Surf Protect

The option protects you from harmful websites when surfing. However, it does not provide protection from threats that are introduced on a device through means other than accessed websites (for example, through e-mail attachments, data chips, connection with a PC, etc.), nor does it protect you against ID theft or data breaches. For those you would need Sunrise Protect.

Surf Protect does not work if you have changed your default DNS settings.

When a website that poses a threat is accessed, the page is first blocked. A warning will notify you about the threat.

It is still possible to ignore the threat notice that you get from Surf Protect and you can choose to go ahead instead and access the website.

Just add Surf Protect to your current Sunrise Mobile, Prepaid, or Internet subscription to boost your security right away.

How to register:

• Online via My Sunrise

• Text SURFPROTECT to 5522

• Call 0800 707 505

• Come to any Sunrise shop


Stay flexible: Cancel by month's end, anytime. Full month's fee applies for cancellations outside this period.

• The term "phishing" refers to the attempt to gain access to an Internet user's personal information by means of fake websites, therefore committing identity theft.

• This means obtaining confidential information, such as account information, Internet banking access information, credit card numbers, etc.

• Gaining access to this information allows criminals to withdraw money from your account, make purchases or shop online.

Report Phishing

Did you receive a phishing e-mail?

Forward it to Phishing@sunrise.net

Attention: This mailbox is being processed by a machine in an automated way.

Did you receive a phishing SMS?

Forward the phishing SMS to the following number: 7726

Have you found a phishing site?

Report phishing websites using the following web form.

• A virus is a self-replicating program that infiltrates other devices over the Internet, thus spreading itself. Once it has been activated, it can make changes to the operating system, modify other software or damage hardware.

• Viruses can be transmitted through infected e-mails or when downloading data from unreliable sources, and can delete or change data on infected computers.

• Trojans (or worms) can be unnoticed on your computer and send confidential information to a hacker who thereby gains access to your computer. You can detect Trojans only with the help of anti-virus software.

The word "ransom" refers to a payment or demand that must be met in exchange for the release of something or someone. This is exactly what happens with ransomware. Ransomware is malware that locks the computer or encrypts the data stored there. The perpetrators blackmail their victims by clearly stating the screen and data will only be released after a ransom payment has been made. Sometimes they also threaten to delete or make the data public.

By circumventing security precautions, hackers attempt to gain access to a computer network, a computer, a secured component (for example, a chip card), or blocked data.

A botnet is a group of automated malware programs known as bots. Botnets connect computers to gigantic networks, without most of us ever knowing this has happened. Criminals manipulate computers, link them, and use them for their own purposes. These zombie PCs are used as a distribution center for spam, for example. Other botnets serve as a storage area for criminal schemes or help in gaining access to sensitive user data.

• Spam is unwanted e-mails, usually sales offers from unknown senders.

• Recommended protection measures

• Be careful whom you share your address with. Untrustworthy website operations collect e-mail addresses and sell them to others.

• Do not react to unwanted messages, not even by unsubscribing. Only unsubscribe from services that you actually signed up for.

• Do not list your e-mail address on your website, because search robots are roaming all over the Internet and collecting e-mail addresses.

• It’s not just bargain hunters who look forward to Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas shopping – these are also popular periods among cybercriminals.

• Cybercriminals use the bargain period to carry out their scams.

• Untrustworthy retailers, insecure payment processes, phishing e-mails, fake gift vouchers, even fake online stores – there are a number of traps waiting for online shoppers.

• We can reduce the risk of falling into a fraudster’s trap, however, by following a few important tips.

10 tips for the bargain period

1. Pay close attention to the e-mail sender. The address contained within the angle brackets <sender@domain.ch> is what is important here.

2. Pay attention to the sender number when you receive an SMS. Fraudsters send SMS messages pretending to be on behalf of parcel delivery companies – these messages will contain links to fake web pages.

3. Be wary of e-mails and SMS messages that require «immediate action» or that try to put you under pressure in any other way.

4. Never share your username, password or detailed address information. Credit card details should also only be entered on official online stores.

5. Do not click on links contained within e-mails or SMS messages. It is better to enter the link manually in your browser and check the address carefully.

6. Only open e-mail attachments from senders you trust and from whom you are expecting to receive e-mails.

7. Do not trust any e-mails or SMS messages using a generic form of address.

8. Be wary of e-mails and SMS messages that contain spelling and grammar errors.

9. Watch out for fake stores: Be mindful of where you make your online purchases.

10. Be wary of offers that sound too good to be true. Only buy from well-known web pages. Avoid poor quality web pages that look unprofessional. Don't rely on social networks.