Trusted Sources
WOT incorporates automated scorecard references from various partners known as Trusted Sources. The Scorecard reference is added when the partner's database include an entry and when the partner's database removes an entry, WOT's scorecard removes the reference. Inclusion / removal is not immediate, it takes about 24 hours for entries to appear or disappear after WOT has received notification from the source provider.
The current list of trusted sources includes:
Adult
- Generic
- Scorecard entries are identified with the "Appeared on an Adult listing"
Malware
- hpHosts - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- DNS-BH - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- Malware Domain List - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- Malware Patrol - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- MalwareURL.com - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
Pharmaceutical
- LegitScript.com - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- Why trust LegitScript classifications? Forum discussion example
Phishing
- Artists Against 419 - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- AutoShun (snort list) - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
- PhishTank - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly.
Spam
- SpamCop - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from their statistics of spamvertised websites, not from their blacklist. These SpamCop entries have very little effect on the site's reputation and are referenced as an advisory.
- joewein.de LLC - visit
- Entries on the scorecard come from the database directly via the new listings blacklist.
General reference
These may be found on the scorecard's source section. They do not affect the site's reputation and are presented for general reference.
- Delicious : http://delicious.com/
- Google News : http://news.google.com/
- TRUSTe (represents a valid TRUSTe seal) : http://www.truste.org/