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lapietra · 11-09-2007, 08:03 PM

Just took this & got 10 out of 10. How will you do?

(Note: the person who sent this to me just included the link in their email. I wrote back & said I wouldn't click it 'cos I thought that was the test

It isn't.)

phishing test by SonicWall

auntie aubrey · 11-10-2007, 12:43 AM

"if you don't get authenticated in the next 48 hours..."

yeah. that sounds like a professional communication.

i got 8 out of 10 because i evaluated two "legitimate" emails as phishing. however i will say that i disagree with their assessment of #9. they judged the link as legitimate because mousing over it revealed a URL that started with https. this is not a guarantee and it's dangerous to trust that.

last year i received a legitimate seeming email from paypal that contained a link to an address that started with https://www.paypal.com. turns out it was a masked URL. once clicked the URL then forwarded itself to a server based in japan. just mousing over the link and inspecting the URL is no way to guarantee your safety. you should still open a new browser window and enter the URL for the site manually.

lapietra · 11-10-2007, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by auntie aubrey

"if you don't get authenticated in the next 48 hours..."

yeah. that sounds like a professional communication.

i got 8 out of 10 because i evaluated two "legitimate" emails as phishing. however i will say that i disagree with their assessment of #9. they judged the link as legitimate because mousing over it revealed a URL that started with https. this is not a guarantee and it's dangerous to trust that.

last year i received a legitimate seeming email from paypal that contained a link to an address that started with https://www.paypal.com. turns out it was a masked URL. once clicked the URL then forwarded itself to a server based in japan. just mousing over the link and inspecting the URL is no way to guarantee your safety. you should still open a new browser window and enter the URL for the site manually.

yup - I think that's how I tested #9 - some of those took more than just a good hard read

Don't reveal any more!

lukkucairi · 11-10-2007, 01:19 PM

9 out of 10

I judged a legitimate one to be phishing, but it was written poorly.

11-09-2007, 08:03 PM	#1
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	phishing test Just took this & got 10 out of 10. How will you do? (Note: the person who sent this to me just included the link in their email. I wrote back & said I wouldn't click it 'cos I thought that was the test It isn't.) phishing test by SonicWall __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

11-10-2007, 12:43 AM	#2
auntie aubrey excursions Join Date: May 2006 Location: beyond the call of duty Posts: 2,443	"if you don't get authenticated in the next 48 hours..." yeah. that sounds like a professional communication. i got 8 out of 10 because i evaluated two "legitimate" emails as phishing. however i will say that i disagree with their assessment of #9. they judged the link as legitimate because mousing over it revealed a URL that started with https. this is not a guarantee and it's dangerous to trust that. last year i received a legitimate seeming email from paypal that contained a link to an address that started with https://www.paypal.com. turns out it was a masked URL. once clicked the URL then forwarded itself to a server based in japan. just mousing over the link and inspecting the URL is no way to guarantee your safety. you should still open a new browser window and enter the URL for the site manually. __________________ that dog won't hunt, monsignor

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11-10-2007, 01:19 PM	#4
lukkucairi earth worker Join Date: May 2006 Location: on the planet Posts: 5,844	9 out of 10 I judged a legitimate one to be phishing, but it was written poorly.