WebFilter blocks only fqdn typed inot the brower address bar

[dclabs]

Hi,

I'm trying to block specific websites using the Static URL Filter in the WebFilter security profile.

What happens though is that the website is blocked only when typed into the address bar of the browser and not when accessed through a search engine.

Example:

If I block netflix.com, the site is actually blocked when I type netflix.com into the browser bar, but I can still access it when I look for netflix on google and then click on the results.

[gfleming]

What version of FortiOS are you running?

Can you also try changing the type to regexp?

[dclabs]

It's version 7.2.4

I'll try changing to regex instead of wildcard.