Here are answers to frequently asked questions.
Policy enforcement
How can users hide their browsing activity?
Create an application that browses the web.
Create a frame page to load websites in a frame.
Disable Web Control in Edge, Chrome, or Firefox by managing add-ons or extensions in the browser.
Disable the plug-in from the Choose Add-ons pop-up window that Internet Explorer displays after Web Control is installed.
Use queries that track browsing behavior and usage.
Queries alert you when managed systems show no browsing data or less browsing data than expected.
Check the compliance status of the client software using the Endpoint Security Web Control: Compliance Status query.
This query indicates when the software is disabled.
By setting up monitors that use the applicable queries, or frequently checking reports generated by queries, you know when users circumvent policy settings. You can then take immediate steps to ensure compliance.
Depending on the browser, use these additional steps to prevent disabling Web Control:
Edge
Add the Web Control extension Package Family Name (PFN) to the Prevent turning off required extensions Windows group policy.
The Web Control extension PFN is:
5A894077.McAfeeEndpointSecurityWebControl_wafk5atnkzcwy
For information about enabling this group policy, see Prevent turning off required extensions in Microsoft Edge Deployment.
Internet Explorer
Prevent users from disabling Web Control:
Enable Self Protection for Web Control in the Common Options policy.
Enable Prevent users from uninstalling or disabling browser plug-in in the Web Control Options policy.
Firefox and Chrome
Assign a policy to a group to automatically enable the Web Control plug-in.
For information, see KB87568.
Information tracking and reporting
If Edge or Internet Explorer is the only browser installed on a managed system when Web Control is deployed, must I redeploy the software after installing Firefox or Chrome?
No. Web Control detects both Firefox and Chrome when they are installed and immediately begins to protect searching and browsing activities in that browser, while continuing to protect Edge or Internet Explorer.
Color coding
Why is the Web Control button gray?
Several causes are possible:
The site is not rated.
The client software is disabled.
General
Is it safe to use Web Control as my only source of security against web-based threats?
No. Web Control tests many threats, and constantly adds new threats to its testing criteria, but it can't test for all threats. Users must continue to use traditional security defenses, such as virus and spyware protection, intrusion prevention, and network access control.