Anti-Phishing Engine

Through the Anti-Phishing Engine view you can:

•	Enable/Disable anti-phishing

•	View the anti-phishing feature licensing status

•	Configure anti-phishing database updates

 

To access the ‘Anti-Phishing Engine’ view click on WebSecurity Edition > Anti-Phishing Engine from the navigation pane.

Enabling/disabling the Anti-Phishing Engine

To enable or disable the Anti-Phishing Engine:

1. Click on WebSecurity Edition > Anti-Phishing Engine.

2. Click on the General tab.

Screenshot 43 - Anti Phishing engine properties

3. Check or uncheck the Block access to phishing sites checkbox to enable or disable anti-phishing features.

NOTE 1: Disabling the anti-phishing engine implies that GFI WebMonitor cannot use that engine to block phishing sites.

4. Complete anti-phishing engine setup by clicking on Save Settings

NOTE 2: Failing to click on Save Settings means that you will lose settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

Configure Anti-Phishing database updates

Through the checkboxes within the Anti-Phishing Updates area in the Anti-Phishing Engine settings view you can:

•	Configure whether the Anti-Phishing Database should be updated automatically or manually

•	Configure the frequency with which available updates should be installed

•	Configure if an email notification should be sent upon successful updating of the Anti-Phishing Database

•	Manually update the Anti-Phishing Database by clicking Update Now.

To configure Anti-Phishing database updates:

1. Click on WebSecurity Edition > Anti-Phishing Engine.

2. Click on the General tab.

3. Specify the required settings in the Anti-Phishing Updates area.

4. Complete Anti-Phishing Database updates setup by clicking on Save Settings

NOTE: Failing to click on Save Settings means that you will lose settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.

Configure phishing notifications

Through the Notifications tab in Anti-Phishing Engine settings view you can specify whether email notifications are to be sent when a site being accessed is a known phishing site.

To enable phishing notifications:

1. Click on WebSecurity Edition > Anti-Phishing Engine.

Screenshot 44 - Anti-Phishing notification tab

2. Click on the Notifications tab and check the Notify the following administrators when the site accessed is a known phishing site checkbox. Complete setup with the administrator’s notification email address and notification e-mail text. Also provide the body text for the notification email in the Send the following notification to the administrators’ text box.

3. If you require the user to be notified when a phishing site is accessed, check the Notify the user accessing the site if the site accessed is a known phishing site checkbox and provide the notification email text.

NOTE: The notification is sent only if ISA Server authentication is possible and the user can be thus validated.

4. Complete phishing notifications setup by clicking on Save Settings

NOTE: Failing to click on Save Settings means that you will lose phishing notification settings as soon as you leave the view to move to another section in GFI WebMonitor.