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Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« on: April 20, 2010, 09:44:32 AM »
Take a look at this conversation:


xXWarStrikerXx [CAN]: www.steampwoered.c4.to

♫๖ۣۜChoucho♫: Cool phishing attempt broha

xXWarStrikerXx [CAN] is now Offline.




Now you may wonder,"Nurse Choucho,how did you know it was a phishing attempt with out even going to the site?"
Spotting a phishing attempt is very easy
One of the most vague ways is the name

www.steampwoered.c4.to
See what's wrong?
The site name is "steampwoered" instead of "steampowered"
This is to make the site look original
Before clicking on any kind of link check for small mispellings in the the name
You may also want to get a toolbar for your web browser
that shows you information about the site,such as date registered,location,ect.
Often times phishing sites would be found early on prior to the attempt
usually within two weeks

I suggest using firefox or google chrome,as these are the latest and most protected browsers

Do not use internet explorer

Also,if you're going to enter in personal information to ANY site use a private browser

Finally,I suggest using ZoneAlarm maximum security,it's award winning protection will keep you safe no matter what

Be safe,and remember


Nurse Choucho is her to help

« Last Edit: April 20, 2010, 09:52:21 AM by Choucho »
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2010, 09:59:23 AM »
umm i swear to god it wasnt me so umm just relax. I changed my password so dont worry. I got once hacked and i can get my stuff back whenever i get hacked again.



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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2010, 11:24:09 AM »
ogm choucho did seomthing serious fershure!

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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2010, 12:04:17 PM »
I'm her to help
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2010, 12:14:19 PM »
Take a look at this conversation:


xXWarStrikerXx [CAN]: www.steampwoered.c4.to

♫๖ۣۜChoucho♫: Cool phishing attempt broha

xXWarStrikerXx [CAN] is now Offline.




Now you may wonder,"Nurse Choucho,how did you know it was a phishing attempt with out even going to the site?"
Spotting a phishing attempt is very easy
One of the most vague ways is the name

www.steampwoered.c4.to
See what's wrong?
The site name is "steampwoered" instead of "steampowered"
This is to make the site look original
Before clicking on any kind of link check for small mispellings in the the name
You may also want to get a toolbar for your web browser
that shows you information about the site,such as date registered,location,ect.
Often times phishing sites would be found early on prior to the attempt
usually within two weeks

I suggest using firefox or google chrome,as these are the latest and most protected browsers

Do not use internet explorer

Also,if you're going to enter in personal information to ANY site use a private browser

Finally,I suggest using ZoneAlarm maximum security,it's award winning protection will keep you safe no matter what

Be safe,and remember


Nurse Choucho is her to help



hah he sent me the same one,


and finding a phisher is dead easy, ask them what it is, if they dont reply, dont click, and if it looks suspicious, dont click
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2010, 02:40:56 PM »
Real:
www.store.steampowered.com

Fake:
www.steampowered.com

Happened to my friend. He sends me to the link saying:

Him: OMG DUDE I JUST GOT A BUNCH OF FREE GAMES! www.steampowered.com

Me: Um dude... This isnt real. The real one is www.store.steampowered.com

Him is now offline.

I laughed at his stupidity.
« Last Edit: April 22, 2010, 02:44:55 PM by Xexxar »

i dont rly know if i shold vote +1


vote +1 on my app and i will vote +1 on urs
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2010, 02:42:05 PM »
wat

you just put the good link.

twice.

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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2010, 02:44:31 PM »
nvm got it to work.

i dont rly know if i shold vote +1


vote +1 on my app and i will vote +1 on urs
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2010, 03:27:19 PM »
Real:
www.store.steampowered.com

Fake:
www.steampowered.com

Happened to my friend. He sends me to the link saying:

Him: OMG DUDE I JUST GOT A BUNCH OF FREE GAMES! www.steampowered.com

Me: Um dude... This isnt real. The real one is www.store.steampowered.com

Him is now offline.

I laughed at his stupidity.


Sorry to break your heart, But both links are legitimate, The steampowered.com just redirect to store.steampowered.com
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2010, 04:21:55 PM »

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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2010, 04:30:31 PM »
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2010, 07:59:00 PM »
I'M CLICKING IT ANYWAYS
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2010, 08:34:56 PM »
Good Guide Choucho :)
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2010, 08:38:47 PM »
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Re: Choucho's Helpful Guide to Spotting a phishing attempt
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2010, 07:31:35 AM »
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