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The phishing test page I used was: https://www.amtso.org/check-desktop-phishing-page/ If URL is pasted into Firefox (with Kaspersky extension) it is correctly detected and blocked by Kaspersky . If I open the same URL within the Thunderbird browser it’s not detected and opens to the page explaining phishing protection is not configured. As a further test I e-mailed the link to myself and the e-mail was received without a warning and if I clicked on the link, opening it within Thunderbird, it again wasn’t detected or blocked. Only if I opened the link using Firefox was the link correctly detected. Below is a screen capture of the Web Antivirus warning generated within Firefox. Below is the displayed page when I open the same URL in Thunderbird. My concern is phishing detection/protection is not currently fully operational within Thunderbird. As an update I tested the URL in your comment and that was detected by Kaspersky if opened within Thunderbird. I look forward to any assistance you may be able to provide. Thank you.

Is anyone able to help? My second post was only providing further details of my set up, not an answer. The key questions are: Is my Kaspersky set up correctly for Thunderbird? (I’ve read the help pages) Am also I protected from phishing e-mails received through Thunderbird? Is Kaspersky URL / phishing protection configurable for Thunderbird’s in-built web browser? There doesn’t seem to be a Thunderbird extension and test phishing pages are not detected as they are with Firefox. Any help gratefully received, thank you.

As further information. In Kaspersky Network Settings Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird - Scan secure traffic in Mozilla applications is ticked and Use Windows certificate store (recommended) is also ticked. Thank you.

Kaspersky Security Cloud 20.0.14.1085k Windows 10 Pro 1909 64Bit Thunderbird 68.9.0 64Bit Web pages can be viewed within the Thunderbird e-mail client, but if I browse to a phishing test page it shows phishing protection is not active. I have the browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox which all operate correctly. Is Kaspersky URL / phishing protection configurable for Thunderbird? Could you also please clarify if, with the default Kaspersky Security Cloud Mail Anti-Virus settings, my e-mails via Thunderbird, are protected? Or do I need to configure the system further? Scan Pop3 and IMAP Traffic is ticked. Allow antivirus clients to quarantine individual e-mail messages is also ticked in Thunderbird. On the Kaspersky help pages it states - When the Recommended security level is set, Mail Anti-Virus scans incoming and outgoing messages and attached archives, and performs heuristic analysis with the Medium scan level of detail. Is Security Cloud analyzing URLs within a received e-mail (phishing etc.)? Or is it purely analyzing for malware? Thank you.

Thank you once again.

Thank you for a very swift response! Attached are two screenshots from my System Watcher settings page. As you’ll see the settings are available and in the second screen shot I temporarily changed the Automatic Exploit Prevention option from its default automatic setting to the Block action option. The screen locker key combination can also be set up with a different F key and Kaspersky responds as expected to the new combination.. First image default, second image modified setting.As an aside are you aware of any software for testing ransomware protection and specifically the rollback element of System Watcher? Without it being actual ransomware! Neushield has their own software that can encrypt a folder to test out its file restoration operation and I wasn’t sure whether such software existed to test out Kasperky’s rollback feature. Final question if I may, any drop in protection in changing full scan to scan new and modified files only? Thank you again.

Thank you for the information. So I assume Data Sentinel and other software NOT on that list are simply ‘untested’ in relation to compatibility with Security Cloud Free? You only have list of software that does NOT work. There is not a list, of related software, that is know to safely work alongside Security Cloud Free? You stated System Watcher settings cannot be modified if using Kaspersky Security Cloud Free. I was aware in older versions of Security Cloud Free the controls were greyed out. But in the latest version I’m using, all System Watcher settings are green as normal and switchable. Are you saying the switches move but do nothing, or were you simply copying text from replies relating to older software? In the System Watcher settings page I was able to alter the key combination, used to close screen lockers, so those settings appear to operate correctly.

Windows 10 Pro 1909 - Security Cloud Free 20.0.14 Could you please clarify what the rollback element of System Watcher is designed for? Will it ‘restore’ altered system files, only encrypted personal files or both after a ransomware attack? Is it designed to handle only a small number of files ‘missed’ before the ransomware could be blocked, or is it capable of handling a far larger number of files? Are files restored from a ‘cache’ and are there any file size limits other than available hard drive space? Is file rollback protection applicable to files on any connected drive or only the C drive? I ask because I’m considering NeuShield Data Sentinel as a companion to Security Cloud Free. Data Sentinel doesn’t block ransomware but creates an overlay ‘above’ each file that the ransomware encrypts instead, permitting the original file to be restored. I wasn’t sure whether this might conflict with System Watcher, provide an additional level of protection, or be a waste of effort! Thanks for any Thoughts