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<p>Has the phishing discussion been mostly about PCs? If yes, could
you also comment about Apple products?<br>
Tony</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/28/22 1:40 AM, Drew King wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:b69cb2e5-8880-b2ee-7bfe-a155861ae284@kingconsulting.us">
<p>What I find curious is that every link I see when searching for
this type of malware is they are all from 2017!</p>
<p>Nothing recent.<br>
</p>
<p>One of the vulnerabilities was specifically inside PowerPoint
presentations, and another affected Word.</p>
<p>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.<br>
</p>
<p>It seems like it was a dangerous bug that has been "patched" by
Microsoft, and modern anti-virus software.</p>
<p><b>Also,</b> there is an "Accessibility" mouse option in
windows that makes hovering dangerous. That setting is off by
default today. <br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Make sure this option is <b>Disabled. </b>"Activate a window
by hovering over it with the mouse"</p>
<p>It's in <b>Control Panel\Appearance and personalization\Ease
of access center\Make the mouse easier to use.</b><br>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.077OpQpE.4Oh9JTjt@verizon.net" alt=""
class="" width="817" height="607"></p>
<p><br>
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<p>Drew.<br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/27/2022 9:03 PM, Robert Primak
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:240929476.2400192.1643335401161@mail.yahoo.com">
<div class="ydp2f3d744cyahoo-style-wrap">
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>"<span><span>Why is
hovering over the links potentially dangerous?"</span></span></b></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span><br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>
<div>
<div>Hovering Mouse Over Hyperlink Causes Malware
Infection</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Cybercriminals infect PCs if the user so much as
hovers over a hyperlink in a PowerPoint slide.</div>
</div>
<div><br>
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</span></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a
href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/hovering-mouse-over-hyperlink-causes-malware-infection"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.pcmag.com/news/hovering-mouse-over-hyperlink-causes-malware-infection</a><span><span><span><br>
</span></span></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And it hasn't gotten any
better since 2017, when this and another banking trojan were
discovered.</div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br>
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<div> On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 08:30:19 PM EST, Wanda
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:wandakoe@rcn.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><wandakoe@rcn.com></a>
wrote: </div>
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<div>Why is hovering over the links potentially
dangerous?<br>
<br>
<div dir="ltr">Wanda Koetz </div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jan 27, 2022, at 8:07 PM,
Robert Primak <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><bobprimak@yahoo.com></a>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">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. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">-- Bob Primak</div>
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<div> On Thursday, January 27, 2022, 03:12:39
PM EST, Drew King <a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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moz-do-not-send="true"><dking65@kingconsulting.us></a>
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<p>All,</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, there are 10
tests. Share how well you do!<br>
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