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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4 2 Symbols, emphases and terms................................................................................. 5 3 Product information............................................................................................... 6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 Installation and deinstallation ..............................................................
Introduction 1 Introduction With the Avira WebProtector software you have acquired a complete and comprehensive filtering solution for Internet content. You can install and manage the software on any Windows PC with an Internet connection. A comprehensive rules management system enables user configuration and user-specific filter settings.
Symbols, emphases and terms 2 Symbols, emphases and terms The following symbols are used: Symbol Explanation Appears before a condition that must be met before an action is carried out. Appears before a step that you carry out. Appears before a result that follows the preceding action. Appears before a note with especially important information or a tip that makes it easier to understand and use the Avira WebProtector. The following emphases are used: Emphasis Explanation Italic File name or path.
Product information 3 Product information Avira WebProtector is a leading security solution technology for filtering unwanted or illegal Internet content. The software is available for both business and private users and it is based on one of the most efficient international URL filter lists. It contains 67 million entries (August 2006), as a result of analyzing approx. 5.8 billion Internet pages.
Product information 3.2 Functionality Avira WebProtector is based on the unique technologies of Avira GmbH. Avira WebProtector software is saved on your local computer. Thus you can create users, filter sets and a schedule according to your requirements. Avira WebProtector is active after the software is installed. (1) The user logs on to the Internet and types a URL (for example http://www.avira.com).
Product information 3.3 System requirements Avira WebProtector runs efficiently only if the following requirements are met: • Internet Access • Standard browser, for example: – Internet Explorer 5x or – Opera or – AOL (Version 7 or newer) or – Netscape Navigator • Operating System – Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional or – Microsoft Windows 2000 or – Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (short: Windows ME) or – Microsoft Windows 98 SE or – Microsoft Windows 98 3.
Installation and deinstallation 4 Installation and deinstallation 4.1 Installation 4.1.1 Prerequisites for installation f Make sure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled in order for Avira WebProtector to run correctly on your computer: 3 System requirements are met 3 You have administrator access rights 3 Valid license key available (optional) 3 End all programs currently running on the computer 4.1.
Installation and deinstallation - OR f Select another name and click on Install. The installation is performed on your computer. All necessary files are created. f The setup program asks whether you want to start Avira WebProtector. f Activate the option and click on Finish. After the first installation: After the first installation, when you open Avira WebProtector, you are prompted to set an administrator password. Please keep the password safe from third-party access.
Installation and deinstallation f You can close the administration interface by clicking on Exit. f After correct installation, the tray icon ( right. or ) is visible in the task bar on the f Restart your computer if the program asks you to. 4.2 Uninstallation This is how you can uninstall Avira WebProtector (for example, on Windows XP): Correct uninstallation is only possible as Administrator! f Open the Control Panel in the Windows Start menu. f Click on Add or Remove Programs.
Configuration 5 Configuration In this Chapter you can find all information on Avira WebProtector configuration, in order to adjust the filtering of unwanted or illegal Internet content according to your requirements. With Avira WebProtector you can block or allow access to individual categories. • see Chapter: Internet Filter A user is any person whom you allow rule-based Internet surfing access.
Configuration 5.1 Internet Filter Avira WebProtector works on the basis of the largest URL database. This filtering list is updated daily with the most recent methods of website analysis. The classification of websites contains 62 categories and it currently supports text analysis on contents in eleven languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Polish, Swedish, Dutch and Greek. With Avira WebProtector you can block or allow access to individual categories.
Configuration f Click on Internet Filter and then press New... f Select how you want to define your filter list. – Set blocked categories This means that the websites classified in the selected categories will no longer be displayed. – Set allowed categories This means that only the websites classified in the selected categories can be accessed and no others. For this example, we select the option Set blocked categories - block only selected categories. f Type a name for your filter set in the Name field.
Configuration f Click on Save. The filter set is saved. - OR f Click on Cancel. Your settings are canceled. Create any number of filter sets according to your requirements.
