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This new toolbar holds promise

by TONI H Jun 1, 2005 4:25AM PDT

and it has nothing to do with being another search engine. This one can actually warn you ahead of time if the web site you're visiting is not what it seems.

When you visit a known fraudulent site, it alerts you with a pop-up and it also flags sites with questionable features, such as status-bar misdirection. For every site you visit, it displays the country of origin and creation date; hovering the mouse over this information displays full Whois data in a pop-up window.

Shareware price is reasonable at $19.99 at http://www.fraudeliminator.com

TONI

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More info....Could be a free version
by TONI H Jun 1, 2005 6:10AM PDT

with a Pro upgrade available at the shareware price...

They indicate it is free, so download to 'save' instead of 'Open' or 'Run' and run a virus check on it - A-OK, then install to Firefox or IE browser. No problems at all, installed fine. There is a pop up that lets you know about buying the "Pro" version, but so far the free looks mighty good.

Reviews and download at

http://www.download.com/FraudEliminator/3640-2144_4-10386821.html?sb=1&v=1

TONI

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More Info.........
by Earthquake McGoon Jun 1, 2005 10:13AM PDT

I just downloaded and installed the free version of Fraudeliminator. I told it to install in Mozilla/Firefox.
After this, I could not open Firefox! Oh well, I removed
Firefox 1.0.3 and installed Firefox 1.0.4, so it was not a complete loss!

Earthquake McGoon

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I installed it in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
by rgfitz Jun 1, 2005 10:38AM PDT

with no problem at all and emailed a copy to all my kids...not that they will use it.

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MORE-More Info
by Earthquake McGoon Jun 1, 2005 10:39AM PDT

OK. The FraudEliminator website set me straight and now I have religion! It's up and running on Firefox.
Ignore previous emergency e-mail.

Earthquake McGoon

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