When surfing
The virus monitor* checks every file that comes from the web. It stops infected documents, images and the like while they are being downloaded. This means that unnoticed downloads no longer pose a threat to you. When doing so, Internet Security not only relies on hourly updated virus signatures. Besides the signature scan, the software works with a Cloud solution. The properties of current files that contain malware are stored in this online memory. These properties are compared with those in your files – and you quickly find out if everything is OK.
Web addresses are also collated in the Cloud. If a URL is identified in the database as a distributor of malicious content, our browser protection blocks the site.
“Two of the most common attacks from the Internet: phishing sites and drive-by infections.” (Source: G DATA SecurityLabs)
So when cyber criminals try to lure you into traps using phishing links, you have nothing to fear. This also applies to attacks via social networks. Links in fake posts and adverts are not opened in the browser.
Regardless of the Cloud*, our web protection checks every file sent to your computer to access a website. This enables dangerous content to be detected before you open the page.