Check link (URL)
Sometimes, it‘s enough just to visit a malicious or fraudulent site for your system to get infected, especially if you have no anti-virus protection. Even legitimate websites can get hacked by attackers. In addition, there are websites that won‘t harm your PC, but if you‘re exploring them from your smartphone, you‘ll be stealthily redirected to a site containing an unpleasant "surprise". With the help of compromised websites, cybercriminals can spread various malware programs, the most "popular" being various modifications of Android.SmsSend. A victim‘s losses depend on what type of Trojan family has penetrated their mobile device, i.e., the type of malicious payload it‘s carrying. Read about the details of this phenomenon in our news post.
If a website looks suspicious, you can check it on this web page before clicking on the unknown link.
Add into your website‘s code the form used to check files and links (URLs), and visitors to your site can use this service free of charge.
Dr.Web URL filter
Install Dr.Web Security Space for Android which comes with a component called an URL Filter. This module will prevent anyone using your device from accessing non-recommended and potentially dangerous sites that fall into several categories; this is especially important for protecting children from unwanted Internet content.
The URL-Filter is included only in the full version of Dr.Web for Android (it is not available in Dr.Web for Android Light). When you buy Dr.Web Security Space or Dr.Web Anti-virus, you get to use Dr.Web Security Space for Android free of charge.
