How do you know that a Web site can be trusted?

Hello

I posted this message to find out how possible is it for me to know that a Web site can be trusted when on any site I know is sure yet there is no icon to lock on the URL, so that I know that's for sure, everything I have is a tab (with an arrow with the tip pointing down) where I click on to go to another while on the page URL , then next to him there is a tab for "Refresh" and a red 'X' to ' Stop (Esc). Let me mention this website, Microsoft answers Forums, this is a site course yet there is no icon of padlock in the browser to make sure that it is actually inside (even though I know it's course), how, without the padlock icon, can I be sure that the URL is secure, does rely on the version of Windows I have, what browser I (if it's IE Mozilla Firefox (, Opera... etc)?

Thank you

Sincerely,

Frampton rocks

Hello

Only https sites have a padlock.

What is https
http://websearch.about.com/od/dailywebsearchtips/Qt/dnt0513.htm

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Some antivirus programs include assessments of site or warning - Avast and Prevx those.

BTW if you remove an antivirus/security program after the edition run the removal of its creator tool
and/or search for the special removal instructions avoid leftovers.

List of tools to clean/uninstall anti-malware programs
http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/msestart/thread/407bf6da-C05D-4546-8788-0aa4c25a1f91/

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Here's what I use and recommend: (these are all free and very effective versions.)

Avast and Prevx proved extremely reliable and compatible with all I have
launched on them. Microsoft Security Essentials and Prevx have also proven to be very
reliable and compatible. Use MSE or Avast and Prevx, Prevx 3 but not all.

Avast Home free - stop any shields is not necessary except leaving Standard, Web, and
Operation of the network.

Prevx - Home - free

Windows Firewall

Windows Defender (is not necessary if you use MSE)

Protected IE - mode

IE 8 - SmartScreen filter WE (IE 7 phishing filter)

I also IE always start with asset if filter InPrivate IE 8.
(It may temporarily turn off with the little icon to the left of the + bottom
right of IE)

Two versions of Avast are available 6.x and 4.8 x

Avast - home - free - 6.x stop shields you do not use (except files, Web, network, &)
Shields of behavior) - double click on the icon in the Notification area - real time Orange - click on the
Shield that you want to stop - STOP. To stop the Orange icon to show an error indicator-
Click on the Orange icon - top right - settings - click on the status bar - uncheck shields you
disabled - click OK
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

Avast 4.8 x - home - free - stop shields, you don't need except leaving Standard, Web,.
and the network running. (Double-click the blue icon - look OK. - upper left - Shields details
Finish those you don't use).
http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download#TAB4

Or use Microsoft Security Essentials - free
http://www.Microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

Prevx works well alongside MSE or Avast

Prevx - home - free small, fast, exceptional protection CLOUD, working with other security
programs. It is a single scanner, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something come back here
or use Google to see how to remove.
http://www.prevx.com/   <-->
http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp  <-->

PCmag - Prevx - Editor's choice
http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

Also get Malwarebytes - free - use as scanner only. If you ever think malware and that
would be unusual with Avast and occasional Prevx running with the exception of a low level cookie
(not much), to UPDATE and then run it as a scanner. I have a lot of scanners and they
never find anything of note that I started to use this configuration.

http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

I hope this helps.

Tags: Windows

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