Scam Awareness Month: Introducing Our New Scam Protection Feature!

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Imagine this: You’re browsing the web, maybe shopping for a new gadget or reading an article, when suddenly you get an email that looks just like it’s from your bank. Everything seems legit—the logo, the message—but something feels off. This small gut feeling could be the difference between staying safe and falling for an online scam.

You’re not alone in facing this. According to a survey by F-Secure, 85% of people were targeted by a digital scam in the last year. Scammers are becoming smarter, finding new ways to trick us into giving away our personal information or money. It’s more important than ever to stay one step ahead.

That’s why we’re excited to kick off Scam Awareness Month and highlight our newly enhanced feature: Scam Protection. F-Secure has recently enhanced these features, now integrated as a core part of F-Secure Total. This update brings industry-leading scam protection capabilities, ensuring that our users are more protected than ever from the rising threat of digital fraud. With these enhancements, F-Secure Scam Protection blocks phishing attempts, safeguards personal data, and provides a more secure online shopping and browsing experience for all users. For more details, you can read the full press release here.

We know how easy it is to accidentally click on a fake link or get caught by a phishing scam. With Scam Protection, you’ll get an extra layer of security to block those dangerous attempts before they even reach you—whether it’s a phishing email, a fake website, or other online tricks.

Here are the features included in Scam Protection:

• Shopping Protection
• SMS Scam Protection
• Banking Protection
• Browsing & Phishing Protection
• Wi-Fi Protection
• Cookie Popup Blocker
• Ad Blocker

Want to know how you can protect yourself while shopping online? Check out this quick Instagram video by Laura Kankaala for some simple, practical tips. Watch it here.

For more helpful videos, visit our YouTube channel.

The internet can be tricky, but we’ve got your back. With Scam Protection, you can browse, shop, and enjoy your time online without constantly worrying about what’s lurking behind the next click.

Stay safe out there, and remember: together, we can stay ahead of the scammers.

Source: F-Secure Survey: 85% of People Received a Digital Scam Attempt Last Year

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From the webpage link above:

SMS Scam protection 

Filter scam SMS messages instantly with AI-powered SMS protection, which automatically analyzes received text messages for potentially harmful content. Harmful messages are removed and sent into a junk folder. Available for iOS, coming for Android by the end of the year.   

I know iPhones are popular, but thank you for not forgetting about us Android users :) :)