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

Drew King dking65 at kingconsulting.us
Sat Jan 29 08:35:06 PST 2022 

All,

The malwarebytes browser guard contains NO advertising or incentives to 
purchase anything. It simply protects you. Then, maybe you purchase the 
rest, I'm guessing their marketing strategy.

And yes, cell phones, both Android and Apple are susceptible to phishing 
attacks and need protection too!

Malware can make it's way into an app store until it gets removed. My 
Samsung cell is protected by the free Avast anti-virus. It scans every 
app update from the store before they get installed. I tested 
Malwarebytes Premium trial on Android and found no need to purchase it 
as the free Avast scanner works very well. It scans browsers too. And, 
it successfully blocks phishing attack tests. The following clips are 
regarding the Apple iphone product.




Drew.

On 1/29/2022 5:46 AM, Robert Primak wrote:
> Install Malwarebytes Browser Guard on Safari Browser
>
> https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413290281747-Install-Malwarebytes-Browser-Guard-on-Safari-Browser
>
>  They do cover the latest Safari on the latest Mac OS.
>
> I never use browser guards, nor do I pay for premium third party 
> antivirus. I haven't been infected in over five years, and never under 
> Windows 10.
>
> By the way, phones can be phished, and smished (SMS text phished).  So 
> Android and iOS are fair game for discussion as well. Chromebook is 
> based on the Chrome Browser, so would need similar protections to Chrome.
>
> Malwarebytes Browser Guard for Chrome (also Chromebook and Android) is 
> available as an extension from the Google Web Store:
>
> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/malwarebytes-browser-guar/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee?hl=en 
>
>
> It appears to be available as a stand-alone extension, and appears to 
> be free to install. I haven't tried it, so don't know if there are 
> "in-app" paid gotchas.
>
> Malwarebytes for Android:
>
> https://www.malwarebytes.com/android
>
> Malwarebytes for iOS:
>
> https://www.malwarebytes.com/ios
>
>
> -- Bob Primak
>
>
>
> On Friday, January 28, 2022, 09:19:31 AM EST, Drew King 
> <dking65 at kingconsulting.us> wrote:
>
>
> 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 
>>> <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> <mailto: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> 
>>>> <mailto: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> <mailto: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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