WebRep is correct or bad ???

[miciotta62]

the very security site of mail    www.liberomail.it

yesterday Webrep of AVAST say RED !!!!  not true !!

infact WOT signed GREEN ...all ok ! why avast webrep
signed RED ?

[doktornotor]

WebRep needs your rating of sites to become better.  

[Gargamel360]

1: It is not really a security rating.

2: It is a completely different database than WOT, so different ratings are going to happen.

WebRep needs your rating of sites to become better.  

+1

[miciotta62]

It is not really a security rating ?

BAD service from avast !!! 

[doktornotor]

It is not really a security rating ?

BAD service from avast !!!  

PR article explaining the WebRep.

“The internet contains a huge mix of problematic websites ranging from fraudulent eshops which are technically clean from malware to honest sites that are infected. Both ends of the spectrum take a toll in lost time and money. WebRep puts these two elements together – business reputation and malware detection.”

And a quote from the help file:

The WebRep is based on information received from the global avast! user community related to the content and security of visited websites, to help improve the browsing experience of all users. You can contribute your own feedback by "voting" on the content and security of websites that you visit - see below.

When you visit a website, you will see a sequence of three bars (red, yellow, or green) which tell you how the website has been rated, or when you do a search using one of the popular search engines, you will see the same color-coded indicator next to each of the listed results.

The color of the indicator tells you whether the site is rated as "good" (green), "average" (yellow), or "bad" (red). The number of bars that are highlighted indicate the strength of the rating. One, two, or three highlighted bars represent a small, limited, or large number of votes.

Clicking on the colored indicator will open a box where you can see more information about how the site has been rated and where you can also submit your own vote.

On the left side, you can see the overall rating. Below the rating, you can see smaller icons which represent the categories that the site belongs to.

On the right side, you can submit your own vote. Here you can see a single bar divided into five colored segments which you can use to assign a more detailed rating to the domain. Below this bar you can again find the category icons. Click on one or more icons to assign the domain to the relevant categories, then finally click on "vote" to submit your rating.

As said, without people (like you) participating and voting, you can complain about wrong rating until you are all blue and nothing will change. WebRep is a community rating system. (Like WOT, e.g.)

[Esmerodo]

It is not really a security rating ?

BAD service from avast !!! 

PR article explaining the WebRep.

“The internet contains a huge mix of problematic websites ranging from fraudulent eshops which are technically clean from malware to honest sites that are infected. Both ends of the spectrum take a toll in lost time and money. WebRep puts these two elements together – business reputation and malware detection.”

And a quote from the help file:

The WebRep is based on information received from the global avast! user community related to the content and security of visited websites, to help improve the browsing experience of all users. You can contribute your own feedback by "voting" on the content and security of websites that you visit - see below.

When you visit a website, you will see a sequence of three bars (red, yellow, or green) which tell you how the website has been rated, or when you do a search using one of the popular search engines, you will see the same color-coded indicator next to each of the listed results.

The color of the indicator tells you whether the site is rated as "good" (green), "average" (yellow), or "bad" (red). The number of bars that are highlighted indicate the strength of the rating. One, two, or three highlighted bars represent a small, limited, or large number of votes.

Clicking on the colored indicator will open a box where you can see more information about how the site has been rated and where you can also submit your own vote.

On the left side, you can see the overall rating. Below the rating, you can see smaller icons which represent the categories that the site belongs to.

On the right side, you can submit your own vote. Here you can see a single bar divided into five colored segments which you can use to assign a more detailed rating to the domain. Below this bar you can again find the category icons. Click on one or more icons to assign the domain to the relevant categories, then finally click on "vote" to submit your rating.

As said, without people (like you) participating and voting, you can complain about wrong rating until you are all blue and nothing will change. WebRep is a community rating system. (Like WOT, e.g.)

I'm a total newbie with a question about WebRep (I had a hard time finding out that was what the 3 bars are for in the 1st place!). Why are there so few categories for type of content? I understand your main aim is warning off from dubious content, but most of the sites I visit fit into NONE of these categories. So what's the point of giving my rating if I can't even describe the content to anyone else? I really don't get this program at all