Internet Security

Kaspersky URL advisor

Kaspersky Internet Security includes the URL scanning module managed by Web Anti-Virus. This module is built into Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers as a plug-in.

This module checks if links located on the webpage belong to the list of suspicious and phishing web addresses. You can create a list of web addresses whose content will not be checked for the presence of suspicious or phishing URLs, or a list of web sites whose content must be scanned. You can also completely exclude scan of URLs.

The below-listed options of Kaspersky URL advisor configuration can be selected not only in the application settings window but also in the advisor module settings window that you open from your web browser.

To create a list of websites whose content will not be scanned for the presence of suspicious or phishing URLs:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Protection Center section, select the Web Anti-Virus component.
3. Click the Settings button in the right part of the window.

   The Web Anti-Virus window opens.

4. On the Safe Surf tab in the Kaspersky URL Advisor section, select On all web pages except the exclusions and click the Exclusions button.
5. In the Exclusions window that opens, create a list of websites whose content will not be scanned for suspicious or phishing URLs.

To create a list of websites whose content should be scanned for suspicious or phishing URLs:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Protection Center section, select the Web Anti-Virus component.
3. Click the Settings button in the right part of the window.

   The Web Anti-Virus window opens.

4. On the Safe Surf tab in the Kaspersky URL advisor section, select On specified web pages only and click the Select button.
5. In the Scanned URLs window that opens, create a list of URLs whose content should be scanned for suspicious or phishing URLs.

If you want no URLs to be checked by the advisor:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Protection Center section, select the Web Anti-Virus component.
3. Click the Settings button in the right part of the window.

   The Web Anti-Virus window opens.

4. On the Safe Surf tab in the Kaspersky URL Advisor section, select Do not scan URLs.

To open the Kaspersky URL Advisor settings window from your web browser,

click the button with the Kaspersky Internet Security icon in the browser toolbar.