SMS spam and fraud application – SMSassure
The Polystar OSIX SMS Spam and Fraud application provides market proven detection, prevention and eradication of SMS abuse.

Spam for some years has been a problem in the internet community, unchecked it is likely that the problem will migrate to the mobile world. SPAM is not only an annoyance and potential churn factor to an operator’s subscriber base but also a cause for network disruption.

SMSassure enables operators to protect its customers whilst at the same time protecting and maximising its network.

SMS Spam and Fraud can generally be categorised into four main areas:

• SMS Spam - Directed toward the wireless subscriber group, soliciting a premium rate response
• SMS Spoofing – parties trying to use a carriers SMS-C free of charge
• SMS Fake – irresponsible operators spoofing the address so it looks like it has come from another operator
• SMS Flooding – bulk sending of SMS towards to cause outage of the network, node or area in the network

SMSassure's functionality allows prevention and detection against all of the above types of SMS abuse. SMSassure's primary focus is on protecting own subscribers from attacks originated from external networks by collecting/retrieving Transaction Detail Records (TDR’s) via real-time monitoring probes connected to signalling links to partner networks.

Having all this information available SMSassure also tracks where all subscribers are located (both own and roamers) and can use that information to detect and alert if a SMS is originated from another location than registered in the SMSassure Location database.

Get down to details… Fast
All records and parameters are stored in a well structured database allowing fast and easy retrieval of any SMS. Searches can be conducted on time intervals, TP originating addresses, service centre addresses, IMSI, MSISDN, Network and SCCP called/calling. Meaning users can get down to details, including actual content of specific SMS’s quickly and easily (note content is only displayed to authorised users on the system).