You will always encounter a number of threats when you browse the web. No matter how up-to-date your security software, these new threats are around every corner. The biggest threat comes with the many rogue sites that populate the Internet. These are designed to extract personal information or provide you with a browsing experience that's for their gain. However, sorting the good websites from the bad is very tricky, even for experienced users.

Browser Defender from PC Tools Labs acts as an extra level of security, warning you of any potential threats posed by websites whilst browsing the web. Sites and addresses are checked by PC Tools servers and any threat is then displayed in the toolbar for you to see. You can then quickly analyse whether you want to take the risk and visit the site or even make yourself aware that the site poses a potential security problem for your machine.

Websites that are listed as potentially dangerous are those with excessive pop-ups, fraudulent practices like phishing and browser exploits. Anything you download is checked too, in case they harbour any adware or spyware.

The toolbar will also integrate with any search results provided by popular search engines such as Yahoo! and Google. So you can check if a site is sufficiently secure before visiting it.