How did we start Scandoo and why is it free?

Scandoo is based on ScanSafe’s web security technology that currently scans billions of web requests for corporate employees around the world. ScanSafe software developers were often asked by their friends and family if they could protect home Internet use in the same way that they protect corporate users. When our lab came up with safe searching technology we thought it was such a good idea that we wanted to make it available to all.

We think the web should be safe and free. Too many people today suffer from fraud of their online bank accounts through spyware and phishing attacks, and children are being tricked to click on innocent looking links only to find offensive content. Scandoo is our way of keeping the web secure and safe for all, without the need for you to download and install any software. Just type, click and use your preferred search engine with confidence that the results are scanned and safe to visit.

How does it work?

Our scanning technology is installed on high speed server infrastructure around the world. We scan each and every one of your search results to see if there is anything malicious behind the links and then feed the security results back into your search page. Unfortunately, using a database lookup alone can't protect you with better or safer searches, and because database technology relies on updates you can't rely on its accuracy. That’s why Scandoo is designed to give you advanced warning – before you click – by scanning content in real-time. In addition we continually update our ratings based on your feedback and rely on our community of users to help protect each other.