When in doubt, check to see if a website is safe.

You have to be careful these days. People use fake websites to promote their agendas, spread malware and rip you off. You can check a website if you are unsure whether or not that website is safe.

A story for you.

Jim is researching new office furniture. Most of his is old and dingy. He also knows potential patients walk into his dentist office and create snap judgments. If the furniture and décor in general look good, they become patients. If they see old furniture and décor, they become nervous, turn around and leave. Jim realizes that, even though nobody wants to admit it. He suspects the old and dingy office furniture is turning away new patients.

Jim goes online and searches for “Office furniture Sacramento” and reviews the results. Most results point to websites he has never visited. They look unfamiliar. He remembers reading about fake websites at http://cameronparkcomputer.com/category/cybersecurity/ and decides to vet these websites before clicking any links.

He copies one of the website addresses and visits https://www.scamvoid.com. He then pastes the URL of the website he wants to visit. Within 10 seconds, https://www.scamvoid.com reports on that website’s reputation. With a green box and “Potentially Safe” assessment, Jim goes back to his search results and clicks the link. He visits the site, views their inventory and schedules a time to visit the warehouse.

Your takeaway.

You can check a website too. Visit https://www.scamvoid.com, type a website address and click the “Check Website” button. You get a result within 10 seconds. I tested http://cameronparkcomputer.com and was pleased to learn this one is “Potentially Safe.” Not all are safe. I also tested http://americannews.com. This one received a “Potentially Unsafe” assessment. One Internet user wrote in their review, “This is a fake site that pushes propaganda/fake/misleading content appealing to a conservative audience and designed to upset people to drive traffic.”

You have been warned. Be careful out there. If you think your workstations have been infected by malware or just want everything to run faster, visit http://cameronparkcomputer.com/secure and check out our proactive scans.