[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Phishing Email IQ Test

[Drew King]

What I find curious is that every link I see when searching for this 
type of malware is they are all from 2017!

Nothing recent.

One of the vulnerabilities was specifically inside PowerPoint 
presentations, and another affected Word.

I imagine that if your computer is properly protected, hovering in 
Chrome/Firefox will not present any danger today. Thunderbird email is 
likely safe for hovering because of the way the software is written. It 
seems this bug is more about Microsoft Office suite.

It seems like it was a dangerous bug that has been "patched" by 
Microsoft, and modern anti-virus software.

*Also,* there is an "Accessibility" mouse option in windows that makes 
hovering dangerous. That setting is off by default today.

Make sure this option is *Disabled. *"Activate a window by hovering over 
it with the mouse"

It's in *Control Panel\Appearance and personalization\Ease of access 
center\Make the mouse easier to use.*


Drew.

On 1/27/2022 9:03 PM, Robert Primak wrote:
> *"Why is hovering over the links potentially dangerous?"*
>
> Hovering Mouse Over Hyperlink Causes Malware Infection
>
> Cybercriminals infect PCs if the user so much as hovers over a 
> hyperlink in a PowerPoint slide.
>
> https://www.pcmag.com/news/hovering-mouse-over-hyperlink-causes-malware-infection
>
> And it hasn't gotten any better since 2017, when this and another 
> banking trojan were discovered.
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
>
>
> On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 08:30:19 PM EST, Wanda 
> <wandakoe at rcn.com> wrote:
>
>
> Why is hovering over the links potentially dangerous?
>
> Wanda Koetz
>
>> On Jan 27, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Robert Primak <bobprimak at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I don't know what we're supposed to do on any of those items. The 
>> only way I know of to discern what is and what isn't a phishing email 
>> is to hover over the links (which may be dangerous these days)and 
>> check the header information for clues that the sender or the links 
>> do not correspond with known correct originating addresses, company 
>> domains and URLs an, and also to compare the current item with 
>> similar genuine emails we may have received in the past from the 
>> companies we do business with.
>>
>> Without any of these clues, the person being tested is guessing in 
>> the dark. I have personally never done business with any of the 
>> alleged senders except Google. And Google has never sent me an emaill 
>> resembling the sample in the test.
>>
>> This test is in my judgment bogus and misleading, to say the least. 
>> It is worse than useless. And may cause undue alarm in anyone 
>> "failing" this "test". I hope no employer is firing people for 
>> failing similar phishing tests.
>>
>> -- Bob Primak
>>
>> On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 03:12:39 PM EST, Drew King 
>> <dking65 at kingconsulting.us> wrote:
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> If I recall correctly, there are 10 tests. Share how well you do!
>>
>> https://www.phishingbox.com/phishing-iq-test 
>> <https://www.phishingbox.com/phishing-iq-test>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Drew King
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