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What with all the phishing attempts, malware and even ransom-ware attempts these days where even Facebook isn't immune to such attacks and even spreading such attacks. I thought it was a good idea to put together something that could help to minimize the chances of you and your PC/mobile device from becoming infected. You've probably come across a phishing email in your inbox at some point. Some are very easy to spot but some not so much. To some people who are savvy to them and are vigilant about which emails they open and that's great. But some people aren't so savvy and will just click on it thinking it's all legit which isn't so great.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a technique used by cyber criminals that uses fake spoof emails to try and trick you into logging into a website that looks like the website you think it is but actually isn't. When you try and login nothing will appear to have happened. But in the background your login details will be sent to the people behind the phishing site. Phishers try to steal peoples login details for all sorts of sites from social media to your bank including your account numbers, passwords and even banking details etc etc.
But there are also malicious phishers who try to lure you into clicking on a link that ends up installing a virus or some malware onto your PC or mobile device. They try to imbed malware onto your PC that encrypts all of your data so you can't open it and then demand a ransom (usually paid by bitcoin) so you can unlock it. You should never pay this. Nobody that pays ever gets to unlock the encryption and since the payment is made by bitcoin there's no way to get your money back!
How can you know which emails or links are phishing emails and phishing attempts?
Usually, phishing emails are terribly done and are easy to spot. For starters, check the link in your browsers address bar. It would be likely that it's not the actual site you want to be on although the domain may appear somewhat similar and this fools a lot of people. Also usually, phishing emails are quite often too good to be true such as offering amazing deals and bargains that you must send money to a 3rd party to get it but obviously it never arrives. Quite honestly, it's a dark world on the Internet and right now there are thousands of crooks and crims looking for ways to trick, scam and con people out of money.
But you have the power to prevent being another victim of this futuristic fraud. All you have to do is be extra vigilant when it comes to how you treat emails in your inbox and apply some common sense to the links you click on in emails and online on sites you don't know. Even sites you DO know such as Facebook. Don't be lulled into a false sense of security just because it's Facebook. Even Facebook isn't immune to phishing and malware infestation attempts.
See how a simple Facebook notification infected over 10,000 Windows OS Facebook users in 48 hours.
So here's 5 ways in which you can minimize being infected and prevent being a victim of a phishing attack.
1. Install Good Anti-virus and Anti-malware Software!
It used to be all about just protecting yourself against nasty viruses and trojan horses, but these days it's about much more than that. You need to install some of the latest generation of anti-virus and anti-malware that can detect viruses, trojans, rootkits, phishing attempts and spoof websites. Are they guaranteed to detect and stop every virus, trojan or malware? No. But they are very worth having because even if they only detect half of the phishing emails and spoof site links that can mean hundreds of thwarted hijack attempts.
Many of todays latest and best computer protection softwares contain all the latest definitions to detect most of nearly all viruses and trojans, phishing and malware attempts. No computer should even try connecting to the Internet without adequate protection of some kind!
Best Free Anti-Virus and Anti-malware Software for Windows
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