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Adding Allowed Websites

RTP

Hi,

I just upgraded to Sophos Anti-Virus 9.0.1 and find it is much smoother than the 8.0. However, as might be expected, if I toggle between Web Protection On & Off, websites do load faster when this feature is off.

I have started adding my regular websites to the "Allowed Websites" list, but this is a slow business!

Is there any way to speed up this process? If not, one great feature would be to be able to right click the Sophos Icon when on a trusted site, and have an "add this site to trusted list" option - much like a bookmarking action.

Thanks for a great product, by the way!

Cheers,

Richard

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    RTP wrote:

    Hi,

    I just upgraded to Sophos Anti-Virus 9.0.1 and find it is much smoother than the 8.0. However, as might be expected, if I toggle between Web Protection On & Off, websites do load faster when this feature is off.

    I have started adding my regular websites to the "Allowed Websites" list, but this is a slow business!

    Is there any way to speed up this process? If not, one great feature would be to be able to right click the Sophos Icon when on a trusted site, and have an "add this site to trusted list" option - much like a bookmarking action...

    FWIW, I experienced something similar while Sophos 9 was still in beta. At the same time, the thing about "trusted" websites is that they can't always be trusted. For example, they can be hacked so that they become dangerous, or the DNS server you use can be compromised so that a trusted URL can take you to an untrustworthy website, as happened with the NY Times last week. So speed vs safety is still a trade-off.

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    RTP wrote:

    Hi,

    I just upgraded to Sophos Anti-Virus 9.0.1 and find it is much smoother than the 8.0. However, as might be expected, if I toggle between Web Protection On & Off, websites do load faster when this feature is off.

    I have started adding my regular websites to the "Allowed Websites" list, but this is a slow business!

    Is there any way to speed up this process? If not, one great feature would be to be able to right click the Sophos Icon when on a trusted site, and have an "add this site to trusted list" option - much like a bookmarking action...

    FWIW, I experienced something similar while Sophos 9 was still in beta. At the same time, the thing about "trusted" websites is that they can't always be trusted. For example, they can be hacked so that they become dangerous, or the DNS server you use can be compromised so that a trusted URL can take you to an untrustworthy website, as happened with the NY Times last week. So speed vs safety is still a trade-off.

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