I got a notice that the WOT (Web of Trust) extension was blocked because it was causing instability and had been over-sharing people information somehow.
Is there a good replacement? The ones I came across all seem to have bad reviews.
I disabled WOT for the reasons you stated...
I decided on BitDefender TrafficLight which works well and got good reviews. It is also free... Just go to Addons, then search for BitDefender TrafficLight.
Others here may have better suggestions, but it has worked well for me.
Jim
Warning info here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/blocked/i1523
New version of WOT ... 20170125 released January 25, 2017 (yesterday)
QuoteWorks with Firefox 45.0 and later, SeaMonkey 1.0a and later
Enhanced user privacy and improved security
In the Mozilla Add-On store: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wot-safe-browsing-tool/
HOWEVER, if you try to install it, you'll get this warning:
QuoteCaution: This add-on has not been reviewed by Mozilla and can't be installed on release versions of Firefox 43 and above.
Perhaps Mozilla will approve it at some point ...
I still have an older version of WOT in (some of) my FF. I received a "warning" about it the other day, suggesting (but not requiring) that I disable/remove it. I believe it's still working.
Mozilla Firefox is now flagging the popular Web of Trust (WOT) browser add-on as suspicious and is disabling it by default.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/firefox-flags-web-of-trust-add-on-as-suspicious-blocks-by-default/
Also here: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/mozilla-firefox-disables-wot-add-on/
From WOT, on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/weboftrust/photos/a.389662623058.166877.48186818058/10154293990188059/
** Announcement **
Hi everyone,
We’d like to update you on the status with our Firefox add-on and what is planned ahead.
We are fully aware of the current status and are in the process of resolving it with the team at Mozilla. It’s important to emphasize that a new revised version has already been submitted and it is currently awaiting review.
We are hopeful that this new version will pass the review as it complies with Firefox’s requirements. Once it passes review, Firefox users will be automatically updated to it and everyone will have the latest version.
We understand this is an inconvenient situation, especially for our Firefox users who are now unable to use the add-on and browse the web safely. This is why we are doing our very best to get the add-on back to the store as soon as possible and remove the block.
We appreciate your patience and we will provide you with more updates as quickly as possible.
Kind regards,
WOT Team