PHISHING & MALWARE By Bailey Hoover September 2, 2010.

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PHISHING & MALWARE By Bailey Hoover September 2, 2010

Transcript of PHISHING & MALWARE By Bailey Hoover September 2, 2010.

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PHISHING & MALWARE

By Bailey HooverSeptember 2, 2010

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WHAT ARE THESE?

Phishing: frauds send spam for personal information

Malware: viruses/spyware to steal personal information

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PHISHING HEADINGS

How to Avoid Phishing

If You Think You Have Phishing

How to Report It

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MALWARE HEADINGS

How to Avoid Malware

If You Think You Have Malware

How to Report It

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HOW TO AVOID PHISHING

Don’t reply email message asking for information

Use anti-virus & anti-spyware software

Don’t email personal information

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HOW TO AVOID PHISHING (Cont.)

Review credit cards/ bank statements

Be cautious opening email attachments

Forward phishing emails to [email protected]

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IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE PHISHING. . .

Area codes mislead: uses Voice Over Internet Protocol Technology

Update anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewalls

File complaints www.ftc.gov

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HOW TO REPORT IT

Forward phishing emails: [email protected]

File complaints: www.ftc.gov/idtheft

Other phishing emails: reportphishing@ antiphishing.org

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HOW TO AVOID MALWARE

Don’t click links that are unknown

Don’t download/install software that are unknown

Talk about safe computing

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IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE MALWARE. . .

Stop shopping/banking involving user names/passwords

Confirm a security softwareScan your software once up-to-dateRun a second anti-virus/anti-spyware

program

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HOW TO REPORT IT

File a complaint with the FTC:www.ftc.gov/idtheft

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CHECK OUT YOUR COMPUTER!

If you even suspect something on your computer, seek professional help!

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WORKS CITED

• OnGuard. ‘Phishing,’ September 2009

• OnGuard. ‘Malware,’ September 2009