Check For Website Safety

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Believed many of you would have read a lot about being phished through emails but of late, hackers have been known to create websites or hacked into legitimate sites and infect them with viruses, spywares or malware. So, whether you use a Mac, Windows, or Linux, iOS or Android, there's a real strong chance that you can be another victim of identity theft or personal data theft. Data like bank account details means money and you would be another bank teller to the bad guys at the other end. It is recommended that you will always be alert and take the trouble to double-check the URL of your banking site, social networking site, and e-mail site before logging in. It will be good to install the latest updated web browser and know that they include a safety feature that will indicate whether the accessed site has been verified as legitimate or not. Also, services like Google Safe Browsing (http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic) and hpHost (http://www.hosts-file.net/) can help find out if a particular site has hosted malware in the past 90 days and the latter could tell you if the site has been used to distribute malware or phishing attacks. So, do use them to check on sites you have the slightest suspicion or discomfort and heed the advice given. Besides, these 2 services there are other security suite add on programs for your browsers like Norton Safe Web, Unmasked Parasites, AVG Link Scanner and AVG's free Mobilation Android app (download) or Lookout Mobile Security (download) will block malicious links on your Android device. So, do be careful and be safe. Ref: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20098098-285/how-to-check-if-a-web-site-is-safe/