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

[Tony]

Has the phishing discussion been mostly about PCs? If yes, could you 
also comment about Apple products?
Tony

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On 1/28/22 1:40 AM, Drew King wrote:
>
> 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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