HaloSilver · AI scam protection
HaloSilver runs quietly in the background of their computer, checks what's on screen for scam signals using AI, and sends you a calm heads-up the moment something looks wrong. You never see their screen — only the alert, if one comes.
Right now
Everyone's okay. HaloSilver is keeping watch, so you can breathe easier.
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Romance and confidence scams build over days and weeks. A warm stranger on Facebook, a pen pal on a dating site, a “friend of a friend” on Instagram. The conversations are kind, consistent, and real-feeling. By the time the first request for money comes, the protected person has often been talking to this person every day for a month or more.
The emotional bond is the point. It means they defend the person when you raise concerns, and hide the money sent because they don't want the relationship stopped. By the time you find out, the damage is done and the scammer is gone.
The same predators show up as fake virus warnings, fake tech-support callers, and remote-access installers. HaloSilver watches for all of it, because it's all the same playbook.
How HaloSilver works
You set it up once. After that it runs silently. Most of what it sees is checked locally and discarded. You only ever hear from it when something looks wrong.
A small companion app and browser extension install in a few minutes. Guardian-led setup, from your computer or side by side. Once running, they don't need to think about it or manage anything.
HaloSilver reads the text visible on social sites, messaging apps, dating sites, and webmail, and checks it for scam signals using AI, quietly, in the background. Audio is never used.
The alert tells you what was said, why it raised a concern, and a gentle suggested step. No alarm goes off on their end. You decide when and how to have the conversation. You see the alert; you never see their screen.
What HaloSilver watches for
Manipulation is the mission. HaloSilver looks for the signals that a scam is in progress, whether it looks like a new relationship or a tech emergency.
A warm online contact who builds trust over days or weeks before asking for money. HaloSilver watches for the manipulation patterns in the conversation, not the relationship itself: love-bombing, requests for secrecy, urgency pressure, isolation from the people around them.
Requests for Google Play cards, iTunes cards, crypto, wire transfers, or loans across Messenger, WhatsApp Web, webmail, and dating sites. HaloSilver looks for the language of financial urgency alongside relationship pressure.
Full-screen alerts claiming the computer is infected and demanding a call to a fake Microsoft or Apple number. These are browser-based, and HaloSilver sees them the moment they appear, before they dial.
“Let me connect to your computer to fix the problem.” Remote-access tools like AnyDesk or TeamViewer being downloaded or installed are caught immediately. Handing over control is how most tech-support scams end in financial loss.
A scammer rarely asks for money the first day. Romance grooming builds over weeks: warm daily contact, shared secrets, emotional dependency, then isolation from the people who'd notice, and finally a financial crisis only they can solve. HaloSilver analyzes patterns across conversations over time, not just what was said this morning. That's the difference between catching the scam and catching only its last step.
Security & trust
We'd rather show you how the pieces actually work than hand you a badge. Here's what protects the data underneath every alert.
Every byte is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256), from the moment it leaves the device to the database it lands in.
Every family's data is isolated at the database level, not just an app-layer check. One family literally cannot query another's rows, even if the application code has a bug.
Social Security numbers, card numbers, and dates of birth are stripped locally, before anything is stored or sent to the cloud for scam detection.
Hosted on the same cloud infrastructure trusted by hospitals and banks, with private networking, no direct public database access, and AWS's own security controls inherited by default.
Formal third-party security certification is on our roadmap as we grow. Until then, every claim on this page is something we can show you, not just tell you.
Early families
“My mom almost sent gift cards to someone she'd been chatting with for two months. I had no idea until I got the alert — turns out I didn't need to watch her screen, I just needed the one text that mattered.”
“I was skeptical about anything that watches a computer. But my dad set it up himself in fifteen minutes, and now it's the one piece of technology in the house I don't have to explain twice.”
“The alert didn't feel like a warning label. It felt like someone tapping me on the shoulder and saying ‘hey, take a look at this.’ That's exactly what I wanted.”
Why we built this
Most safety tools for older adults are either too invasive — constant surveillance — or too shallow, flagging a single word and missing the weeks of manipulation around it. We wanted something that respects the protected person's dignity while giving guardians the one thing that actually matters: an early, calm heads-up.
— Ben Rodrigue, Founder, SoftStackers
Pricing
HaloSilver is in early access. Pricing is being finalized. Start the free preview now and we'll let you know before anything changes.
Full protection, no payment required, while we finalize pricing and refine the product.
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Pricing being finalized. Early families will be grandfathered at a founder rate.
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Pricing is placeholder and subject to change. Families who join the free preview receive advance notice before any paid plan is introduced, and early families receive a founder rate. No surprises.
Common questions
No. Setup is guardian-led. You install HaloSilver on their computer and create the alert account. The protected person does not need an account, a password, or anything to manage. Once it is running, they do not need to think about it.
We do ask that the protected person knows HaloSilver is there and consents to it. The honest framing: "It tells me if someone's trying to trick you, not what you're doing." Most people accept this readily when it is framed as protection rather than surveillance.
No, you never see their screen. HaloSilver checks the text on screen for scam signals and sends you a plain-language alert about anything risky. It does not track browsing, read every message, or show you what they are doing. You see the alert; nothing else is shared with you.
You see the offending text, the reason HaloSilver flagged it, and a suggested step. That is the complete picture of what is shared with you.
HaloSilver is installed with their knowledge and consent. If they are not comfortable with it, it should not be installed. HaloSilver is designed for situations where the protected person understands the risk and welcomes the protection, even if they find the technical side of setting it up unfamiliar.
The framing that tends to help: leading with a specific recent news story about scams targeting older adults, then explaining that HaloSilver only looks for scam patterns, not activity. "It's like a smoke detector. It doesn't watch what you cook. It just lets me know if something is burning."
Windows 10 and 11, macOS Ventura and later, and Chromebooks. On Windows and Mac, there is a browser extension and a small desktop companion. On Chromebook, the browser extension alone provides full coverage, because social sites, messaging apps, dating sites, and email all run in the browser on ChromeOS.
Most guardians are fully set up and running in 10 to 15 minutes. You install HaloSilver on the protected person's computer, add other people to the alert loop, and the monitoring begins. On Windows and Mac there is also a small desktop companion that walks you through each step.
You can do it remotely with screen sharing, or sit side by side. We are happy to walk you through it by email if anything is unclear.
An alert tells you what was said on the screen (the exact text that triggered it), why HaloSilver flagged it (plain language, not technical), and a suggested next step. For example: "Call her today and ask how her week has been" rather than "confront her about the scammer."
Alerts are calm and actionable. They are not alarms. You decide when and how to act on them.
Free to start. Works on their existing computer. Set up in about 15 minutes, with nothing for them to manage afterward.
No credit card. No new hardware. No alarms on their end.