Virus warning!

[Joel S. Berson]

In some browsers, hovering your cursor over the link will reveal the
real URL that the apparent one is disguishing.

Joel

At 3/20/2011 11:45 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>These are quite common actually--not sure I would call these "next
>generation".  Generally, it's a bad idea to click on links that arrive
>without any explanation, even from "people you know" (spoofed). Here's
>one I got from a friend less than two weeks ago.
>
>>I allowed my debt to spiral out of control I was running out of
>>options quickly I thought I was dreaming when I came across this
>>http://j.mp/dOAD** after researching about it I knew it was right for
>>me this is the most useful advice I can give anyone
>
>I replaced the last two characters in the link with asterisks. What's
>new about this one is the use of short URLs--before, all the phishing
>mail I got had spoofed links that simply hid the real destination under
>a fake one. But the accompanying text makes it obvious. Generally, a
>combination of checking the to/from headers, the style of the text and
>nosequitur subject header are dead giveaways, although some are better
>than others. If someone sends just a link, always watch out for redirect
>signs /within/ the link. Most news links are fairly straightforward
>(often with the title of the article a part of the link). If in doubt,
>it's always easier to ask than to risk infection, if the message is from
>someone you know.
>
>     VS-)
>
>On 3/20/2011 11:09 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>>People on another list report an especially insidious virus going the
>>rounds.
>>
>>You get an email from someone you know, but all or most of it is a link.
>>
>>You press the link. When it's least expected, you're infected.
>>
>>The current viral messages are headed [No Subject], but the next generation
>>will be more sophisticated.
>>
>>Be careful.
>>
>>JL
>>
>>--
>>"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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