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Antiphishing Programs/Toolbars

There are many programs out there which can be used to avoid phishing scams .The Least you can do is to Install an Anti phishing Toolbar.Internet Explorer 7-0 has this feature by default .Also you can use Google OR NetCraft Toolbar.They are available for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox .

A Comprehensive list of Antiphishing Programs is mentioned below alongwith comments where needed .

Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7 It has an Antiphishing filter which will alert you if you visit a suspicious or confirmed site .The date is provided by Microsoft Universal Reputation Servers .


Firefox 2.0 Well known browser these days .It has an antiphishing filter as well which alerts you when you visit a confirmed phish site .

Opera 9.27

 

Netscape 9


SiteAdvisor


Netcraft Toolbar highly recommended toolbar as it also shows you where the phish site is hosted .


Reasonable Antiphishing Software


Google Safe Browsing usable with Firefox


eBay Toolbar


Earthlink ScamBlocker


GeoTrust TrustWatch


Phishtank SiteChecker


Mozilla Thunderbird An email client which warns users of e-mails which may be part of an e-mail scam.


Windows Mail An e-mail client that comes with Windows Vista with antiphishing filter.


Gralicwrap free anti-phishing software tool

 

 

 

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