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McAfee SiteAdvisor 4.1.1.590

Website safety ratings for Internet Explorer

McAfee SiteAdvisor is a free Internet Explorer extension that displays color-coded safety ratings for websites. Green indicates a site assessed as safe, yellow flags questionable practices, and red warns of particularly dangerous sites. Ratings also appear beside Google and Yahoo search results, while site profiles and an online testing breakdown provide additional context.

McAfee SiteAdvisor 4.1.1.590 details

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License: Freeware
Price: FREE
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File size: 50.00 MB
Downloads: 248
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Author URL: https://www.mcafee.com/
McAfee SiteAdvisor
McAfee SiteAdvisorAnti-Spam & Anti-Spy ToolsWindows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 10, Windows 10 x64

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McAfee SiteAdvisor for Windows 10 - Full description

McAfee SiteAdvisor is a free browser extension for Internet Explorer that helps people assess website safety while browsing and searching the web. It uses ratings based on checks for spyware threats, malicious cookies and questionable marketing practices. The color-coded indicators offer a quick way to spot sites that may deserve caution before opening them.

A status indicator appears in the browser and shows the rating for the current website. Green marks sites assessed as safe, yellow indicates questionable practices, and red flags sites considered particularly dangerous. These ratings are intended as a warning aid rather than a guarantee that every page is harmless, so users can factor them into their browsing decisions.

SiteAdvisor also annotates results in Google and Yahoo searches, providing a safety cue before a search result is opened. Site profiles offer more detail about a website, including user ratings, while an online breakdown explains the kinds of checks behind its assessment. Together, these features let users review a site in advance or examine why it received a particular warning.

The extension is intended for people who use Internet Explorer and want safety information integrated into routine browsing, especially when following unfamiliar links or searching for new websites. Ratings can be cautious when a site has minor infractions, so a warning may call for further review rather than serving as a complete explanation of the site's behavior.

McAfee SiteAdvisor is freeware. The supplied system information lists Windows 7 and Windows 8, including their 64-bit editions, and Windows 10, including its 64-bit edition. It is specifically an Internet Explorer extension, so it is not a general-purpose browser add-on; availability of Internet Explorer itself depends on the Windows environment.

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