Web_Reputation_Policies

Web Reputation Policies

Web reputation policies dictate whether OfficeScan will block or allow access to a Web site. To determine the appropriate policy to use, OfficeScan checks the client's location. Location is based on either the client computer's gateway IP address or the client's connection status with the OfficeScan server or any reference server.

A client's location is "internal" if:

The client’s gateway IP address matches any of the gateway IP addresses specified on the Computer Location screen
If the client can connect to the OfficeScan server or any of the Reference Servers.

Otherwise, a client's location is "external".

To configure a Web reputation policy:

Networked Computers > Client Management > Settings > Web Reputation Settings

Configure a policy for External Clients and Internal Clients.
Select the check box to enable/disable the Web reputation policy.

Trend Micro recommends disabling Web reputation for internal clients if you already use a Trend Micro product with the Web reputation capability, such as InterScan Gateway Security Appliance.

Select from the available Web reputation security levels: High, Medium, or Low

The security levels determine whether OfficeScan will allow or block access to a URL. For example, if you set the security level to Low, OfficeScan only blocks URLs that are known to be Web threats. As you set the security level higher, the Web threat detection rate improves but the possibility of false positives also increases.

To submit Web reputation feedback, use the provided URL. The URL opens the Trend Micro Web Reputation Query system.
Select whether to allow the OfficeScan client to send Web Reputation Logs to the server. Allow clients to send logs if you want to analyze URLs being blocked by OfficeScan and take the appropriate action on URLs you think are safe to access.
Click Save.