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<p><font size="4">Tony,</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Good point!</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Mac computers are susceptible to phishing attacks
just like Windows computers.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">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.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">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. <b>It's Free!</b><br>
</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Let us know if there are Malwarebytes browser
guards for Firefox/Chrome/Safari ...</font></p>
<p><font size="4">These are the features of the Mac versions of
Malwarebytes. The browser guard is free!<br>
</font></p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.0QiQdI2x.oy6p4SO5@kingconsulting.us" alt=""
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Drew.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/28/2022 8:28 AM, Tony wrote:<br>
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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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<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>
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<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>
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<p>Drew.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/27/2022 9:03 PM, Robert Primak
wrote:<br>
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<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>Hovering Mouse Over Hyperlink Causes Malware
Infection</div>
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<div>Cybercriminals infect PCs if the user so much as
hovers over a hyperlink in a PowerPoint slide.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a
href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/hovering-mouse-over-hyperlink-causes-malware-infection"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
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<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>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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> On Thursday, January 27, 2022,
03:12:39 PM EST, Drew King <a
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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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