16. Antiphishing Protection
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 Antiphishing prevents you from disclosing personal information while browsing the Internet by alerting you about potential phishing web pages.
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 provides real-time antiphishing protection for:
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Internet Explorer
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Mozilla Firefox
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Yahoo! Messenger
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Windows Live (MSN) Messenger
16.1. Configuring the Antiphishing White List
You can configure and manage a white list of web sites that will not be scanned by
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 Antiphishing engines. The white list should contain only web sites you fully trust. For example, add the web sites where you currently shop online.
Note
You can easily add web sites to the white list from SHIELD DELUXE 2013
Antiphishing toolbar integrated into your web browser. For more information, please refer to “Managing SHIELD DELUXE 2013 Antiphishing Protection in Internet Explorer and
Firefox” (p. 81) .
To configure and manage the antiphishing white list:
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If you are using a supported web browser, click SHIELD DELUXE 2013 toolbar and choose White List from the menu.
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Alternatively, follow these steps:
1. Open SHIELD DELUXE 2013, click Options in the upper-right corner of the window and choose Expert View.
2. Go to Antivirus > Shield.
3. Click White List.
To add a site to the White List, provide its address in the corresponding field and click
Add.
If you want to remove a web site from the white list, click the corresponding Remove button.
Click Save to save the changes and close the window.
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16.2. Managing SHIELD DELUXE 2013 Antiphishing
Protection in Internet Explorer and Firefox
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 integrates directly through an intuitive and easy-to-use toolbar into the following web browsers:
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Internet Explorer
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Mozilla Firefox
You can easily and efficiently manage antiphishing protection and the White List using
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 Antiphishing toolbar integrated into one of the above web browsers.
The antiphishing toolbar is located on the topside of browser. Click it in order to open the toolbar menu.
Note
If you cannot see the toolbar, open the View menu, point to Toolbars and check The
Shield Deluxe Toolbar.
The following commands are available on the toolbar menu:
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Enable / Disable - enables / disables SHIELD DELUXE 2013 antiphishing protection in the current web browser.
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Settings - opens a window where you can specify the antiphishing toolbar's settings.
The following options are available:
• Real-time Antiphishing Web Protection - detects and alerts you in real-time if a web site is phished (set up to steal personal information). This option controls
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 antiphishing protection in the current web browser only.
• Ask before adding to whitelist - prompts you before adding a web site to the
White List.
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Add to White List - adds the current web site to the White List.
Important
Adding a site to the White List means that SHIELD DELUXE 2013 will not scan the site for phishing attempts anymore. We recommend you to add to the White List only sites that you fully trust.
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White List - opens the White List. For more information, please refer to “Configuring
the Antiphishing White List” (p. 80) .
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Report as Phishing - informs SHIELD DELUXE 2013 Lab that you consider the respective web site to be used for phishing. By reporting phished web sites you help protect other people against identity theft.
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Help - opens the help file.
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About - opens a window where you can see information about SHIELD DELUXE
2013 and where to look for help in case something unexpected appears.
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