Task 3.6: McAfee Site Advisor

Many of the tools we have used in this phase of the book have examined ways to clean up a system once it is infected. What if we could provide Internet users with a tool to prevent infection and instill better browsing habits? That is what this task will investigate. You will learn about McAfee Site Advisor, a tool designed to rank websites so that users can see if they are safe to visit before ever clicking on that first link. A nice feature of this tool is that it has been designed to work with third-party browsers.

Scenario

Your manager is concerned that Internet users may unknowingly be visiting malicious sites. She has asked that you develop a solution to help end users make better browsing choices.

Scope of ...

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