About Phishing & Malware Filter

This feature is available only in the Standard, Plus and Premium subscription plans for the Kaspersky app.

What is phishing?

Scammers send you to a website that mimics the site of a trustworthy organization. They need you to open it and type in some of your personal data, for example, your Apple ID or bank card details. Then scammers will use the information they tricked from you to rob you or blackmail you. This type of fraud is called phishing and no device is safe from it.

What websites are usually faked?

Fraudsters can fake online services like banks or even Apple. The web address in the link may look very similar to the one you know, with just one tiny symbol giving away the impostors. But this difference is really hard to notice, even for experienced users.

How can I protect my data?

The answer is simple—turn on Phishing & Malware Filter. The Phishing & Malware Filter feature automatically checks the links opened on the device for fraud, malware, and other web threats. If the website is dangerous, its link will be blocked.

Phishing & Malware Filter checks not only the links you open, but also online activity of the apps. This may cause some app features to be blocked. In Japan, the app also blocks links to restricted websites.

When Phishing & Malware Filter is on, you can monitor the real-time statistics:

• How many websites, or more specifically domains, were checked while you were using the device
• How many malicious links were blocked by Phishing & Malware Filter