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Link Checker

Link Checker lets you check links you open in non-browser apps, such as your mail app or PDF viewer, for malicious or inappropriate content.

To check links that you open in your browser, use Web Filtering. See Web Filtering.

Warning

When you follow the instructions below to turn on Link Checker, Intercept X becomes your default browser app. If you later select another default browser app in Android settings, this turns off Link Checker.

Note

Link Checker can't check links in apps that open them internally instead of passing them on to the browser. Therefore, if an app lets you configure how it opens links, choose to open them in the browser.

For example, to check links in Gmail, turn off Open web links in Gmail in Gmail settings.

To turn on Link Checker, do as follows:

  1. On the Intercept X dashboard, tap Network security.

    The "Network Security" dashboard tile.

  2. Tap Link Checker.

    The "Link Checker" tile.

  3. Tap the toggle next to Link Checker is turned off.

    The toggle next to "Link Checker is turned off".

  4. You see a notification that you must select Intercept X as your default browser app. Tap OK.

    The "OK" button.

  5. Select Intercept X and tap Set as default.

    The "Set as default" option in the dialog to select the default browser.

  6. (Optional) Under Checked links open in this browser, select a browser. Links open in this browser after Link Checker has checked them.

    This step is only required if there's more than one browser app.

    The "Checked links open in this browser" selection list.