Reputation Index
Reputation Index boosts protection against current and future malicious content on the web for Internet browsers. Using Reputation Index, websites are assessed for immediate and potential threats, malicious content and risky characteristics. A score numerical between 0 and 100 rates the threat.
Similar to the way Content Categorization places websites into different categories and classifies them based on their content, Reputation Index scores are used to determine the risk factor of each website.
Once the score for a website has been determined, an administrator can take action and block or allow access to those websites.
Reputation Index showing in the URLUniform Resource Locator. Lookup tool
To use reputation index:
- Go to Manage > Tools.
- Enter a URL in the Lookup website field.
- Click Check Category.
- The Category and the Reputation Index are displayed.
The Reputation Index are divided into four risk levels:
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| High Risk | Site known for malicious activities. GFI WebMonitor considers this as having reputation index value 0. |
| Medium Risk | Possible risk such as tracking, adware, etc. GFI WebMonitor considers this as having reputation index value 21. |
| Unknown | The site has never been seen. GFI WebMonitor considers this as having reputation index value 61. |
| Low Risk | Index value of 100. Site with relatively long history online and good popularity. |
When creating a new policy, the Reputation Index can be used as criteria to filter websites. For more information refer to Websites.