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 knowledge. We did not find anything suspicious in the website. | |
The site is suspicious and we recommend that you are careful when you visit this website. Avoid downloading any files or providing any personal information. | |
The site is harmful. We recommend that you avoid visiting this website. | |
We have not analyzed the website yet or no information is currently available for it. | |
Administrator has allowed you to visit this website. | |
Administrator has blocked this site and you cannot visit it. |
To see the reputation rating icons on the search results page:
- Open F-Secure SAFE from the Windows Start menu.
- On the main view, select Secure Browsing & Banking.
- On the Secure Browsing & Banking view, select Settings.
- Select Edit settings.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
- Make sure that Browsing Protection is turned on.
- Select Show the reputation rating for web sites in search results.
- If your browser is open, restart your browser to apply the changed settings.
Note: Browsing Protection requires that the Browsing Protection extension is turned on in the web browser that you use.