It\u2019s really hard to tell by looking at a web site whether it\u2019s safe or not. And nobody wants to be constrained to visiting only sites they know are safe. Part of the fun of the Web is scouting and finding new and useful sites. But therein lies a danger. Not every site is what it appears to be.<\/p>\n
Before we give you a couple of links to help you determine if a Web site is safe or not, we must include this caveat:<\/p>\n
No software, no web app, and no person is 100% right 100% of the time. We suggest you use these tools with a modicum of common sense too. You are the last line of defense \u2013 you must make your decision based on your own judgment based on research and any other help you can get.<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t want you sailing around the web being fearful at every turn \u2013 that\u2019s not smart; that\u2019s paranoia.<\/p>\n
Now here are a couple of tools you can use to determine if a Web site is safe to use:<\/p>\n
URL VOID \u2013 just visit http:\/\/urlvoid.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span> and paste in the site you\u2019re researching. There\u2019s a good chance, this free service will give you some valuable info about the site you\u2019re thinking about visiting. It\u2019s quick and it\u2019s easy and you don\u2019t need any instructions on how to use it. The newest Web beginner can use this service without a lick of instruction. It\u2019s a tool you can use \u2013 but you still have to use your common sense and good security software too.<\/p>\n Virus Total \u2013 we\u2019ve recommended Virus Total before to check files you\u2019ve downloaded for viruses and other malware. But now Virus Total has a new feature that will check URLs for you to see if the site you\u2019re visiting may be a malware distributor or worse. Visit Virus Totals\u2019URL checker here<\/a>,<\/span> type or copy\/paste the URL you want to check into the form on that page. Again, it\u2019s not a substitute for your own good common sense; it is a tool to be used in conjunction with your common sense and good antivirus\/anti-malware protection.<\/p>\n It\u2019s always good to know what you\u2019re getting into before you get into it. Sometimes spending a few extra minutes checking things out can save you hours of trouble later on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Look Before You Leap Two Tools to Help You Determine If a Web Site is Safe It\u2019s really hard to tell by looking at a web site whether it\u2019s safe or not. And nobody wants to be constrained to visiting only sites they know are safe. Part of the fun of the Web is scouting and finding new\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1655,1462,1433,1656],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10093"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10097,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10093\/revisions\/10097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}