Using Web Threat Protection to check links against databases of phishing and malicious web addresses

Scanning links to see if they are included in the list of phishing web addresses allows avoiding phishing attacks. A phishing attack can be disguised, for example, as an email message supposedly from your bank with a link to the official website of the bank. By clicking the link, you go to an exact copy of the bank's website and can even see its real web address in the browser, even though you are on a counterfeit site. From this point forward, all of your actions on the site are tracked and can be used to steal your money.

Because links to phishing websites may be received not only in an email message but also from other sources such as ICQ messages, the Web Threat Protection component monitors attempts to access a phishing website at the web traffic scan level and blocks access to such websites. Lists of phishing URLs are included with the Kaspersky Endpoint Security distribution kit.

To configure the Web Threat Protection component to check links against the databases of phishing and malicious web addresses:

  1. In the main application window, click the Settings button.
  2. In the application settings window, select Essential Threat Protection → Web Threat Protection.
  3. Click the Settings button.

    The Web Threat Protection window opens.

  4. In the Web Threat Protection window, select the General tab.
  5. Do the following:
    • If you want the Web Threat Protection component to check links against the databases of malicious web addresses, in the Scan methods section, select the Check if links are listed in the database of malicious links check box.

      Kaspersky Endpoint Security scans links against malicious web address databases, even if network traffic is transmitted over an encrypted connection and the Scan encrypted connections check box is cleared.

    • If you want the Web Threat Protection component to check links against the databases of phishing web addresses, in the Anti-Phishing Settings section, select the Check if links are listed in the database of phishing links check box.

    You can also check links against the reputation databases of Kaspersky Security Network.

  6. Save your changes.
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