{"id":7350,"date":"2015-02-03T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=7350"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:08:31","slug":"kaspersky-qr-scanner-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/7350\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaspersky QR Scanner Is on Guard!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In God we trust; the rest we check \u2014 this is a wise principle in terms of security that includes the use of widespread QR codes. Not many suspect that someone could replace a code on an official advertisement displayed in a bank, on public transportation, or in a museum or other institution. Still, there were many cases of malicious QR codes being neatly placed over legitimate ones.<\/p>\n

Stop reading. Start using!<\/h3>\n

There are some ways to fight the QRishing<\/a>, but they all require your efforts and attention. You have to be suspicious when you are going to scan a code \u2013 what if it the legitimate code has been replaced with a malicious one? Checking the links you are taken to may not sound fun, and probably eliminates the\u00a0convenience of the QRs to begin with. Luckily, in this digital age, there is a simpler way to protect yourself, e.g. the free Kaspersky QR Scanner app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It works just like a common QR scanner, but with an essential bonus: The app checks every code it scans. Kaspersky QR Scanner gives you quick, easy, and safe<\/b> access to websites, images and text. It lets you connect safely to Wi-Fi and saves contact details from business cards in seconds without manual input.<\/p>\n

\"Kaspersky<\/a><\/p>\n

The app is available in Apple App Store<\/a> and Google Play<\/a>. It has a neat, simple, and easy-to-use interface with no-frills features: it scans, then checks, and then opens if everything is okay. If not, you\u2019ll see a warning.<\/p>\n

\"Kaspersky<\/a><\/p>\n

Use the Kaspersky QR scanner to stay safe from QR scams. Be sure to check other apps for a secure mobile experience from Kaspersky, e.g., Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS and Windows Phone, and Kaspersky Password Manager<\/a> for iOS and Android.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As is, a QR code can quickly take you to a site or another resource but not necessarily to the one you really want to visit. Thus Kaspersky Lab offers a free and safe QR scanner!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":522,"featured_media":7352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[105,14,937,77,22,183,100,26,936,181,423,76,192,283,97],"class_list":{"0":"post-7350","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-products","9":"tag-android","10":"tag-apple","11":"tag-apps-store","12":"tag-cybercrime","13":"tag-google","14":"tag-google-play","15":"tag-ipad","16":"tag-iphone","17":"tag-kaspersky-qr-scanner","18":"tag-mobile-apps","19":"tag-mobile-devices","20":"tag-phishing","21":"tag-protection","22":"tag-qr-code","23":"tag-security-2"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/7350\/"},{"hreflang":"en-in","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/4585\/"},{"hreflang":"en-ae","url":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/4532\/"},{"hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/usa.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/5093\/"},{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/5395\/"},{"hreflang":"ru","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.ru\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/6821\/"},{"hreflang":"pt-br","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.br\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/4756\/"},{"hreflang":"de","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.de\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/4772\/"},{"hreflang":"ru-kz","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.kz\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/6821\/"},{"hreflang":"en-au","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/7350\/"},{"hreflang":"en-za","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/kaspersky-qr-scanner-app\/7350\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","maintag":{"url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tag\/android\/","name":"Android"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7350"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45873,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7350\/revisions\/45873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}