Browsing Protection

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QuickHeal provides robust browser protection by actively blocking access to websites that are identified as infected or malicious. This feature is designed to enhance your online security by preventing potential threats before they can compromise your system.

Browsing Protection
Browser Sandbox

Browsing Protection

This feature lets you block access to infected websites from your browser.

Configuring Browsing Protection

To configure Browsing Protection, follow these steps:

  1. Open Quick Heal AntiFraud.
  1. On the left pane, navigate to Features > Browsing Protection.
  1. Toggle the Browsing Protection button to turn it on.

Browsing Protection is activated.

Browser Sandbox

When you browse the Internet, you may visit sites that can be trusted and verified as well as untrusted or phishing sites.

Trusted sites are those that publish their identity and host a certificate from a known authority. Untrusted websites may be commercial websites, suppliers, sellers, third parties, advertisements, and entertainment websites.

Malicious sites mask their identity and can appear as prominent trusted sites. These sites can hack your confidential credentials, infect your device, and spread spam messages.

Browser Sandbox keeps your device safe from any kind of malicious attacks.

If you open any downloaded files with Browser Sandbox turned on, such files open in Browser Sandbox to isolate any possible infection.

See also Secure Browse for default browser.

Configuring Browser Sandbox

To configure Browser Sandbox, follow these steps:

  1. Open Quick Heal AntiFraud.
  2. On the left pane, navigate to Features > Browsing Protection > Browser Sandbox.
  3. Toggle the Browser Sandbox button to turn it on.
  4. Select Show green border on browser if sandbox is enabled to indicate that your browser is running in Browser Sandbox.

Note: This is not a mandatory feature for security and you may turn it off if you prefer.

  1. In Manage browser access policy, set the following options as required:
  • Select Prevent browser from accessing confidential folders to protect your confidential data (such as bank statements, pictures, important documents) while you are surfing. After you enable this setting, the Folders button is activated.
  • Click Folders and then click + Add, browse and select the folder that you want to protect. Select the option to include subfolders if required. Click OK.

The data in the confidential folder will not be accessible by the browser and other applications running under Browser Sandbox. Therefore, your data is safe from being siphoned off.

  • Select Prevent browser from modifying the protected data to protect your data from being manipulated. , and then select the folder that you want to protect.
    Click Folders and then click + Add , browse and select the folder that you want to protect. Select the option to include subfolders if required. Click OK.

    The data in the protected folder will be accessible but the data cannot be manipulated or modified.

  • Select Allow browser to access specified folder to download data to download content to a certain folder while surfing. After you enable this setting, the Folders button is activated.
    Click Folders and then click + Add , browse and select the folder that you want to protect. Select the option to include subfolders if required. Click OK.

  1. Click Save to save settings.

Note: This feature is supported on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge browsers only.

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