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Rick
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Poughkeepsie, NY | Why?
Perhaps if people used just the slightest bit of common sense...then the rest of us wouldn't have to be bothered with all of this extra security.
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Maxo
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Tallahassee, FL
clubs: | Or if they used a browser that works to prevent phishing for you. |
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ssevern
join:2000-11-09
Londonderry, NH | How can a browser prevent you from clicking on a bogus link? |
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Maxo
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| said by ssevern  :
How can a browser prevent you from clicking on a bogus link?
It was my understanding that phishin is when the URL says you are visiting a site other than the site you are visiting making you believe the link is legit. There was a news article on this a number of months ago. When the link was clicked on in IE it took you to a site that looked exactly like symantec.com but with Firefox it showed you the true URL.
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
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www.paypa1.com/gimmeyourpassword/soicanstealyourmoney.htm
you have been phished. Works on any browser, and could catch varying levels of expertise depending on what font it's displayed in.
And quite frankly I doubt that many people would be too concerned if the URL displayed by the browser was different from what they were expecting anyway.
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Nightfall
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said by Maxo :
Or if they used a browser that works to prevent phishing for you.
Users still fell for scams before phishing craze. Average mom will not even care about url in Address input.
Whats worse is a fix has been out for a long time now and people are still falling for it.
This has nothing to do with the browser. The entire problem is with the user not updating the software. I could also say it is the user's foolishness in following links that are in faked emails, but I won't go there. I keep hoping the general population isn't that stupid....but I am never suprised.
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dddane
join:2002-01-10
Chicago, IL | reply to Maxo
if they did this, the people who create the phished pages will just work to make a phish w/ that browser. the reality of it is, IE is targeted because thats what most people use... the problem is the users, not the browser |
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