diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController+Segues.swift b/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController+Segues.swift
index 844ec1dfce6..33511a3518f 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController+Segues.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController+Segues.swift
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ extension MainViewController {
                                                   syncPausedStateManager: syncPausedStateManager,
                                                   privacyProDataReporter: privacyProDataReporter,
                                                   textZoomCoordinator: textZoomCoordinator,
-                                                  aiChatSettings: aiChatSettings)
+                                                  aiChatSettings: aiChatSettings,
+                                                  maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager: maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager)
         Pixel.fire(pixel: .settingsPresented)
 
         if let navigationController = self.presentedViewController as? UINavigationController,
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift
index 6076e6d694b..43f31b48145 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ class MainViewController: UIViewController {
     var viewCoordinator: MainViewCoordinator!
 
     var appDidFinishLaunchingStartTime: CFAbsoluteTime?
+    let maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager: MaliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManaging
 
     private lazy var aiChatViewControllerManager: AIChatViewControllerManager = {
         let manager = AIChatViewControllerManager()
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ class MainViewController: UIViewController {
         self.textZoomCoordinator = textZoomCoordinator
         self.websiteDataManager = websiteDataManager
         self.appDidFinishLaunchingStartTime = appDidFinishLaunchingStartTime
+        self.maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager = maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager
 
         super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
         
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/MaliciousSiteProtection/Settings/MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel.swift b/DuckDuckGo/MaliciousSiteProtection/Settings/MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel.swift
index fdbe3eb3bd6..626475384f2 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/MaliciousSiteProtection/Settings/MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/MaliciousSiteProtection/Settings/MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ final class MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
     private let urlOpener: URLOpener
 
     init(
-        manager: MaliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManaging = AppDependencyProvider.shared.maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager,
+        manager: MaliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManaging,
         featureFlagger: MaliciousSiteProtectionFeatureFlagger = MaliciousSiteProtectionFeatureFlags(featureFlagger: AppDependencyProvider.shared.featureFlagger),
         urlOpener: URLOpener = UIApplication.shared
     ) {
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/SettingsGeneralView.swift b/DuckDuckGo/SettingsGeneralView.swift
index 2e63dd124cf..ae6dffd89a2 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/SettingsGeneralView.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/SettingsGeneralView.swift
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct SettingsGeneralView: View {
                                  accessory: .toggle(isOn: viewModel.universalLinksBinding))
             }
 
-            SettingsMaliciousProtectionView()
+            SettingsMaliciousProtectionView(model: MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel(manager: viewModel.maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager))
 
         }
         .applySettingsListModifiers(title: UserText.general,
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/SettingsMaliciousSiteProtectionView.swift b/DuckDuckGo/SettingsMaliciousSiteProtectionView.swift
index a8cdd8ba723..a8be1deccf9 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/SettingsMaliciousSiteProtectionView.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/SettingsMaliciousSiteProtectionView.swift
@@ -21,28 +21,32 @@ import SwiftUI
 import DuckUI
 
 struct SettingsMaliciousProtectionView: View {
-    @StateObject private var maliciousSiteProtectionSettingsModel = MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel()
+    @ObservedObject private var model: MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel
+
+    init(model: MaliciousSiteProtectionSettingsViewModel) {
+        self.model = model
+    }
 
     var body: some View {
-        if maliciousSiteProtectionSettingsModel.shouldShowMaliciousSiteProtectionSection {
+        if model.shouldShowMaliciousSiteProtectionSection {
             Section(
                 header: Text(UserText.MaliciousSiteProtectionSettings.header),
                 footer:
                     VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
-                        Button(action: maliciousSiteProtectionSettingsModel.learnMoreAction) {
+                        Button(action: model.learnMoreAction) {
                             Text(UserText.MaliciousSiteProtectionSettings.footerLearnMore)
                                 .foregroundColor(.blueBase)
                         }
 
                         Text(UserText.MaliciousSiteProtectionSettings.footerDisabledMessage)
-                            .opacity(maliciousSiteProtectionSettingsModel.isMaliciousSiteProtectionOn ? 0 : 1)
+                            .opacity(model.isMaliciousSiteProtectionOn ? 0 : 1)
                             .foregroundColor(.red)
                             .font(.footnote)
                     }
             ) {
                 SettingsCellView(
                     label: UserText.MaliciousSiteProtectionSettings.toggleMessage,
-                    accessory: .toggle(isOn: $maliciousSiteProtectionSettingsModel.isMaliciousSiteProtectionOn)
+                    accessory: .toggle(isOn: $model.isMaliciousSiteProtectionOn)
                 )
             }
         } else {
@@ -51,6 +55,6 @@ struct SettingsMaliciousProtectionView: View {
     }
 }
 
-#Preview {
-    SettingsMaliciousProtectionView()
-}
+//#Preview {
+//    SettingsMaliciousProtectionView(model: )
+//}
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/SettingsViewModel.swift b/DuckDuckGo/SettingsViewModel.swift
index a35de32255c..e07f39ab4c6 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/SettingsViewModel.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/SettingsViewModel.swift
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ final class SettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
     let privacyProDataReporter: PrivacyProDataReporting?
     let textZoomCoordinator: TextZoomCoordinating
     let aiChatSettings: AIChatSettingsProvider
+    let maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager: MaliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManaging
 
     // Subscription Dependencies
     let subscriptionManager: SubscriptionManager
@@ -416,7 +417,9 @@ final class SettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
          syncPausedStateManager: any SyncPausedStateManaging,
          privacyProDataReporter: PrivacyProDataReporting,
          textZoomCoordinator: TextZoomCoordinating,
-         aiChatSettings: AIChatSettingsProvider) {
+         aiChatSettings: AIChatSettingsProvider,
+         maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager: MaliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManaging
+    ) {
 
         self.state = SettingsState.defaults
         self.legacyViewProvider = legacyViewProvider
@@ -429,7 +432,7 @@ final class SettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
         self.privacyProDataReporter = privacyProDataReporter
         self.textZoomCoordinator = textZoomCoordinator
         self.aiChatSettings = aiChatSettings
-
+        self.maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager = maliciousSiteProtectionPreferencesManager
         setupNotificationObservers()
         updateRecentlyVisitedSitesVisibility()
     }