Tutorial - Using the Toolbar
The Netcraft Toolbar provides you with constantly updated information about the sites you visit as well as blocking dangerous sites.
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Once the toolbar is installed, it should look similar to this:
- As you can see, the site used in this example is http://toolbar.netcraft.com.
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When you visit a site, the following information will be displayed in the toolbar (unless the page has been blocked, like this one):
- The "rank" (popularity amongst toolbar users) of the site, linking to the top site listings.
- A link to the site report for the current site.
- The flag (if available) and the two-letter ISO code for the country in which the site is hosted; in this case it is hosted in
[UK] (United Kingdom). - The name of the netblock on which the site is hosted (in this case, the Rackspace.com Netblock). This also links to a listing of sites on the same netblock.
- The Risk Rating of the site, as determined by Netcraft.
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If you attempt to visit a page that has been blocked, you will see a warning dialog which looks similar to this:
