Links look pretty much the same. It's natural to assume that an
innocent Web page lies behind that underlined text--but sometimes
it's not. Click unwarily, and you could end up with a hard drive
full of unwanted PDFs and mystery files. Worse yet, you could
download malware. Link Alert tells you what kind of file lies
behind that link, letting you decide whether to click or not to
click.
Link Alert is a Firefox extension; it installs directly into your
Firefox browser. Once it's installed, you see it only when
something's unusual about a link. If you mouse over a typical Web
page link, nothing happens. But if you mouse over a link that goes
to any of the 12 supported file categories (including Adobe PDF,
Javascript, Microsoft Word, and .zip files), Link Alert shows an
icon that tells you what type of file you'll find. The icons are
very clear: a musical note for music files, a filmstrip for video,
a gear for applications, and so forth.
Informed with Link Alert's information, you save yourself
unnecessary clicks. You can also save bandwidth and hard drive
space for the things you really need. Best of all, you can save
yourself some headaches by cutting off one paths that malware can
take into your PC.
Note: This link takes you to Mozilla.org, where you can
automatically install the file into your browser.
--Laura Blackwell
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Link Alert
- Version: 0.8
- Downloads Count: 9,907
- License Type: Free
- Price: Free
- Date Added: Mar 21, 2008
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Requirements: Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- File Size: 94.0 KB
- Author: conlan
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