WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection

WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection

Stay safe while browsing the web with WOT, the best multi-platform security service with real-time alerts.

What is WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection?
WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection is an Edge add-on powered by a community of millions of users. This tool provides you with real-time alerts and website reputation checks, warning you of dangerous sites, scams, malware, phishing, and more. Using ratings and reviews from the user community along with its advanced algorithms, WOT gives you a color-coded indication about websites to support safe browsing. Enjoy the safety precaution it provides during shopping, social media activity, and other online activities.
Stats
Rating: 4.20 (73)
Version: 4.0.14.40 (Last updated: 2022-11-21)
Creation date: 2021-12-06
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
  • http://www.mywot.com/*
  • http://api.mywot.com/*
  • https://api.mywot.com/*
  • webNavigation
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • See more
Size: 4.34M
Stats date:

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★★★★★ “Your new favorite add-on” - PCMag.com ★★★★★ "Excellent and free" - PCWorld ★★★★★ "One of my favorites" - USA Today

Ever wondered how to check if a website is safe? Get the community to do the website security checks for you. Join millions of people in the WOT online security community to protect yourself from online threats that only humans can detect. Stay protected with secure browsing while shopping and surfing by trust checking with this must-have addition to any antivirus solution (even if you don’t use one)!

How it Works ✔ WOT protects you while you browse, warning you when you visit dangerous sites, scams, malware, phishing, rogue web stores, dangerous links, and more ✔ Reputation icons are displayed next to search results, social media, email, and other popular sites to help you make informed decisions online -Red indicates potential danger -Yellow tells you to be careful -Green means it’s a safe website ✔ Website reputations are calculated by combining advanced algorithms with millions of user reviews

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps identify safe and unsafe websites
  • Extensive website safety checking capabilities
  • Has been reliable and secure over the years
Cons
  • Flags safe sites as dangerous at times, reducing reliability
  • Requires subscription for full functionality
  • Incompatibility issues with Microsoft Edge and certain search engines
Most mentioned
  • Subscription model and cost
  • Effectiveness in identifying unsafe websites
  • Compatibility issues with Edge and non-Google search engines
Recent reviews
signale des sites sans dangers comme dangereux, ce n'est pas très fiable!
by priscilla, 2024-01-06

This app is very good, it helped me in a very tragic situation for me, it helped me a lot, I advise everyone!!
by мяу, 2023-11-01

Avec 9 pisteurs et plus de 40 permissions cette applications est un danger elle siphonne votre pc ou mobile a fuir , c'est l'inverse de la sécurité
by Jérôme, 2023-10-03
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Safety
Risk impact

WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

WOT Website Security & Privacy Protection has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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