PHISHING & MALWARE By Bailey Hoover September 2, 2010.
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Transcript of PHISHING & MALWARE By Bailey Hoover September 2, 2010.
PHISHING & MALWARE
By Bailey HooverSeptember 2, 2010
WHAT ARE THESE?
Phishing: frauds send spam for personal information
Malware: viruses/spyware to steal personal information
PHISHING HEADINGS
How to Avoid Phishing
If You Think You Have Phishing
How to Report It
MALWARE HEADINGS
How to Avoid Malware
If You Think You Have Malware
How to Report It
HOW TO AVOID PHISHING
Don’t reply email message asking for information
Use anti-virus & anti-spyware software
Don’t email personal information
HOW TO AVOID PHISHING (Cont.)
Review credit cards/ bank statements
Be cautious opening email attachments
Forward phishing emails to [email protected]
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
HOW TO REPORT IT
Forward phishing emails: [email protected]
File complaints: www.ftc.gov/idtheft
Other phishing emails: reportphishing@ antiphishing.org
HOW TO AVOID MALWARE
Don’t click links that are unknown
Don’t download/install software that are unknown
Talk about safe computing
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
CHECK OUT YOUR COMPUTER!
If you even suspect something on your computer, seek professional help!
WORKS CITED
• OnGuard. ‘Phishing,’ September 2009
• OnGuard. ‘Malware,’ September 2009