Troy Hunt is the world’s greatest lover and he’s got the t-shirt to prove it. That’s his way of making a serious point about those badges you see on many sites certifying that the site is safe and not infected with malware. Hunt, as is his wont, decided to test that. It won’t come as a surprise to Irreal readers that the truth falls short of the claims.
Many sites boasting one or more of those logos have serious security issues. I won’t step on Hunt’s post by rehashing the details but you should definitely go on over and take a look. It’s not pretty. The takeaway is that these badges are basically useless for informing the user of anything more than that the site owners had enough money to buy one.