Web Anti-Virus scanning of URLs against databases of malicious and phishing 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 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, Web Anti-Virus monitors attempts to access a phishing website on the level of web traffic and blocks access to such sites. Lists of phishing URLs are included with the Kaspersky Endpoint Security distribution kit.

To configure Web Anti-Virus to check URLs against the databases of phishing and malicious web addresses:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Anti-Virus protection section, select the Web Anti-Virus subsection.

   In the right part of the window, the settings of the Web Anti-Virus component are displayed.

3. Click the Settings button.

   The Web Anti-Virus window opens.

4. In the Web Anti-Virus window, select the General tab.
5. Do the following:
   • If you want Web Anti-Virus to check URLs 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.
   • If you want Web Anti-Virus to check URLs 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. Click OK.
7. To save changes, click the Save button.