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Silly me! Thinking about malware protection in conjunction with Avast!, I went ahead & installed WebRep - mistakingly thought it was probably similar to AVG Link Scanner or IE Smart Screen Filter, But I’m quite disappointed & will most likely disable & / or dump it.
I go to any particular web sites / pages because I think it might contain what I am looking for. I really don’t care how many people ‘like” or don’t “like” a web page or site. I think popularity of websites is outside the scope of supposed anti-malware software. I agree that illegal activity & adult-only content is perhaps relevant & should be warned against. But nailing malware should always be the #1 priority & focus of Avast! From internet security software, I expect instant, thorough, reliable, & effective protection from malware - PERIOD! I thought we already had that with the real-time shields. Popularity is a totally different thing from malware protection.
I am also disappointed in that the categories do not include my most frequent use for the internet, educational / informational (usually not blogs or news). Political is another category that I think is missing. Professional (not necessarily “corporate”) is another possibility. The categories in WebRep: Shopping, social / gaming, News / Blog, IT / Download, Corporate, Pornography, Weapons / Violence, Gambling, Alcohol / drugs, Warez / Illegal really mostly don’t fit what I do on the internet, which is mostly research on literally thousands of subjects. The Webrep categories make it seem that the internet is nothing but a big virtual mall, casino / social club, IT info & software source, also a source for porn, weapons, & illegal copyrighted software downloads. For incurable knowledge seekers like myself, the internet is SOOOOO much more!
Another problem I noticed just today is that a single web page can be rated in direct conflict with another page of the same web site. Today I went to uslegal.com (rated green) & then to a perfectly good webpage on the same site titled “Sunshine Laws Law & Legal Definition” which was rated RED! That told me how worthless Webrep really is for a non-groupie like me. What do I need Webrep for, anyway? ???