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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: gdiloren on July 26, 2011, 04:30:49 PM
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for chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cfnpidifppmenkapgihekkeednfoenal (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cfnpidifppmenkapgihekkeednfoenal)
for firefox:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trafficlight/ (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trafficlight/)
Runs well with AvastFree 6 and Agnitum Outpost Free Suite FW on Win 7 64bits. Doesn't slow down at all my bandwidth speed contrary to previous versions and setups (I was using Comodo suite then but turned back to Avast as Comodo made Windows Update constantly fail (!...)). Still in beta, but stable. Sorry to say, but seems much better than our Avast WebRep (as most sites are not yet flagged!). So I recommend it! ;)
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A little Google add on I've used for quite a while and I also haven't noticed any adverse effect.
(http://my.jetscreenshot.com/2701/m_20110726-euje-33kb.jpg) (http://my.jetscreenshot.com/2701/20110726-euje-33kb)
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works fine for firefox also :)
hi bob :)
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Yes, it works. But it consumes a lot of RAM and interferes with flash video and flash games. I uninstalled it.
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I just spent the last two hours testing this and all i can say is it's poor, porn sites are all flagged green for starters, a simple search of carsales will bring up different results each time on the same links, also tried some known malicious links and nothing :o
Runs well, nice and lite but the results are rubbish ::)
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I just spent the last two hours testing this and all i can say is it's poor, porn sites are all flagged green for starters, a simple search of carsales will bring up different results each time on the same links, also tried some known malicious links and nothing :o
Runs well, nice and lite but the results are rubbish ::)
Porn sites aren't something I ever visit but, they don't necessarily have to be infected. Safe means not infected it's not meant to be a rating site.
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I just spent the last two hours testing this and all i can say is it's poor, porn sites are all flagged green for starters, a simple search of carsales will bring up different results each time on the same links, also tried some known malicious links and nothing :o
Runs well, nice and lite but the results are rubbish ::)
Porn sites aren't something I ever visit but, they don't necessarily have to be infected. Safe means not infected it's not meant to be a rating site.
There not something i visit either but there usefull for testing and they are known bad site's that i checked them with but that still doesn't explain why there are different ratings displayed on every check of the same links on numerus pages, try it yourself! google carsales and see the results then close the browser then google carsales again ? thats just one example as i tried it on several different suggestions and always different results.
I know safe means not infected but alot of the links i ran by it are infected.
I dont recommend this program at all, a big thumbs down imo.
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I just spent the last two hours testing this and all i can say is it's poor, porn sites are all flagged green for starters, a simple search of carsales will bring up different results each time on the same links, also tried some known malicious links and nothing :o
Runs well, nice and lite but the results are rubbish ::)
Porn sites aren't something I ever visit but, they don't necessarily have to be infected. Safe means not infected it's not meant to be a rating site.
There not something i visit either but there usefull for testing and they are known bad site's that i checked them with but that still doesn't explain why there are different ratings displayed on every check of the same links on numerus pages, try it yourself! google carsales and see the results then close the browser then google carsales again ? thats just one example as i tried it on several different suggestions and always different results.
I know safe means not infected but alot of the links i ran by it are infected.
I dont recommend this program at all, a big thumbs down imo.
Doing a search for "carsales" without the quotes, gives me a list of where I can buy cars within my area which currently is Ridgefield CT.
and I get the same answer as to the safety of the individual dealers websites each time.
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hhmm, not that way for me, sometimes there green then there orange then green and orange, all over the place ???
Not for me i guess ;)
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hhmm, not that way for me, sometimes there green then there orange then green and orange, all over the place ???
Not for me i guess ;)
Individual dealers websites will and should have different ratings unless they are all clean.
It isn't a rating for one website but separate individual sites.
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hhmm, not that way for me, sometimes there green then there orange then green and orange, all over the place ???
Not for me i guess ;)
Individual dealers websites will and should have different ratings unless they are all clean.
It isn't a rating for one website but separate individual sites.
I realise that, what im saying is that the ratings are changing for the same site everytime i go back to them, every 20 odd seconds.
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Are you using Chrome or Firefox ??? What other security related apps. are involved???
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Are you using Chrome or Firefox ??? What other security related apps. are involved???
Using IE9, security is all in my sig plus i also tried it without norton dns and MBAM website blocking is turned off.
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I tried this some time back...but i uninstalled it...just a over-security.
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I tried this some time back...but i uninstalled it...just a over-security.
Isn't that the same as saying that MBAM is over security ??? If the program helps to
protect you or aids in stopping a possible infection without adversely effecting
the OS then where do you draw the line on "over-security" ???
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I tried this some time back...but i uninstalled it...just a over-security.
