Changing the security level

For Web Threat Protection, Kaspersky Endpoint Security can apply different groups of settings. These groups of settings saved in the application are called security levels: High, Recommended, Low. The Recommended web traffic security level settings are considered to be the optimal settings recommended by Kaspersky experts (see the table below). You can select one of the pre-installed security levels for web traffic that is received or transmitted via the HTTP and FTP protocols, or configure a custom web traffic security level. If you change the web traffic security level settings, you can always revert to the recommended web traffic security level settings.

To change the web traffic security level:

1. In the lower part of the main application window, click the button.
2. In the application settings window, select Protection → Essential Threat Protection → Web Threat Protection.
3. In the Security level section, do one of the following:
   • If you want to apply one of the preset security levels, select it with the slider:
     • High. The security level under which the Web Threat Protection component performs maximum scanning of web traffic that the computer receives over the HTTP and FTP protocols. Web Threat Protection performs detailed scanning of all web traffic objects by using the full set of application databases, and performs the deepest possible heuristic analysis.

       The technology was developed for detecting threats that cannot be detected by using the current version of Kaspersky application databases. It detects files that may be infected with an unknown virus or a new variety of a known virus.

     • Recommended. The security level that provides the optimal balance between the performance of Kaspersky Endpoint Security and the security of web traffic. The Web Threat Protection component performs heuristic analysis at the medium scan level. This web traffic security level is recommended by Kaspersky specialists. The values of settings for the recommended security level are provided in the table below.
     • Low. The settings of this web traffic security level ensure the maximum web traffic scanning speed. The Web Threat Protection component performs heuristic analysis at the light scan level.
   • If you want to configure a custom security level, click the Advanced settings button and define your own scan settings.

     You can restore the values of preset security levels by clicking the Restore recommended security level button in the upper part of the window.

4. Save your changes.

   Web Threat Protection settings recommended by Kaspersky experts (recommended security level)

   Parameter	Value	Description
   Check if links are listed in the database of malicious links	Enabled	Scanning the links to determine whether they are included in the database of malicious web addresses allows you to track websites that have been blacklisted. The database of malicious web addresses is maintained by Kaspersky, included in the application installation package, and updated during Kaspersky Endpoint Security database updates.
   Check if links are listed in the database of phishing links	Enabled	The database of phishing web addresses includes the web addresses of currently known websites that are used to launch phishing attacks. Kaspersky supplements this database with web addresses that are obtained from the Anti-Phishing Working Group, an international organization. The database of phishing addresses is included in the application installation package and supplemented with Kaspersky Endpoint Security database updates.
   Heuristic analysis for detecting viruses	Medium scan	The technology was developed for detecting threats that cannot be detected by using the current version of Kaspersky application databases. It detects files that may be infected with an unknown virus or a new variety of a known virus. When web traffic is scanned for viruses and other applications that present a threat, the heuristic analyzer performs instructions in the executable files. The number of instructions that are executed by the heuristic analyzer depends on the level that is specified for the heuristic analyzer. The heuristic analysis level ensures a balance between the thoroughness of searching for new threats, the load on the resources of the operating system, and the duration of heuristic analysis.
   Heuristic analysis for detecting phishing links	Enabled	The technology was developed for detecting threats that cannot be detected by using the current version of Kaspersky application databases. It detects files that may be infected with an unknown virus or a new variety of a known virus.
   Action on threat detection	Block download	If this option is selected and an infected object is detected in web traffic, the Web Threat Protection component blocks access to the object and displays a message in the browser.

 

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