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6.2. Web Browsing Protection
The Web Browsing Protection consists of two services: LinkScanner Surf-Shield and Online Shield:
LinkScanner Surf-Shield protects you from the increasing number of ‘here today, gone tomorrow’
threats on the web. These threats can be hidden on any type of website, from governments to big,
well-known brands to small businesses, and they rarely stick around on those sites for more than 24
hours. LinkScanner protects you by analyzing the web pages behind all the links on any web page
you’re viewing and making sure they’re safe at the only time that matters - when you’re about to click
that link. LinkScanner Surf-Shield is not intended for server platforms protection!
Online Shield is a type of a real time resident protection; it scans the content of visited web pages
(and possible files included in them) even before these are displayed in your web browser or
downloaded to your computer. Online Shield detects that the page you are about to visit includes
some dangerous javascript, and prevents the page from being displayed. Also, it recognizes malware
contained in a page and stops its downloading immediately so that it never gets to your computer.
This powerful protection will block malicious content of any web page you try to open, and prevent it
from being downloaded to your computer. With this feature enabled, clicking a link or typing in a URL
to a dangerous site will automatically block you from opening the web page thus protecting you from
inadvertently being infected. It is important to remember that exploited web pages can infect your
computer simply by visiting the affected site. Online Shield is not intended for server platforms
protection!
Dialog controls
To switch between both sections of the dialog, you can simply click anywhere in the respective service panel.
The panel then gets highlighted in a lighter shade of blue. In both sections of the dialog you can find the
following controls. Their functionality is the same whether they belong to one security service or another
(LinkScanner Surf-Shield or Online Shield):
Enabled / Disabled - The button may remind you of a traffic light, both in appearance and in