Safe Browsing settings
July 2, 2024
ID 85992
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Security level
| The application uses various groups of settings to run Safe Browsing. The sets of settings that are stored in the application are called security levels:
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Action on threat detection |
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Scan methods Check the web address against the database of malicious web addresses
| Scanning the links to determine whether they are included in the database of malicious links allows you to track websites that have been added to denylist. The database of malicious links is generated by Kaspersky specialists. It forms part of the software distribution kit, and it is updated together with Kaspersky application databases. |
Check the web address against the database of web addresses containing adware | An example could be software that redirects your search query in the Internet to an advertising website. This way, you get to an advertising website instead of the web resource that is most relevant to your search query. |
Check the web address against the database of web addresses containing legitimate applications that can be used by intruders to damage your computer or personal data | An example of this category could be a remote administration tool which is legally used for troubleshooting by system administrators. A criminal can install such a tool on your computer without your knowledge to gain access to your computer and use it for criminal purposes. Kaspersky application allows downloading such applications by clicking links on web pages. Single-use links are an exception. You cannot use them to download legitimate applications that hackers can use to cause harm to your computer or your data. |
Use Heuristic Analysis | A technique for detecting threats that cannot be identified using the current version of Kaspersky application databases. It allows you to find files that may contain unknown malware or a new modification of a known malware program. 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 sets the balance between the thoroughness of searches for new threats, the load on the operating system resources, and the time required for heuristic analysis. |
Anti-Phishing Check the web address against the database of phishing and fake crypto web addresses (or Check the web address against the database of phishing web addresses) | The contents of the phishing link and fake cryptocurrency exchange database include the web addresses of currently known websites that are used for phishing attacks. Kaspersky supplements this database with addresses obtained from the international organization Anti-Phishing Working Group. The database of phishing links and fake cryptocurrency exchanges forms part of the software distribution kit, and it is updated together with Kaspersky application databases. |
Use Heuristic Analysis | A technique for detecting threats that cannot be identified using the current version of Kaspersky application databases. This enables detection of phishing even if the URL is not in the database of phishing web addresses. |
Check URLs | The URL Advisor component checks links on a web page opened in Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Kaspersky application displays one of the following icons next to the checked link:
To view a pop-up window with more details on the link, move the mouse pointer to the corresponding icon. |
On all websites except those specified Manage exclusions | When this option is selected, the application scans links on all websites except those that are indicated in the Exclusions window. The Exclusions window is opened by clicking the Manage exclusions link. |
On specified websites only Configure checked websites | When this option is selected, Kaspersky scans links only on those websites that are indicated in the Checked websites window. The Checked websites window is opened by clicking the Configure checked websites link. |
Configure URL Advisor |
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Website categories | If the Show information on the categories of website content check box is selected, the application adds to the link comments to indicate whether the website belongs to one of the indicated categories (for example, Violence, intolerance or Adult content). You can remove check boxes next to the categories that do not require warnings. |
Do not scan web traffic from trusted URLs | If the check box is selected, Safe Browsing does not scan the contents of web pages/websites whose addresses are included in the list of trusted web addresses. You can add both specific web pages/website addresses as well as web page/website address masks to the list of trusted web addresses. The list of trusted web addresses is available in the Trusted URLs window, which can be opened by clicking the link from the trusted URLs. |