Kaspersky Anti-Virus 20

If you haven’t changed the application settings, Web Anti-Virus will be enabled by default.

We recommend that keep Web Anti-Virus enabled. Disabling the component will reduce your computer’s protection.

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, click .

• If you have any difficulties opening the application, see this guide.

2. Go to the Protection section.
3. Enable or disable Web Anti-Virus using the switch on the right.

Web Anti-Virus will be enabled or disabled.

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, click .

• If you have any difficulties opening the application, see this guide.

2. Go to the Protection section and click Web Anti-Virus.

3. Select the Security level.
   • High. Suitable for active Internet users. It ensures maximum protection of the computer, but reduces its operating speed. You can adjust Kaspersky Anti-Virus to optimize its performance without slowing down your computer. See this article for instructions.
   • Recommended. Set by default. It ensures your computer is protected and operates at an optimal speed.
   • Low. Suitable for those who rarely use the Internet. It ensures minimal protection of the computer, but does not reduce its operating speed. Before selecting this level, perform a full scan of your computer. See this article for instructions.

4. Select an Action on threat detection:
   • Select action automatically. The application will automatically take an action recommended by Kaspersky specialists when it detects a potential threat.
   • Prompt on detection. The application will inform you about suspicious activity and prompt you to either block or allow it. This option is available if interactive protection mode is selected. By default, automatic protection mode is used. If you disable it, interactive protection mode will be applied. See this article for more details.
   • Block. The application will block a dangerous object and display a message about an infection.
   • Allow. Web Anti-Virus will allow the object to be opened or downloaded, and then will check it for viruses.

When the application detects a potential threat, it will perform the action that you have set.

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, click .

• If you have any difficulties opening the application, see this guide.

2. Go to the Protection section and click Web Anti-Virus.

3. Click Advanced Settings.

4. Make sure that the Automatically activate Kaspersky Protection extension in browsers checkbox is selected.

5. Make sure that the Check URLs checkbox is selected.

   • If you don’t want web traffic from trusted websites to be checked, add them to the exclusions list.
     Select On all websites except those specified and click Manage exclusions. Click Add, enter the web address mask and click OK.
     Web traffic from the specified websites will not be checked. All other websites will be checked.

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   • If you only want web traffic from certain websites to be checked, add them to the list of checked websites.
     Select On specified websites only and click Configure checked websites. Click Add, enter the web address mask and click OK.
     Web traffic from the specified websites will be checked. All other websites will not be checked.

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6. To select checked URLs and website categories, click Configure URL Advisor.
7. Click Configure trusted URLs and add websites that you trust. The application will not scan them.
8. Select URL databases that must be used to perform an additional scan. We recommend selecting all the checkboxes.

Links and websites will be scanned according to the settings that you have configured.