The Website Filter feature of Antivirus for Mac blocks access to unwanted websites.

Trend Micro maintains an extensive database of categorized websites to keep this feature up-to-date as new sites appear on the web.

To open the Website Filter settings, do the following:

1. Open the main console of your Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac, press right click on the Trend Micro Icon on the upper right corner of your Mac then select Open Trend Micro Antivirus.

   

2. Click the Web tab.

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3. Click Website Filter.

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4. Click the lock icon on the lower left of the main console.
   A window asking for your password will appear.
5. Type your Mac password, then click OK.

   

   Turn ON/OFF Website Filtering

   Enable this setting to make Antivirus for Mac start filtering websites.

   To start or stop the Website Filter:

   1. Mark or clear the Filter websites based on your selections below: checkbox.
      If you mark the checkbox, select some categories on the list to block.

      

   Choose which Categories to filter

   You can choose from 31 filtering categories offered by Antivirus for Mac.

   A more detailed description of what falls into a given category will appear when you click any item on the list.

   To choose a Category:

   1. Mark or clear the checkbox on your desired category.

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   Select Filter Strength

   Use this list to select sets of categories to block.

   Choose your desired Filter Strength from the following:

   • High (Child) marks the checkbox for every category on the list.
   • Medium (Teenager) marks the checkbox for 14 of the 31 categories.
   • Low (Mature Teenager) marks the checkbox for 9 of the 31 categories.
   • Minimal (Adult) only blocks websites that would help someone to circumvent proxy servers and web filtering systems, or make Internet activity anonymous or untraceable, including sites that provide tools for those purposes.
   • Custom allows you to pick and choose all of the categories that you would like to block.

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   Add or Remove Trusted Websites

   Antivirus for Mac can control access to specific websites. Antivirus for Mac will never stop you from opening a page on the list of approved websites. It will always prevent you from opening pages on the list of blocked websites.

   You can use these lists to name exceptions or additions to the web filtering categories currently selected. For example, if you have blocked "Games" websites but want to make an exception for your home team, just enter the address of their website into the Trusted Websites list.

   Putting the address of a website on either list will also make Antivirus for Mac allow or block access to any website that starts with the same characters.

   For example, if http://www.xyz.com appears on the list of allowed websites, then Antivirus for Mac will allow http://www.xyz.com/pdq.htm as well.

   To add or remove a Trusted Website on the list, do the following:

   1. Click Trusted Websites.... A new window will appear.

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   2. Mark the Always allow access to the websites listed below checkbox.

      

      
      Antivirus for Mac will never prevent you from opening websites that appear on this list, no matter what Web Threat Protection or Website Filter settings you select.
   3. Do any of the following:
      • Click + to add a website on the list.
      • Click - to remove a website on the list.
      • Click Edit to change a website settings.

        

        For more flexibility, use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard character.

   4. Click Done.

   By default, Antivirus for Mac puts the following websites on the list:

   • http://*.trendmicro.com/*
   • http://*.microsoft.com/*
   • http://*.antivirus.com/*
   • http://*.trendmicro-europe.com/*
   • http://*.trendsecure.com/*
   • http://*.intermute.com/*
   • http://*.apple.com/*

   The Trusted Websites list can hold a maximum of 500 addresses.
   Putting a website on this list will allow all pages of that website.

   Add or Remove Blocked Websites

   Antivirus for Mac will always prevent you from opening pages on the list of Blocked Bebsites.

   You can use this list to name exceptions or additions to the Web Filtering categories currently selected.
   For example, if you have allowed Sports websites but want to block a specific Sports website, just enter the address of their website into the Blocked Websites list.

   Putting the address of a website on this list will also make Antivirus for Mac block access to any website that starts with the same characters.

   For example, if http://www.abc.com appears on the list of blocked websites, then Antivirus for Mac will block http://www.abc.com/pdq.htm as well.

   To block or unblock a website, do the following:

   1. Click Blocked Websites.... A new window will appear.

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   2. Mark the Always block websites listed below checkbox.

      

      
      Antivirus for Mac will always prevent you from opening websites that appear on this list, no matter what Web Threat Protection or Website Filter settings you select.
   3. Do any of the following:
      • Click + to add an unwanted website on the list.
      • Click - to remove a website on the list.
      • Click Edit to change a website settings.

      

      For more flexibility, use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard character.

   4. Click Done.

   The Blocked Websites list can hold a maximum of 500 addresses.
   Putting a website on this list will block all pages of that website.