Isn't that the same as saying that MBAM is over security ??? If the program helps to
protect you or aids in stopping a possible infection without adversely effecting
the OS then where do you draw the line on "over-security" ???
I meant it in terms of web browsing...This addon doesn't give any real time protection for files right?
I think managing Hostsfile, using a secure DNS, using Avast and MBAM Web site blocking function is enough for me as I don't browse any unknown websites and stuff. And, I use Firefox with NoScript and Opera. Both these browsers have their own security features.
So, in a way...Its over security in terms of web browsing :)
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It's a little odd for you to call this program over the top considering all the things
you already run on your computer. ;D
You're right sometimes too much isn't a good thing but, what constitutes too much seems to depend
and vary greatly from user to user.
Since there's no way to tell which is a safe site and which is not,
Your statement of browsing carefully really doesn't hold water. (Sorry, but it's a well known fact.)
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Is that bar at the top always there?
Seems a bit of a waste of space no?
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Is that bar at the top always there?
Seems a bit of a waste of space no?
No that bar is not always there, it only shows when you click on the drop down button.
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ahh, ok. :)
May well give it a go later, when I am back at my machine...
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Im going to try it again just to see if i can nut out the the issue with me getting different results on searches as i do like the whole concept of it.
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Im going to try it again just to see if i can nut out the the issue with me getting different results on searches as i do like the whole concept of it.
There was a discussion on Wilders Security about Bitdefender Traffic Light not being "that" reliable about "ratings". It gave about always green lights... Hey, it's still "Beta"! :) But it's blocking and stopping malicious sites and malware sites are renowned. ::)
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=295337&page=14 (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=295337&page=14)
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Hi bob3160,
I have that extension in GoogleChrome and I use it additionally to avast Webrep, WOT and webutation.
It has found issues on sites other scanner did miss. But it is as with all web rep extensions and DrWeb's AV Link Checker as well, you like to have them inside the browser or you would rather stay without.
Just as with dashboard lights, some are minimalists, where other are not. By the way I like the "click to show" function of the Traffic Light Interface and bitdefender's website scan is renowned, and is part of the online VT URL analysis tool,
polonus
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works fine on firefox as i posted earlier
and is that whom i think it is
Polonus back on the forum ;D :)
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Since I have the BitDefender add-on installed, do you guys think it is safe to disable the Mozilla Firefox's security ???
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just leave as it... I have WOT...Adblock Plus and NoScript
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It's a little odd for you to call this program over the top considering all the things
you already run on your computer. ;D
You're right sometimes too much isn't a good thing but, what constitutes too much seems to depend
and vary greatly from user to user.
Since there's no way to tell which is a safe site and which is not,
Your statement of browsing carefully really doesn't hold water. (Sorry, but it's a well known fact.)
LOL ;D
I agree...but I browse carefully...I don't download any thing unknown...I got no credit cards...Just a gaming card and my college card...
Yup, I have this habit of install quite a number of pre alpha and beta softwares but then its a valid application.
But then I am half wrong...not fully wrong...just saying ;)
I still think using Hostsman + Avast Shield + WebRep + MBAM Web block function+ Firefox and NoScript or Opera which is powered by AVG is pretty decent web protection..
Yeah, in the end, it differs from user to user...
Edited:
By the way, currently testing Comodo 5.8 Beta...Hoping to find a blame :P
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But then I am half wrong...not fully wrong...just saying
I've yet to see someone fall into the lake and come out "half" wet. ;D
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bob3160
Your comments on this topic are very convincing and I installed Bitdefender Traffic Light again. But I must say that there is one site where this extension is not working. It is http://www.mail.ru/ I can't even see the Traffic Light's button there.
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bob3160
Your comments on this topic are very convincing and I installed Bitdefender Traffic Light again. But I must say that there is one site where this extension is not working. It is http://www.mail.ru/ I can't even see the Traffic Light's button there.
Don't feel bad, neither can I. :)
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It would be good if avast could impliment the same idea with webrep as bitdefender did with this program in the way that they use the drop down tab rather than one big toolbar with nothing on it but webrep.
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But then I am half wrong...not fully wrong...just saying
I've yet to see someone fall into the lake and come out "half" wet. ;D
Its quite possible...like when the Big Bang created Earth...There is a probability for everything in this world :D
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It would be good if avast could impliment the same idea with webrep as bitdefender did with this program in the way that they use the drop down tab rather than one big toolbar with nothing on it but webrep.
Yup
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But then I am half wrong...not fully wrong...just saying
I've yet to see someone fall into the lake and come out "half" wet. ;D
Its quite possible...like when the Big Bang created Earth...There is a probability for everything in this world :D
That's truly a strange answer coming from someone calling himself "Christian Geek - aka 'born again' Geek"
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But then I am half wrong...not fully wrong...just saying
I've yet to see someone fall into the lake and come out "half" wet. ;D
Its quite possible...like when the Big Bang created Earth...There is a probability for everything in this world :D
That's truly a strange answer coming from someone calling himself "Christian Geek - aka 'born again' Geek"
Hmm...I see Big Bang as G-D speaking 'Let there be light' and so on...but I wish no one replied to this because I don't want myself to drag my feet into Evolution vs Creationism debate...
