Bitdefender just upgraded its mobile security suite for Android with real-time protection for your chat sessions on the most popular instant messaging apps.
Bitdefender Mobile Security(Opens in a new window) already offers protection for Android users(Opens in a new window) against malware, scams, and suspicious apps, as well as the ability to remotely lock or wipe your device. However, a new feature has been introduced this week called Chat Protection(Opens in a new window).
Chat Protection carries out real-time monitoring of your chat sessions in WhatsApp, Messenger, Discord, and Telegram in case someone sends you a malicious link. If they do, Chat Protection alerts the user and advises them not to forward the message and to instead delete it.
Malicious links in a chat session can be hard to spot because they may be sent by someone you know and trust, but unknown to you or them, their device has been compromised. Social engineering is also used by scammers to entice you to tap a link. Bitdefender gives the example of the “Is this you in the video?(Opens in a new window)” malicious link sent by friends that spread across Messenger earlier this year.
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Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android costs $14.99 per year and includes access to a VPN. And if you want to extend your protection across other devices, Bitdefender also offers a Total Security suite covering Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices, which PCMag awarded an “Outstanding” rating in its review.
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