How Web Filtering Secures Your Digital world?

 Firstly, let’s learn what web filtering means. Web Filtering is a technology that prevents users from browsing certain websites or URLs. 

Web Filtering (popularly known as “web content filter” or “content control software”) is done to ensure cyber safety and protection against third-party websites that can harm our devices. The K7 Antivirus provides URL restrictions and allows us to prevent our browser from opening these websites.

With this article, I wish to help you with the correct steps and measures to protect your computer with the help of the K7 Antivirus (security software) from external threats and web filtering contents.

Why do we need Web Filtering?

Web Filtering (popularly known as “web content filter” or “content control software”) is necessary because while browsing, we often see advertisements online. On clicking, we see two to three pages pop up at once. These pages induce us to download third-party software. This might slow down our system, and the virus can enter our devices. 

With the ease of access to technology, children can search or visit inappropriate websites or click on eye-catching URLs that take them to different websites and slow down their devices.

Types of web filtering

  1. ALLOW LISTS – These lists state which site can be accessible to a program, user, or machine. These lists are always compared to all the web traffic.


  1. BLOCK LISTS – These lists indicate which sites should not be visited, all the sites are reviewed with this list, and any traffic to any destination is dropped.


  1. CONTENT FILTERING – these lists determine whether the traffic is allowed or not based on the content written on the site.

What is the role of K7 Antivirus in Web Filtering? 

K7 Antivirus provides a firewall that prevents our browser from opening these websites. With the advanced web security system, we can ensure that our devices will not be affected or harmed.

What are the benefits of Web Filtering?

Web Filtering is beneficial in the following ways – 

1. It prevents our browsers from opening suspicious websites that can cause harm to our devices.

2. It ensures children's safety and prevents them from entering these websites.

3. It informs the parents about the activities of their children.

4. It protects our devices from viruses and malware.

Benefits of using K7 Antivirus – 

1. K7 Antivirus is beneficial because it has a firewall (a security system that keeps track of users' activities on trusted and third-party networks) that prevents users from entering third-party websites.

2. It monitors the activity of users.

3. It protects our devices against viruses that can breach our database and slow down our devices.

4. K7 Antivirus keeps a regular check on the browsing of the users and prevents URLs that contain viruses.

5. Protecting our computer system from viruses, external threats, etc.,

Conclusion

With the increase in cyber frauds, users need to ensure the safety of their devices against these viruses and third-party websites. K7 Antivirus protects these websites by blocking them and preventing our browsers from opening such websites. Thus, we can say that K7 Antivirus is the best in the market, and it ensures 100% safety of our devices.

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