Web Threat Protection task settings

This section describes parameters of the Web Threat Protection task. The Web Threat Protection task prevents downloads of malicious files from the Internet and also blocks access to malicious, phishing, adware, or other dangerous websites.

All available values and default values for each setting are described below.

ActionOnDetect

Specifies the action to be performed on detection of an infected object in web traffic.

Available values:

Notify—Allow the detected object to be downloaded, display a notification about the blocked access attempt, and make a log entry with information about the infected object.

Block—Block access to the detected object, display a notification about the blocked access attempt, and make a log entry with information about the infected object.

Default value: Block

CheckMalicious

Specifies whether links will be checked against the databases of malicious web addresses.

Available values:

Yes—Check if links are listed in the database of malicious links.

No—Do not check if links are listed in the database of malicious links.

Default value: Yes

CheckPhishing

Specifies whether links will be checked against the databases of phishing web addresses.

Available values:

Yes—Check if links are listed in the database of phishing links.

No—Do not check if links are listed in the database of phishing links.

Default value: Yes

UseHeuristicForPhishing

Specifies whether heuristic analysis must be used to scan web pages for phishing links.

Available values:

Yes—Use heuristic analysis for detecting phishing links. If this value is specified, the level of heuristic analysis is Light (the least thorough scan with minimal load on the system). You cannot change the heuristic analysis level for the Web Threat Protection task.

No—Do not use heuristic analysis for detecting phishing links.

Default value: Yes

CheckAdware

Specifies whether links must be checked against the databases of adware web addresses.

Available values:

Yes—Check if links are listed in the database of adware links.

No—Do not check if links are listed in the database of adware links.

Default value: No

CheckOther

Specifies whether links must be checked against the databases of web addresses that contain legal software that may be used by criminals to damage your computer or personal data.

Available values:

Yes—Check if links are listed in the databases of web addresses that contain legal software that may be used by criminals to damage your computer or personal data.

No—Do not check if links are listed in the databases of web addresses that contain legal software that may be used by criminals to damage your computer or personal data.

Default value: No

UseTrustedAddresses

Enables or disables the usage of a list of trusted web addresses. The application does not analyze information from trusted web addresses to check them for viruses or other dangerous objects. You can specify trusted web addresses by using the TrustedAddresses.item_# parameter.

Available values:

Yes—Use a list of trusted web addresses.

No—Do not use a list of trusted web addresses.

Default value: Yes

TrustedAddresses.item_#

Specifies trusted web addresses. You can use masks to specify web addresses.

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