Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

U S E R G U I D E
CHANGING AND RESTORING THE WEB TRAFFIC SECURITY LEVEL
Depending on your current needs, you can select one of the preset web traffic security levels or configure Web Anti-Virus
on your own.
When configuring Web Anti-Virus, you can always restore the recommended values. These settings are considered
optimal, recommended by Kaspersky Lab, and grouped in the Recommended security level.
To change the web traffic security level:
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. In the right part of the window, in the Security level section, set the desired security level, or click the Settings
button to modify the settings manually.
If you modify the settings manually, the name of the security level will change to Custom.
To restore the default web traffic security level:
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 Default level button in the Security level section in the right part of the window.
CHANGING THE ACTION TO TAKE ON DANGEROUS OBJECTS
FROM WEB TRAFFIC
If infected objects are detected, the application performs the selected action.
Web Anti-Virus always blocks actions by dangerous scripts and displays messages that inform the user of the action
taken. You cannot change the action to be taken on a dangerous script; all you can do is disable script scan (see section
"Blocking dangerous scripts" on page 93).
To change the action to be performed with regard to detected objects:
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. In the right part of the window, select the desired option in the Action on threat detection section.
CHECKING URLS ON WEB PAGES
Scanning web pages for phishing allows you to prevent phishing attacks. Phishing attacks are, as a rule, email
messages from alleged financial organizations that contain URLs to websites of such organizations. The email message
convinces the reader to click the URL and enter private information in the window that opens, for example, the number of
a banking card or the login and the password of an online banking account. A phishing attack can be disguised, for
example, as a letter from your bank with a link to its official website. By clicking the link, you go to an exact copy of the
bank's website and can even see the bank site's address in the browser, even though you are on a counterfeit site. From
this point forward, all your actions on the site are tracked and can be used to steal your money.
Since links to phishing web sites may be received not only in email, but also from other sources, such as ICQ messages,
Web Anti-Virus monitors attempts to access a phishing web site on the level of web traffic and blocks access to such
locations.
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