Android SMS Phishing

For SMS phishing protection to work, the end-user must grant Mobile Security the permission to read SMS messages on the device.

To enable the SMS permission on the device, see Preventing SMS Phishing in Mobile Security Protect app for Android User Guide.

The Android SMS Phishing setting allows you to enable SMS phishing protection on Android devices. Mobile Security blocks only the URLs categorized as phishing by ThreatCloud.

  1. Go to Policy and select a policy profile.
  2. Go to Network > SMS Phishing.
  3. Select the Enable SMS Phishing Protection checkbox.
  4. From the SMS permissions not granted list, select the risk level if the user does not grant Mobile Security the SMS permission on the device.
  5. From the Phishing URL in SMS list, select the risk level if Mobile Security detects a SMS with phishing URL.

    Mobile Security notifies the user to manually delete the message from the device. The device is set to No Risk after the user deletes the message.

  6. Click Save.
    Note:

    For iOS devices, the SMS phishing feature is enabled on the device. It blocks the URLs categorized as malicious by ThreatCloud.

    To enable this feature on the device, see Preventing SMS Phishing in Mobile Security Protect app for iOS User Guide.