The Web Control section lets you configure user access to specific websites and categories of websites.
Web Control supports website filtering by categories defined in the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service. Filtering allows you to restrict user access to certain websites or categories of websites (for example, "Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes" or "Internet communication"). Web Control is enabled by default.
In Yandex Browser and Samsung Internet, malicious and phishing URLs may remain unblocked. This is because only the website domain is scanned. If it is a malicious or phishing domain, Web Protection blocks the threat. If the domain is not classified as malicious or phishing, the specific URL is not blocked.
Web Control on Android devices is supported only in Google Chrome, HUAWEI Browser, Samsung Internet, and Yandex Browser.
Web Control requires the following to operate on a managed device:
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android must be configured as an Accessibility service.
The Statement regarding data processing for the purpose of using Web Protection (Web Protection Statement) must be accepted. Kaspersky Endpoint Security uses Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) to scan websites. The Web Protection Statement contains the terms for data exchange with KSN.
On some devices, the user must manually grant the following permissions:
Run in the background
Display pop-up windows while running in the background
Display pop-up window
Ignore battery optimization
If you disable Web Protection, Web Control will also be disabled.
Web Control settings for Pro View
Parameter
Description
Operating mode
The set of settings varies depending on the selected operating mode:
Prohibit websites in selected categories. The app will restrict user access to websites depending on their content. This value is selected by default.
Allow only listed websites. The app will allow user access only to specified websites.
Prohibit all websites. The app will block user access to all websites.
Settings if the Prohibit websites in selected categories mode is selected
Categories
Create a list of prohibited categories by selecting the check boxes next to the categories of websites to which the app will block access:
Adult content
Software, audio, video
Alcohol, tobacco, drugs
Violence, intolerance
Profanity, obscenity
Weapons, explosives, military
Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes
Internet communication
Online stores, banks, payment systems
Job search
Anonymizers
Video games
Settings if the Allow only listed websites mode is selected
Add
Create a list of websites to which the app will allow access.
Website addresses
You can add websites by link (full URL, including the protocol, for example, https://example.com).
To make sure that the app allows access to the specified website in all supported versions of Google Chrome, HUAWEI Browser, Samsung Internet, and Yandex Browser, include the same URL twice — once with the HTTP protocol (for example, http://example.com) and once with the HTTPS protocol (for example, https://example.com).
For example:
https://example.com — The main page of the website is allowed. This URL can only be accessed through the HTTP protocol.
http://example.com — The main page of the website is allowed, but only when accessed through the HTTP protocol. Other protocols like HTTPS are not affected.
https://example.com/page/index.html — Only the index.html page of the website will be allowed. The rest of the website is not affected by this entry.
The app also supports regular expressions. When entering the address of an allowed website, use the following templates:
https://example\.com/.* — This template allows all child pages of the website, accessed via the HTTPS protocol (for example, https://example.com/about).
https?://example\.com/.* — This template allows all child pages of the website, accessed via both the HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
https?://.*\.example\.com — This template allows all subdomain pages of the website (for example, https://pictures.example.com).
https?://example\.com/[abc]/.* — This template allows all child pages of the website where the URL path begins with 'a', 'b', or 'c' as the first directory (for example, https://example.com/b/about).
https?://\w{3,5}.example\.com/.* — This template allows all child pages of the website where the subdomain consists of a word with 3 to 5 characters (for example, http://abde.example.com/about).