How to Get Deceptive Website Warning in Safari (iPhone/Mac)

Get Deceptive Website Warnings on iPhone and Mac

You can browse with more peaceful a mind: find out here how to have Safari check page safety automatically with Google Safe Browsing and get deceptive and fraudulent website warning on iPhone and your Mac.

First, If You See Mostly Black on a Field of Flowers

If you see flowers mostly in black, you are perhaps a bee.

A bee’s vision is not entirely unlike that of humans, but it differs in distinct ways. Bees see beyond violet, for example, and not so much at the other end of the spectrum: they cannot see red.

So, a meadow full of poppies is mostly “invisible” to bees, and they prefer plants that don other colors.

Now, do you prefer to “see” what sites are dangerous on the web? Let us make Safari render them mostly red and invisible:

How to Get Deceptive Website Warning in Safari on iPhone and Mac

Safari for iOS

Time needed: 3 minutes

To have sites checked for deceptive phishing attempts and malware automatically in Safari for iOS on iPhone and iPad:

  1. Open the Settings app.

  2. Go to the Safari category.

  3. Enable Fraudulent Website Warning under PRIVACY & SECURITY.

    Enable fraudulent website warnings in Safari for iOS

Safari for macOS

To make Safari check pages for malware and phishing before it shows them using macOS on a Mac:

  1. Select Safari | Preferences… from the menu in Safari.
    Mac keyboard shortcut: Press Command , in Safari to open preferences quickly.
  2. Go to the Security tab.
  3. Do check Warn when visiting a fraudulent website.
    Get fraudulent website warning in Safari for Mac
  4. Close the Security preferences window.

How to Get Deceptive Website Warning in Safari on iPhone and Mac: FAQ

Which service does Safari use to check for deceptive or fraudulent websites, malware, and phishing?

Safari uses Google Safe Browsing to check security on both macOS and iOS.

Can I override a deceptive website warning and still visit a site?

Yes.

In the exceptional case that you are sure a site is safe to visit:

  1. Click Show Details on the Deceptive Website Warning page.
  2. Now click visit this unsafe website.

(How to get fraudulent website warning on iPhone and Mac tested with Safari 13–17 for macOS and Safari 13–17 for iOS; updated November 2023)

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