About Call Filter
Call Filter lets you block unwanted calls, for example, calls from telemarketers. The app filters calls by using a contact denylist that you create. Your number appears busy to unwanted contacts.
Kaspersky is currently improving the spam protection feature in its products. If you use the Call Filter feature in Russia, you can help Kaspersky detect spammers. To do this, please agree to send statistics on your calls when you first start Call Filter or later in About > Statement regarding data processing for Call Filter.
To start using the Call Filter feature, add unwanted contacts and numbers to your denylist. Then turn on filtering and set up an after-call prompt if needed.
Page topManaging your denylist
The Denylist is a list of phone numbers that you do not want to receive calls from. To block a call, add a phone number to the list. Contacts added to the denylist will not be able to contact you anymore. You can add numbers to the denylist via the contacts on your phone or manually.
On devices with Android 9-12, adding a number to the denylist automatically also adds it to the contacts list on your device.
If you want to unblock a contact, remove it from the denylist. You will receive calls from this contact again.
If you have a phone with two SIM cards, Call Filter does not block incoming calls on the second line.
How to add a phone number to your denylist?
How to add a phone number to the denylist immediately after a call?
How to edit a contact in your denylist?
How to remove a contact from the denylist?
Page topConfiguring filtering
To turn on call filtering:
- On the Kaspersky app quick launch panel, tap Call Filter.
- Set Block calls from contacts in the denylist to ON.
Calls from your denylist will now be blocked.
You can also turn on or turn off a prompt to block an unknown number. This prompt is displayed right after a call from numbers that are not in your contacts. From this prompt, you can add an unknown number to your denylist with just one tap. See the How to add a phone number to the denylist immediately after a call section for details.
The Prompt after call option is not available on Android 9-12.
To turn on the prompt:
- On the Kaspersky app quick launch panel, tap Call Filter.
- Set Prompt after call to ON.
After you finish the call or decline it, you will now see the prompt.
If Kaspersky Who Calls is installed on your device, Kaspersky app uses the prompt settings from this app. In this case, you can change the prompt settings in the Kaspersky Who Calls app. Please note that Kaspersky Who Calls is available only in Russia.