Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating

Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating

Instantly know which websites to trust! WOT protects you while you browse, warning you against dangerous sites that host malware, phishing, and more.

What is Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating?
Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating is a trustworthy Firefox add-on that provides instant site safety ratings as you browse. Displaying color-coded warnings for each website, it allows users to avoid deceptive websites that may host malware, phishing, scams and more. It features Real-time Protection and Manual Mode, and users can also contribute to WOT ratings, helping to create a safer web browsing environment.
Merlin
Stats
Version: 20220920.0wot (Last updated: 2023-06-19)
Creation date: 2006-09-26
Weekly download count: 573
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
  • http://www.mywot.com/*
  • http://api.mywot.com/*
  • https://api.mywot.com/*
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
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Size: 4.36M
Stats date:

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Merlin
Summary

★ Real-time protection from dangerous links and websites ★ Must-have addition to your antivirus

WOT protects you while you browse, warning you against dangerous links, websites, scams, malware, phishing, and more.

How it works WOT displays donuts that show website safety ratings on every site you visit, and next to links to other sites. Red indicates potential danger Yellow tells you to be careful Green means it’s a safe website

☞ See safety ratings as you search Google, browse social media and check your email, and avoid clicking on dangerous links.

☞ Every site has a WOT Scorecard, which shows details about each rating and comments from other WOT users.

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • helpful in many areas
  • safe to use
  • essential service
Cons
  • sells user data
  • poor transparency and trustworthiness
  • low performance
Most mentioned
  • sells user data
  • low performance
  • essential service
  • transparent alternative
Recent reviews
by savoy, 2024-04-24

by savoy, 2024-04-24

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Safety
Risk impact

Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Web of Trust, MyWOT/WOT: Website Reputation Rating has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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