URL Reputation Protection is disabled.

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

The Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client reports a problem, the message states that URL Reputation Protection is disabled. 

Environment

SEP 14.3 RU1 and later 

Cause

The URL Reputation Protection feature is disabled at the client, or in the Intrusion Protection policy. 

Resolution

To prevent this message from being reported, you can either enable the feature in the Intrusion Prevention policy, or click the lock next to the checkbox, to prevent users from changing the setting. 

1. In the SEPM console, click on Policies > Intrusion Prevention.
2. Select the active Intrusion Prevention policy and click Edit policy (or double-click on the policy).
3. Select Intrusion Prevention.
4. Verify that the lock icon is closed on the "Enable URL Reputation" option as shown in the screenshot below.