Configuration 5.2 Users A user is any person who is allowed rule-based surfing. If you did not set a filter and a password for other users, they can surf only as Standard users. The previous example is continued below. You will learn how to create an Example User and how to assign the filter set you created in Chapter Internet Filter. This is the procedure for adding users. f To add a new user, select New.... - OR f To edit an existing user, select Settings.... In our case, please select New....
Configuration f Press Next. The Schedule tab opens. The Schedule manages the filter sets at 15 minute intervals for the whole week. f Select the start time and mark the required interval by pressing the left mouse button. The selected interval is now marked in gray. f Select one of the existing filter sets in the list-box Filter Name. f Repeat these two steps until you achieve the required filter settings in the schedule.
Configuration f Click on Next. The White List tab opens. The White List contains a list of the URLs to which Avira WebProtector enables permanent access for these users. Therefore, you should check these entries carefully. You can easily add entire websites using the * wildcard. In our example, the entry *avira* ensures that all Avira GmbH web pages are always accessible.
Configuration f Click on Next. The Black List tab opens. The Black List contains a list of URLs to which Avira WebProtector permanently denies access of specified users. You can easily add entire websites using the * wildcard. Apart from websites, the Black List may block file downloads. All file extensions are checked. In our example, files with extensions .exe (dialers, program files, ...) and .mp3 (music files) cannot be downloaded via HTTP.
Configuration f Click on Next. The Application Blocker tab opens. In the Application Blocker tab, you can specify the names of files or programs that the user will not be allowed to open or execute. Only files located in the installation directory of Avira WebProtector can be protected.
Configuration f Click on OK. The user settings are completed. Add more users according to your requirements. While surfing, you can add URLs to the White List or Black List quickly and easily with a single click by selecting them from the Surfing history. When working with Avira WebProtector, you have to pay attention to the active user. To log on, right-click the tray icon . To disconnect your user filter sets, you have to log off Avira WebProtector with a right click.
Configuration 5.3 Options You are already familiar with this menu from the installation. Setting an Administrator password is mandatory and protects the administration of Avira WebProtector against unauthorized access or manipulation. f Password with Administrator confirmation for Avira WebProtector. f The selected Standard user is activated every time Windows starts and after closing administration.
Configuration 5.4 Logfiles The log saves all connections to websites that are subject to a filtering set. Consequently, unrestricted websites are not logged. The log shows the day, time, user and the requested URLs, including all automatic requests within the time schedule you have set. f To display the logfile, select the time interval. f After selecting the date in the To field, the log appears. f You can delete the entire logfile by clicking on Clear Logfile.
Configuration Displaying the surfing history f Right-click the tray icon in the task bar. The context menu appears. f Select the Surfing history option. It displays a list of the last 10 URLs you visited. Every entry has a symbol showing whether the access was blocked ( ) or allowed ( ). Requested pages, which are included in the White List or in the Black List, are not listed in the summary.
Configuration f Select Preview to access a blocked site before taking an action. f Click on OK. You are asked to enter the Administrator password. f Type the Administrator password. 5.5 The required entry appears in the White or Black List of the logged user. Subscription Use of Avira WebProtector requires a valid license key (a so-called ticket). In the 30 day demo mode, when you first use Avira WebProtector you receive a license key (a so-called ticket) from Avira by email.
Configuration License Information: • Ticket The license key is displayed. • Expires Shows the expiration date of your ticket. The expiration date appears after you access the first website in your browser with Avira WebProtector active. • Days Shows the remaining time until the ticket expires, in days. • Sessions Indicates the number of simultaneous users. • Status Shows the current status of your license: valid or invalid. 5.6 Exit f Click on Exit. 26 The administration interface closes.
Categories 6 Categories Avira WebProtector offers classification options into 62 predefined categories. You can find details about each content category in Chapter Content.
