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The company wants to license the SDK to Web portals and sites so that others can add a LinkScanner-style tool to their domains, said Weltzien. "It would provide a real stickiness factor for portals," he said, if other sites gave users the option of pre-scanning a link to a third-party page.

LinkScanner is free to use, and will remain so, said Weltzien, since he hopes to convince users of the tool to upgrade to the $19.95-per-year SocketShield.

"There's a real need for users to look at emerging threats to unpatched machines," Weltzien said. "They need real-time protection against real-time threats."

LinkScanner can be accessed from here.