The website exceptions list shows specific websites that are either allowed or blocked. To view and edit website exceptions: Open the product from the Windows Start menu. On the main page, select Tools > Allowed and denied websites. If the website you want to edit is already listed as allowed or denied, and you want to move it from one […]
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What to do when a website is blocked (F-Secure)
A Browsing Protection block page appears when you try to access a site that has been rated harmful. When a Browsing Protection block page appears: If you want to enter the website, select Allow website. Windows User Access Control asks you to confirm this action. If necessary, enter your administrator account information, then confirm the change. […]
Using reputation rating icons (F-Secure)
Browsing Protection shows a website safety rating on the search results page when you use Google, Bing, Yahoo, or DuckDuckGo. Color-coded icons show the safety rating of a current site. The safety rating for each link on the search results page appears with these same icons: The site is safe to the best of our […]
Blocking suspicious and prohibited websites (F-Secure)
Browsing Protection can prevent you from unintentionally accessing websites that are not trustworthy or have prohibited content. Sometimes you may browse to a website that contains suspicious, infringing, or prohibited content. For example, the website may be a fake, known spam site, contain potentially unwanted programs, or is illegal no matter where you are located. […]
Blocking harmful websites (F-Secure)
Browsing Protection blocks the access to harmful websites when it is turned on. To make sure that Browsing Protection is on: Open the product from the Windows Start menu. On the Antivirus page, select Settings. Select Secure Browsing. Select Edit settings. Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings. Turn on Browsing Protection. If your browser is open, restart your browser to apply […]
Protecting your web browsing (F-Secure)
Browsing Protection helps you browse the internet safely by providing safety ratings for websites on your browser and blocking access to websites that have been rated harmful. Source : Official F-Secure Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
Submitting a sample (F-Secure)
You can help us to improve the protection by contributing suspicious applications for analysis. When the product blocks an application, for example because it is a possible security risk for your computer or the application tried to do something possibly harmful, you can send a sample of the application for security research purposes. You can […]
Exploit kits (F-Secure)
Exploit kits are toolkits used by attackers to manage exploits and deliver harmful programs to a vulnerable computer or device. An exploit kit contains an inventory of exploits, each of which can take advantage of a flaw (vulnerability) in a program, computer or device. The kit itself is usually hosted on a harmful or a […]
Exploits (F-Secure)
Exploits are objects or methods that take advantage of a flaw in a program to make it behave unexpectedly. Doing so creates conditions that an attacker can use to perform other harmful actions. An exploit can be either an object or a method. For example, a specially crafted program, a piece of code or a […]
Backdoors (F-Secure)
Backdoors are features or programs that can be used to evade the security features of a program, device, portal, or service. A feature in a program, device, portal or service can be a backdoor if its design or implementation introduces a security risk. For example, hardcoded administrator access to an online portal can be used […]