But i guess, my choice of example was poor...but still, there is a probability for everything...thats what Statistics taught me...
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@ Chris Thomas,
What or how do any of your answers contribute to the topic of Free Bitdefender Traffic Light Extension ???
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@ Chris Thomas,
What or how do any of your answers contribute to the topic of Free Bitdefender Traffic Light Extension ???
It doesn't contribute much...but i was refuting your claims that I feel into a river and got wet..thats all
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It's a little odd for you to call this program over the top considering all the things
you already run on your computer. ;D
You're right sometimes too much isn't a good thing but, what constitutes too much seems to depend
and vary greatly from user to user.
Since there's no way to tell which is a safe site and which is not,
Your statement of browsing carefully really doesn't hold water. (Sorry, but it's a well known fact.)
LOL ;D
I agree...but I browse carefully...I don't download any thing unknown...I got no credit cards...Just a gaming card and my college card...
Yup, I have this habit of install quite a number of pre alpha and beta softwares but then its a valid application.
But then I am half wrong...not fully wrong...just saying ;)
I still think using Hostsman + Avast Shield + WebRep + MBAM Web block function+ Firefox and NoScript or Opera which is powered by AVG is pretty decent web protection..
Yeah, in the end, it differs from user to user...
Edited:
By the way, currently testing Comodo 5.8 Beta...Hoping to find a blame :P
Well, for Comodo 5.8 beta, I'd blame you because Comodo is stronger than Windows(interferes)!!! ::) It made fail all my critical important Windows Updates of July and by getting rid of it I solved the problem swearing they wouldn't get me again! 8)
For the BITDEFENDER TRAFFIC LIGHT EXTENSION BETA, anybody has noticed the advice on download pages about THE TOOLBAR ACCESSING PRIVATE INFORMATION DATA ??? It's a serious CON I have but when you think of it it's Bitdefender and it's an extension that has to do it to protect us while surfing. :) Otherwhise, it should not interfere with my speed. :)
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BITDEFENDER TRAFFIC LIGHT EXTENSION BETA is updated to version 0.1.19 (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trafficlight/versions/).
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BITDEFENDER TRAFFIC LIGHT EXTENSION BETA is updated to version 0.1.19 (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trafficlight/versions/).
When it comes out of Beta in 2012 I'll give it a try. ;)
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BITDEFENDER TRAFFIC LIGHT EXTENSION BETA is updated to version 0.1.19 (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/trafficlight/versions/).
Apparently the new beta isn't yet available for Chrome. It's still at 0.1.16 :'(
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Version was 2. something for IE but i still couldnt get it to work properly so deleted it again, the drop down button disappeared on me this time. :(
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I guess its better to download from here than from the Firefox addon page
http://trafficlight.bitdefender.com/extensions.html
The first version even have an option to scan your SSL connections...I wonder if I can trust that feature...and ad blocking feature is coming soon....
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Tried to install the full version yesterday but caused Fatal Exception BSOD on my system and corrupted Windows. Had to perform surgical System recovery. Don't know if Avast RP interfered???
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Tried to install the full version yesterday but caused Fatal Exception BSOD on my system and corrupted Windows. Had to perform surgical System recovery. Don't know if Avast RP interfered???
I also had a BSD about 15 min after installing. I've simply allowed the computer to regularly and haven't seen any
more problems since. If it I see another BSD, I'll restore to before the update.
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I prefer and feel safer to install the simple extensions to firefox and google. Less feature but more stable. The full version seems to give problems and really shows it's in beta. :'(
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I prefer and feel safer to install the simple extensions to firefox and google. Less feature but more stable. The full version seems to give problems and really shows it's in beta. :'(
Outside of the initial BSOD shortly after installation, I haven't experienced any problems at all.
I simply rebooted after the initial problem.
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I prefer and feel safer to install the simple extensions to firefox and google. Less feature but more stable. The full version seems to give problems and really shows it's in beta. :'(
Outside of the initial BSOD shortly after installation, I haven't experienced any problems at all.
I simply rebooted after the initial problem.
Hmmm...! Did you uninstall all traffic light extensions installed on your pc and disabled RP in Avast before installing the full version? ???
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NO simply downloaded and installed.
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The WebInstaller general installation gives me BSOD and seriously damage Windows System Files. It's worst than a virus. But I run PrevX and Avast Pro and Sandboxie. Anyway this second attempt was my last. Bonne chance! :)