Websites to Avoid: tests

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Installment #42 - Free Online Tests

I started wondering tonight about what makes me ticks - or ticks me off, for that matter. So, I decided to give one of those free online personality tests a whirl. I ended up taking four different tests on four different web sites -

(To get more about my results and assessments - and opinions - go to Geni's Gab and see!)

I checked out 19 test and/or quiz web sites and the results were pretty decent. There were 9 good, 5 bad, and 5 questionable. Here are those results:

BAD:

chatterbean.com
ivillage.com
propeller.com
quizrocket.com
tickle.com

GOOD:

QUESTIONABLE: (just be sure you have AdAware and Spybot S & D and whatever other security programs you like updated and enabled)

Why Websites to Avoid is Vital

The Internet has become a part of life - of the world's estimated 6.7 billion people, 24.7% of them use the Internet - that's over 1.6 billion people - and boy, does that excite the "cyber-creeps!"

But, adware and spyware are not the only things that can make a website "bad." Websites need to be checked on several issues - excessive or potentially dangerous spam, the integrity of the site's downloads, their use or abuse of third party tracking cookies, reports of malware, browser exploits, phishing, scams, or bad shopping experiences, and, of course, virus infections.

I rely a lot on Siteadvisor (by McAfee) - SA can either be used online (my preference) or downloaded. WOT (Web of Trust) and Finjan Secure Browsing are browser add-ons available as free downloads. I use all three!

However, word of mouth and personal experience are equally vital. That is why my blog/website is one of many vehicles of precaution you need to use faithfully.

Protect your Computer!

Even though you may have security software installed (free or not) and regularly run them, never let your guard down and "click" without thinking!

Be sure to use a firewall, anti-virus protection, anti-spyware, and system optimizers and/or cleaners - and defrag your PC on a regular basis!

Update these programs weekly, if not more! New infections surface every day!

(NOTE: Personally, I use Avira anti-virus, Spybot Search & Destroy, SpywareGuard, Advanced System Optimizer, Ccleaner, IOBit Security, Diskeeper Lite defragmenter, and Windows Firewall & Windows Defender (Microsoft) - and, of course, my browser is Firefox with AdBlock and Finjan enabled!)

Websites to Avoid

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Installment #42 - Free Online Tests

Why Websites to Avoid is Vital

Protect your Computer!

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