Does safe messaging also protect against malware deployed without ever opening the text or does it scan the links only?

I’ve read that some texts can be malicious through the multimedia messaging service without clicking on a link but just by opening it...and that it might even be possible to get infected without even opening the text (just by receiving it in the first place).

Any insight appreciated!

 

 

Hi @always_working , 

Links are checked at the moment of getting them and informing the user that the link is harmful. 

The scenario “malware deployed without ever opening the text” seems improbable.

 

Hello @always_working & @Igor Kurzin, 

Not always, unfortunately, here are samples of unsolicited text messages with links, from unknown mobiles, not detected by KIS

, all had to be manually sent to the Virus Lab😩 , who responded with:

“They have been confirmed as a threat of data loss link. We've tuned our anti-phishing signatures and improved detection technologies to proactively block this kind of threats. Thank you for your help.”

Thank you🙏

Flood🐳 +🐋

Kaspersky resource:

Safe Messaging

Hey Flood, 

Such things can happen, new links are added to databases not the very same second they appear in the wild.

Hello @Igor Kurzin, 

Thanks for responding!

It’s tedious to have to manually manage 20 more more of the blighters while KIS sits there, looking pretty & doing nuttin😥

Thank you🙏

Flood🐳 +🐋

Thanks for the replies!  This is quite helpful.

On 3/3/2022 at 10:18 PM, Igor Kurzin said:

Hey Flood, 

Such things can happen, new links are added to databases not the very same second they appear in the wild.

Hey @Igor Kurzin, 

Long time?

Do you think it's reasonable that it takes the Virus lab more than 3 months (95days & still counting?), to add new malicious phishing links to the databases - especially as those same malicious links are known & published by other major security vendors?

We've followed process, we've begged, we've pleaded, we've yelled, we've swored?, apart from bribing someone, what do we have to do to get this done? 

Just curious? 

Spoiler

Thank you?

Flood? +?

Edited June 12, 20224 yr by Flood and Flood's wife

Hey Flood, 

Hope all is well ?

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We've followed process, we've begged, we've pleaded, we've yelled, we've swored?, apart from bribing someone

Lol. 

95 days does not sound good. Please let me know the incident number,  I will check why it is taking so long. 

Have a great day! 

Igor

20 minutes ago, Igor Kurzin said:

Hey Flood, 

Hope all is well ?

Lol. 

95 days does not sound good. Please let me know the incident number,  I will check why it is taking so long. 

Have a great day! 

Igor

Hey @Igor Kurzin, 

Thank you so much for responding?‍♂️!!

Inc ref# sent -> all will be brilliant if you can resuscitate this incident!

You've just contributed to us having a great day, many thanks; you do the same?

Flood? +?