Yahoo becomes AVG Secure Search provider

[arsenaloyal]

The deal gives Yahoo potential exposure to AVG's 143 million users, and gives Secure Search users access to an alternative search provider.

AVG has signed a deal with Yahoo that will see users of the security firm's Secure Search tool able to select Yahoo as their chosen search provider.

Secure Search provides a security toolbar that includes search functionality. It also adds information to search results, showing how safe each result is to click on — this functionality was merged into Safe Search in August, from a product previously known as LinkScanner.

More Info here

http://www.zdnet.com/yahoo-becomes-avg-secure-search-provider-7000008810/

 

[McLovin]

Yes, I've been looking to using Yahoo with AVG.

/sarcasm

 

[Littlebits]

If I can remember correctly, LinkScanner was the first browser add-on to check for malicious websites. As it was getting popular AVG bought it and added their technology to it. It probably has the largest database compared to others since it was out first. Years later McAfee SiteAdvisor, Netcraft Toolbar, WOT, Browser Defender, Norton Safe Web, Panda URL Scanner, BitDefender Flashlight, Crawler Web Security Guard, Avast WebRep and many more started to appear.

I believe Yahoo made a good choice since I believe AVG Secure Search is probably the best out of the bunch. It has more years of development.

WOT is still my favorite even though some of the results I disagree with because trolls registered and gave some websites false ratings and fake commits.

Enjoy!!

 

[arsenaloyal]

it is actually a win for yahoo, it will get at least a slice of 143 million customers of AVG.

WOT is unreliable are you said, personally i don't use URL checkers.