By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb Technology News
A security start-up on Thursday unveiled a free tool that scans Web sites for malicious code and other exploits, giving users a chance to steer clear of dangerous URLs before they click on links.
The tool, dubbed "LinkScanner" by Exploit Prevention Labs, is the fruit of an earlier effort -- the Atlanta-based company's SocketShield -- and in later versions, will compete with better-known site raters such as McAfee's SiteAdvisor, Exploit's chief operating officer said Thursday.
"At some point, you'll be able to enter a search here and point it to a specific [search] engine, and we'll return pages with scan results," said Chris Weltzien.
SiteAdvisor, technology that security giant McAfee acquired in April, rates sites in search results posted by Google, Yahoo, and MSN, but uses a completely different methodology.
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If you'd rather be safe than sorry, enter the URL of the site or web page you want to visit in the box below. Our free LinkScanner service will visit the URL in a controlled environment on our servers. LinkScanner will inspect it in real-time for whether it is hiding any exploit code and, if so, what exploit.
Use LinkScanner to inspect:
- Links forwarded by friends
- Web sites displayed on search results
- Any link with suspicious characters or web site you have never visited
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