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

[Drew King]

Tony,

Good point!

Mac computers are susceptible to phishing attacks just like Windows 
computers.

Fortunately, there is Malwarebytes for Mac software. The real-time 
malware/phishing protection is not free. You need a subscription to 
Premium just like Windows. I pay for it. Worth every penny.

Malwarebytes also has a browser guard for the Mac. I don't have a Mac so 
there's no way for me to know which web browsers Malwarebytes supports 
on that platform. I would try loading either Firefox or Chrome on a Mac 
and then go into settings and then extensions and search for the 
Malwarebytes browser guard extension. *It's Free!*

Let us know if there are Malwarebytes browser guards for 
Firefox/Chrome/Safari ...

These are the features of the Mac versions of Malwarebytes. The browser 
guard is free!


Drew.


On 1/28/2022 8:28 AM, Tony wrote:
>
> Has the phishing discussion been mostly about PCs? If yes, could you 
> also comment about Apple products?
> Tony
>
> ======
>
> 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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