TotalAV offers real-time protection in the form of WebShield, which is a service under their “Internet Security” section. The system seemed to default to suggest that I enable WebShield for Safari knowing I’m running the TotalAV software on a Mac, but it does provide an option to “Install for other browsers.” TotalAV’s phishing protection is included in WebShield, giving you peace of mind that you are safely browsing websites and are protected against any misleading activity, such as scams or spoofed sites. Its real-time protection says it is “constantly on the lookout for potential cyber threats” and it protects “your privacy and information, every time you browse online.” Since I primarily use Chrome as my browser of choice, I opted to Install WebShield for Chrome. The system brought me to a new window in Chrome and asked me to download Total WebShield. Once I installed it and pinned it to my browser, I clicked on the Total WebShield icon, which revealed this drop-down: When I elected to, it asked me to install the Total WebShield Chrome extension. Total WebShield then took me through a set of steps to finish setting up.Step 1: It prompted me to enable protection, which I did.Step 2: The next step is an option to "enable enhanced privacy" which stops sharing your browsing history, keeps your browsing private, and blocks "irritating" notifications.Step 3: This prompts you to "enable suspicious website checker" which provides "subtle alerts of unknown or potentially low-trust websites which could be posing as legitimate brands in an attempt to steal your personal data.".Step 4: Here you’re prompted to enter your email address to see if your identity has ever been compromised. You then select "run a Dark Web scan" to complete this step. The system indicated it sent me an email to opt in to the complete protection service, and then it notified me Total WebShield Protection was now turned on.
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