Categories IT • Software / Hardware / Distributors • Communication Services • IT Security / IT Information • Website Translation • Anonymous Proxies Job Search Criminal Activities • Illegal Activities • Computer Crime • Political Extreme / Hate / Discrimination • Warez / Hacking / Illegal Software Lifestyle • Dating / Relationships • Restaurants / Bars • Travel • Fashion / Cosmetics / Jewelry • Sports • Building / Residence / Architecture / Furniture • Nature / Environment /
Categories Entertainment / Culture • Cinema / Television • Recreational Facilities / Amusement / Theme Parks • Art / Museums / Memorials / Monuments • Music • Literature / Books • Humor / Comics Weapons / Military 6.1 Category details Drugs • Illegal Drugs This category refers to pages about LSD, heroin, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine, processed hemp and drug instruments (hash pipes) etc.
Categories Finances / Investments • Investment Brokers / Stocks This category contains sites displaying share quotations and having exclusively finance content, as well as stock market information, brokerage and online stock dealing. • Financial Services / Investments / Insurance This category contains sites about real estate, insurance, construction financing and Paid by Surf. • Banking / Home Banking This category contains sites from the area of banks and saving banks.
Categories Information and Communication • General News / Newspapers / Magazines This category contains pages that inform about general topics, for example glossy magazines, youth magazines and magazines for children. • Web Mail This category contains sites that allow Internet users to send or receive emails via the Internet (Mailbox), in addition to Webmail service providers. This does not include entire portals where Webmail is only a part of the service.
Categories • IT Security / IT Information This category includes sites with information on security, data protection or privacy in the Internet or other broadband services (telecommunications, radio data transmission). • Website Translation This category includes sites that can be used to translate parts or the entire content of a website into another language. Online dictionaries are not included in this category.
Categories • Sports This category contains sites about sports, such as fan clubs, events (European Cup, World Cup, Olympics), sports results, sports clubs and associations. • Building / Residential / Architecture / Furniture This category contains sites about real estate markets, furniture shops, prefabricated houses and designer products. • Nature / Environment / Animals This category includes sites about pets, garden centers and environmental protection.
Categories Games / Gambling • Gambling / Lottery This category includes sites of lottery organizations, casinos and betting agencies. • Computer Games This category includes computer games sites. It also refers to websites of games producers, cheat sites and online gaming zones. • Toys This category includes information sites about dolls, modeling, model railways, board and card games, party games etc.
Service 7 Service Help and additional information can be found here: 7.1 • see Chapter: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) • see Chapter: Service hotline • see Chapter: Online shop Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) This Chapter is addressed to users familiar with new software and systems settings of Windows systems. Therefore, it only describes the most useful information.
Service Avira WebProtector does not run with my proxy! Avira WebProtector is a single workstation system. If there is a proxy installed on your computer, it cannot be used. Error message: The connection to all subscription servers failed. Please check your proxy settings. Note that the communication service runs under the "System" account on Windows NT4, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. This account has to be able to use the proxy. You can also set another user for Avira WebFilter service.
Service Return values The following messages may appear on the error page: http://www.avira.com/products/webfilter/licerr_en.php?c=0 C= Message Solution 13 Your ticket has expired. Please renew your subscription. Use this ordering link. Your subscription has expired. You have to purchase a ticket, in order to continue to use Avira WebProtector. Insert this ticket in the administration interface, in the Subscription section.
Service 402 None of your subscription tickets is activated. Ask your administrator to activate a ticket for your computer in the Control Panel. You require a valid license key (a socalled ticket) If you use Avira WebProtector in demo mode, either your testing period has expired or a demo ticket has already been used on the computer. It can be interpreted as a computer restart, an automatic system recovery or a used demo ticket. If you have a valid ticket, then the license has expired.
Service 7.2 Service hotline All relevant information concerning our comprehensive support service can be found on our website http://www.avira.com. The experts answer your questions and help you with technical problems. 7.3 Online shop Would you like to purchase our products conveniently at the click of a button? In the online shop of Avira GmbH, you can purchase, prolong and extend licenses quickly and securely under http://www.avira.de/en/onlineshop.
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