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  • 1.  Is there anyway to scan a Website (URL) before visiting it?

    Posted Oct 19, 2010 10:00 AM

    I usually know a bad one when I see one, but I just would like to know if there is a way to scan a URL before visiting it...One example is

     

    hxxp://rulerowu.t35.com/   <--- Which I DID NOT click on.



  • 2.  RE: Is there anyway to scan a Website (URL) before visiting it?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Oct 19, 2010 10:03 AM

    it would be acheieved by URL filtering solutions. there is component called safe web , you may test it, it tells whether the site is good to go or not.

    safeweb.norton.com/safety



  • 3.  RE: Is there anyway to scan a Website (URL) before visiting it?

    Posted Oct 19, 2010 10:04 AM

    There is no option to use scan using SEP.....Only thing you can create rules for blocking sites.

    Have a look at this KB also

     

     

    How to create a rule that will block or log Browser Helper Objects in Symantec Endpoint Protection



  • 4.  RE: Is there anyway to scan a Website (URL) before visiting it?

    Posted Oct 19, 2010 10:11 AM

    Use the following automated sites:

    http://vurldissect.co.uk/ - vURL Online

    http://wepawet.iseclab.org/ - Wepawet

    Or you can use a program like Sandboxie to sandbox your web browser and actually visit the site without worrying about getting infected



  • 5.  RE: Is there anyway to scan a Website (URL) before visiting it?
    Best Answer

    Posted Oct 19, 2010 10:16 AM

    You can use Symantec Web Security  It is a combined content analysis solution for a company's Internet access, offering both automated virus scanning and content filtering at the Web gateway level. Because it operates at the Web gateway, it is able to protect all users throughout the organization who access Internet content (HTTP/FTP) through that gateway. According to information supplied by Symantec, their product "...supports all firewalls ... as well as proxy and caching servers."

    The product is configured and managed via an HTML based interface, allowing administrators to setup and control the product from any Web browser. Content filtering is accomplished via a combination of list-based algorithms (i.e., administrators can select from among 31 pre-defined categories of Web sites containing Symantec's international URL filter list for blocking) and real-time, multilingual content analysis technology known as Dynamic Document Review allowing for the filtering of potentially objectionable Web sites that have not yet been categorized. Filters can be applied to both individual users and user groups and can also provide for scheduled access. Reports can be generated supplying both virus and content filtering information.

    For virus scanning, Symantec Web Security employs Symantec's own NAVEX Scanning engine and Digital Immune System, which provide for the automatic submission and response for detected viral threats. The scanning engine, in particular, is designed such that it can be updated without requiring the Web gateway software itself to be shut down.

     

    You can also try http://www.symantec.com/business/messagelabs-web-security