Enabling Phishing and Malware Protection
2 min
Phishing attacks usually originate from email messages that attempt to lure the recipient into updating their personal information on fake, but very real-looking websites.
The protection works by checking the sites that you visit against lists of reported phishing and malware sites. These lists are automatically downloaded and updated every 30 minutes or so. The technical details of the safe-browsing protocol are also publicly available.
To enable phishing and malware protection:
Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Edge
- Click the More Actions icon
on the Chrome browser toolbar. - Click Settings.
- Click Privacy and security.
- Click Security.
- Ensure the Standard Protection option is selected.
Tip: For additional, proactive, security against phishing and malware, you can select the Enhanced Protection option.
