Is uStart.org a Safe Alternative to Yahoo or a Potential Virus Threat?

[Borg]

My Yahoo is changing their site to the point that, after 12+ years, I have decided to leave. After many searches for a replacement, I finally ran across a site called uStart.org that has much of what I had with Yahoo. My concern is that a Google search on uStart returned a lot of hits about it being a virus. From what I read, it sounds like there is a toolbar addon on the internet that is the real culprit and not the site itself. I never install toolbars so I'm not too concerned if that's all that it is.

I created a page several months ago and updated it yesterday without any issues on my system before I saw the Google results today. For now, I plan on keeping it unless I see something more concrete than vague virus warnings. My computer is firewalled so I'll know if anything attempts to connect to the internet. I also check my task manager throughout the day whenever I'm on the computer. So, I will know if something is wrong very quickly. However, I would like to ask a couple of questions.

Has anyone used uStart and have you had any problems?

Do you know of any alternatives to Yahoo or uStart that have similar capabilities?

Thanks in advance.

 

[DrClaude]

Are you still using uStart.org? What is your experience with this site?

 

[Borg]

Yes, I'm still using it. It's a great, no-ad (and no virus) experience. I have tons of RSS feeds all over the page including one from PF. The feeds update every few minutes giving me the latest news. I haven't missed Yahoo at all.