Kaspersky Unveils Anti-phishing App for Windows Phone

Kaspersky Lab is looking to safeguard Microsoft devices from fraudulent and inappropriate sites with a new Kaspersky Safe Browser for Windows Phone app.

The free app is meant to safeguard web surfing on smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile OS, known as Windows Phone.

The new solution offers protection against phishing in particular, a widespread threat that affects PCs and mobile devices alike.

Phishing scams see cybercriminals create fake sites and emails to trick unsuspecting users into providing personal data.

Over the past year, one in three internet users received messages with phishing links, according to the firm, according to a report by InfoSecurity.

Kaspersky Safe Browser for Windows Phone blocks links to content that may be harmful. The application receives information about malicious sites in real time from the anti-phishing database in the cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network.

This allows the application to block even those phishing pages that have only recently appeared on the internet, the company said.

In addition to blocking phishing links, the application makes it possible to filter web resources according to content.

Users can choose which categories of sites should be blocked, such as pornographic sites, pages containing obscene words or scenes of violence, gaming sites, social networking sites, etc.

This function also helps parents keep their children safe from harmful content. Kaspersky Safe Browser for Windows Phone can be added to the Kid’s Corner, a special children’s section on Windows smartphones that includes content and applications selected by parents.

Kaspersky Safe Browser for Windows Phone further extends the portfolio of Kaspersky Lab products for mobile platforms, which currently includes the security solution, Kaspersky Internet Security for Android, designed for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as the Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS app released in October 2013.