeping you current on the latest computer news and threats that have a direct impact upon your safety and security online. This is an absolutely free service provided by the volunteers of Subratam. The focus is on removing any spyware, virus, browser hijack, malware or other such problems. Then the next step is to direct you to materials and articles to prevent such problems from happening again.
Malware Removal is dedicated to helping people regain control of th eir computers. With so much in the way of malware around, sites like this are needed to help the individual person be able to fight back against all that is bad on the Internet. They also run the Malware Removal University which is a full training program, designed for individuals to learn about the removal of malware and assisting others.
The vision for CastleCops is to focus on the community to be a welcoming, enjoyable, and family friendly presence. They encourage the pursuit of education for health in security, privacy and computing via the continuous renewal of open discussions for the benefit of all. CastleCops works hard to create and maintain high standards of civility, empathy, integrity, and respect. Their discussions are inspired by the desire to provide a strong foundation in safe and smart computing. They believe in providing an atmosphere that enables members to make a positive difference.
419 are an international community of individuals dedicated to fighting advance fee "419" fraud. They investigate, record and report fraudulent sites. Every site in their database is investigated, and if it is proven false, reported it to the current website host, the police, and to other official bodies. The Artists want to stop Internet crime, and willingly cooperate with anyone who will help the fight. Well over 90% of the fake sites that they find and report are taken down by the hosts without incident.
PhishTank, which started in September 2006 in San Francisco, is a free community-based anti-phishing service operated by www.opendns.com,where anyone can submit, verify and track phishing data. PhishTank is providing this information free to the greater internet community, and its community-driven nature gives it the ability to capture an enormous amount of anti-phishing data every day.
Firetrust would like to thank the following partners for providing direct feeds to Sitehound
I'm not a lover of toolbars and like to keep my browser as uncluttered as possible, but there is one toolbar/add on that I just wouldn't surf the net without and that is Firetrust's Sitehound.
It is unobtrusive and just sits there doing it's job in either Internet Explorer or Firefox, it updates itself every day too.
In the course of my work on the internet I visit quite a few sites and some of them leave a little to be desired, Sitehound will alert me if I'm trying to access a known bad site, so if I really do have to visit that site I can be sure that I'm going in there with my eyes wide open and my computer locked down!!
I also have the option of submitting bad URL's to Sitehound so that I can do my bit to help keep the internet a little safer.
The best bit is that Sitehound is free to use, the free version is fully functional and I have no hesitation in recommending it to users as part of their security set up. The registered version is worth having though as it will give you more useful information about the sites you are visiting.I'm also a BIG fan of Mailwasher.... but that is another testemonial!!
Gwynne B
I have used SiteHound for over a year now. I find that it works well with Internet Explorer and Firefox. They provide great information on sites that could potentially harm your computer. The updates are very well done and on a daily basis.
I would not surf without it now.Thanks to all who work on SiteHound.
turtledove