Proofpoint URL Defense protects against malicious email links. When an email is received, URL Defense rewrites all links in the message to redirect to the Proofpoint email filter. If you click a rewritten link, your browser is sent to Proofpoint first which only allows your browser to visit the original website if it is not categorized as malicious.
Why does url proofpoint show up?
When you hover over an email link, you’ll see a Proofpoint URL that starts with: https://urldefense., and proofpoint., and com/. This lets you know the email has been scanned. If you click an unsafe email link, a notice will appear letting you know the website has been blocked.
There isn’t a Proofpoint URL Defense Decoder available to Essentials customers. However, searching for “URL Defense Decoder” will pull up decoders that have be posted by our partners.
You won’t notice a delay in opening the URL; Proofpoint takes only milliseconds to analyze the URL before allowing you to the site. In the image below, notice that when hovering over a link in an email, Outlook shows the URL that the link will take you to.
What is Proofpoint and how does it work?
Proofpoint is a cybersecurity platform aimed to protect workers and data from advanced cybersecurity criminals that target email, social media and mobile devices. Proofpoint’s email protection is a cloud-based solution that allows companies to easily filter their inbox and outbox.
The next thing we wanted the answer to was: how does Proofpoint essentials work?
Proofpoint Essentials leverages the advanced power of Targeted Attack Protection, Proofpoint’s industry leading email analysis solution, to provide small to mid-sized enterprises with URL Defense, the only service that effectively detects, catches and analyzes malicious URLs targeting this market. Download the data sheet to learn more.
How do I convert a rewritten Proofpoint url to original URL?
“UMass Medical School e-mail is protected by Proofpoint’s URL Defense product. Hyperlinks in this e-mail may begin with ‘urldefense., and proofpoint. Com’ and have a generally long format” Rewritten Proofpoint URL to Original Link Converter Please use the following text input to convert a rewritten Proofpoint URL to the original link.
What happens when a website is blocked by Proofpoint?
The user is redirected to the Proofpoint URL Defense service where the URL and website is analyzed. If the URL is considered bad: The user will be shown a page informing them “The website has Been Blocked!”. See bellow: If the URL is considered good: The user will be re-directed to the website.