Anyone tried this out?

The latest issue of WinXPnews points to a fairly interesting little tool that I had not seen before, the Netcraft Anti-phishing toolbar. It apparently gives you the hosting location of the site you’re on and lets you easily report phishing sites. Anyone been using this and have any feedback on how well it works? I might have to give it a run at some point and see for myself.

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