How to Check Whether a Site Is Safe in Chrome

Open your Chrome browser and search for a site monitoring extension such as "WOT.", Click the "add to chrome" button in the top right of the new screen., Click on the icon with the circle in the top right corner of Chrome., Read the rating for the...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your Chrome browser and search for a site monitoring extension such as "WOT."

    Click on the WOT extension selection in the list of results.
  2. Step 2: Click the "add to chrome" button in the top right of the new screen.

    After installation, it will change from green to blue and it will then say "added to chrome."

    The icon will have a color based on the rating of the site you're currently visiting.

    Green is OK, Yellow is a mixed response, and red means most users find it to be dangerous. , Click where it says "View scorecard" for even more information. ,
  3. Step 3: Click on the icon with the circle in the top right corner of Chrome.

  4. Step 4: Read the rating for the site based on trustworthiness

  5. Step 5: vendor reliability

  6. Step 6: privacy

  7. Step 7: and child safety.

  8. Step 8: Look on the left of the scorecard page for information about the site's overall ranking

  9. Step 9: which country the server is in

  10. Step 10: a picture of its front page

  11. Step 11: and other data.

Detailed Guide

Click on the WOT extension selection in the list of results.

After installation, it will change from green to blue and it will then say "added to chrome."

The icon will have a color based on the rating of the site you're currently visiting.

Green is OK, Yellow is a mixed response, and red means most users find it to be dangerous. , Click where it says "View scorecard" for even more information. ,

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