The tool is called SiteAdvisor. 

Quote:

“We test the Web to help keep you safe from spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.”

“Web sites are tested for excessive pop-ups, “phishing” and other fraudulent practices, and browser exploits. So far we’ve tested sites representing more than 95% of worldwide Web traffic.

Downloads are tested for viruses and bundled adware, spyware or other unwanted programs. We’ve tested more than 600,000 to date.

Sign-up forms are completed using a one-time use e-mail address so any subsequent spam can be tracked. Our bots receive mail from more than one million places already.

Feedback from individual users and analysis by SiteAdvisor staff enhances SiteAdvisor’s automated testing.

Site Report pages document every SiteAdvisor test.”

Source: http://www.siteadvisor.com/

The site says this is a plug-in for Internet Explorer, but please note that it also works with Firefox.  Check Support, for more information.

And what’s particularly cool about this tool is that it integrates it’s ratings onto search results from Google, Yahoo! or MSN, as well as givings rating for many sites that you may visit..  This helps keep one out of trouble whole searching and surfing the web.   And by the way, it is Free.

Recommended

As noted in the previous post, even the best of us can be fooled by a well designed spoofed web site. 

The Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar offers an extra line of defense against spoofed sites.  It will block access to known phishing, spoofed web sites, and assign a risk rating to other sites.

This is a very good tool and is highly recommended.

It can be found at: http://toolbar.netcraft.com/

Phishing emails and spoofed web sites often work in tandem to fool a user into revealing sensitive information. 

Would you be able to spot one if you saw one?  According to a recent study, most people would not. 

This study (see source below) details why, and has some good suggestions as to what to do about it. 

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