rriso Posted February 24, 2009 ID:59082 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hello,I needed to check my line speed and was told that McAfee had a test page. Since I trust McAfee as being secure to log onto their webpage, I found the following site by googling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest remixed Posted February 24, 2009 ID:59090 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Clearly the pages are different but the tester's the same and i can't see why you'd be worried by it's ownership (it's an affilliate) as all it's links are to Mcafee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rriso Posted February 24, 2009 Author ID:59125 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Thank you remixed.It was not really a concern until McAfee stated they did not own that webpage. I will assume at this point that I was given an incorrect answer as everything that I find indicates that they do.I am fairly new at dealing with security and this just caught my attention. I do not have enough knowledge to know that if mcafee.com in included in the address, that it actually belongs to McAfee.Thank you again for your answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin RubbeR DuckY Posted February 24, 2009 Root Admin ID:59129 Share Posted February 24, 2009 It is hosted on the McAfee server. As you see, the only vary by subdomains.http://subdomain.mcafee.comAnything before the last period (before the .com) shows what server it is from. In both cases, it is McAfee's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rriso Posted February 24, 2009 Author ID:59138 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I was not aware of this. This has helped me as I went back and reviewed a few known web addresses and I can see a little more clearly how this works. Actually I have learned a great deal from this forum by researching what I have read here. I recommend the product and the forum to anybody that I know who wants to learn about security.Thank you RubbeR DuckY. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin RubbeR DuckY Posted February 24, 2009 Root Admin ID:59140 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Wikipedia does a much better job explaining this than I ever could . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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