Sending SMS commands from Kaspersky Internet Security

If your device is lost or stolen, you can remotely launch Anti-Theft or Privacy Protection functions on the device. To do so, send special commands to your device either through the My Kaspersky portal or by text message.

You can send a standard text message with a special code to your device from another mobile device. If Kaspersky Internet Security is installed on another mobile device, you can send an SMS command from the app. To send an SMS command, you have to know the secret code to Kaspersky Internet Security on your device.

Outgoing SMS commands are billed according to the data plan of the network provider for the other mobile device.

To remotely launch Anti-Theft and Privacy Protection functions from a device with Kaspersky Internet Security installed:

  1. Open Kaspersky Internet Security on the other device.
  2. On the quick launch panel in the main window of Kaspersky Internet Security, tap Settings > Anti-Theft.
  3. Enter the secret code for the app.

    If you forget the secret code, you can recover it.

  4. Tap Send SMS commands.
  5. Tap Send SMS command now, and then create the command and send it to your device. When creating an SMS command, use the secret code to Kaspersky Internet Security on your device.

You will receive a command execution report in a return text message.