Mcafee SiteAdvisor, Firefox & Ubuntu

[arkhitekton]

This is not so much a problem but a fix before you have the problem!

I regularly install the Mcafee SiteAdvisor add-on to Firefox in my Ubuntu installations. I have just gone to install Siteadvisor from http://www.siteadvisor.com and it offered me the Windows add-on via an .exe file. I looked around for the Linux download with no luck. I can only assume that Mcafee has recently changed its policy on Linux add-ons as I was able to download it a week or so ago!

HOWEVER if you are in the same situation do not despair. Go to:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/mac.html
and accept the Mac OS X download. This is a Firefox add-on (rather than an executable) and Firefox takes care of installing it.

I hope this helps.

[bodhi.zazen]

Moved to the security section, no flaming please

[cariboo]

Firefox already has the same functionality built in to it. No need for add-ons.

Jim

[Chemical Imbalance]

Here is the firefox add-on for Mcafee site-advisor: http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff.html
You don't need to go to the Mac page.

WOT is another add-on for Firefox that adds similar functionality.