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Anyone use WOT? Web of Trust?

9 years ago

It seems to have disappeared from my computer. I checked the website and the download link does nothing.

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Elmer J Fudd

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

See attached link, sushipup, for a touch of irony.

My personality and style are such that I often prefer things plain and unadulterated. I've never used this or similar sites. I don't need one site telling me what other sites are or aren't safe. I don't go to sites I don't know or recognize, and when I have a lapse, a strong security program and Chrome provide blocking. For the same reason, I recommend against collecting all the miscellaneous and mostly useless utilities that some espouse.

Don't trust Web of Trust

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sushipup1
Original Author
9 years ago
PS, I have never had the add-on, which is a problem.
azinoh
9 years ago
I used it many years ago. Didn't see much value in it. Got rid of it. YMMV.
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sushipup1
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks for taking the time to respond. However, can anyone answer my question?
zep516
9 years ago
The download link does nothing. Get it from here,

https://wotie.en.softonic.com/
User
9 years ago
Yes. You must be a Firefox user. Mid afternoon [EST] today, FF blocked the use of WOT...disabling it with a lengthy explanation that they consider the latest version of WOT to be a threat to FF user security. I don't have the report save for it. It said something to the effect that WOT forwarded users info to other apps that FF couldn't protect against. I'm a long time FF browser user and I've never seen them do this before today. Personally...I appreciate their cautious behavior but not everyone may. I haven't tried...but even if you load the WOT tool again...I doubt FF will allow it. You'll more than likely have to change browsers.
sushipup1
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you, Anne. That explains it.
zep516
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Why was it blocked?

Versions 20170120 and lower of the Web of Trust add-on send
excessive user data to its service, which has been reportedly shared
with third parties without sufficient sanitation. These versions are
also affected by a vulnerability that could lead to unwanted remote code
execution.

Who is affected?

All Firefox users who have these versions of the Web of Trust add-on installed.What does this mean?

Users are strongly encouraged to disable the problematic
add-on or plugin, but may choose to continue using it if they accept the
risks described.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/i1523
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9 years ago
Thanks, Zep. I should have saved the notice...but didn't. Apparently, from what I did read...this is not the first time WOT has been in trouble with FF as well as with MS and Chrome. According to other web news...a German firm discovered that WOT was selling our confidential info to other websites. Not a very nice practice to say the least. I would suspect that FF won't be the only browser to disable WOT over the next few hours/days.

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