Using Secure Web Browsing

SecureWeb allows you to safely surf the Internet by blocking malicious websites from loading before you access them.

For more information, see: 

• Using the Toolbar
• Using Tabbed Browsing
• Setting Web Protection Levels
• Setting Search Settings

To use secure web browsing:

1. From your device's Home panel, tap the SecureWeb button.

   

   A browser displays with SecureWeb enabled.

   

   Note: The SecureWeb toolbar displays on the top of the screen on iPads and on the bottom of the screen on iPhones.

2. Use the browser to open websites.

   If you attempt to open a website that is at high risk for malicious or phishing behavior, an alert panel gives you the following notice:

   • Continue to the site — Ignore the alert and proceed to the site. Since this is a suspicious website, Webroot will alert you each time you attempt to open this website.
   • Never block this site — Ignore the alert and proceed to the site. SecureWeb remembers your decision and does not alert you again when you attempt to open this website. If you select this option, the site is added to your list of Trusted Sites. For more information, see About Trusted Sites.
   • Go back — Do not open the site. We recommend that you do not access sites that are categorized as potentially malicious.

   

   Note: These notices are determined by both your web protection levels. The higher your web protection levels, the more the system will give you notification about potential threats that you must deal with manually.

3. When the website opens, SecureWeb classifies each site as follows:

   REPUTATION	DESCRIPTION
   	Trustworthy These are well known sites with strong security characteristics. There is a very low risk that the user will be exposed to malicious links or payloads.
   	Low Risk These are benign sites, and rarely exhibit characteristics that expose the user to security risks. There is a low risk of malicious links or payloads.
   	Moderate Risk These are generally benign sites, but have exhibited some characteristics that suggest security risk. There is some predictive risk that the user will be exposed to malicious links or payloads.
   	Suspicious These are suspicious sites. There is a higher than average predictive risk that the user will be exposed to malicious links or payloads.
   	High Risk These are high risk sites. There is a high predictive risk that the user will be exposed to malicious links or payloads.

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