{"id":3955,"date":"2014-05-23T11:59:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kasperskydaily.com\/uk\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:50:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T08:50:28","slug":"kis-android-sms-call-filter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/kis-android-sms-call-filter\/3955\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-step: protect yourself from unwanted calls and texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are annoyed by advertisement calls and endless text spam, or bothered by obsessive people who call you day and night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/android-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kas.pr\/kmsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Security <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/android-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/android-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a> can help you deal with it.<\/p>\n<p>Using the <b>Call &amp; Text Filter<\/b> component, you can block unwanted incoming calls and text messages. See the <a href=\"#a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions<\/a> given below to set the application correctly.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/05\/05192403\/pam_big_EN-636x1024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4849 aligncenter\" alt=\"pam_big_EN\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/05\/05192403\/pam_big_EN-636x1024.png\" width=\"902\" height=\"1452\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"a2\"><\/a>Setting up call &amp; SMS filter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-gallery-slider js-gallery-slider\"><dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class=\"gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2014\/05\/10095008\/Slide11.png\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" 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