Hoaxes, viruses, worms, scams, spam, and phishing,
oh, my!
Where to find out about them and what to
do
See also
Secure computing at
Yale
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Phishing:
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Phishing
from the federal government’s website
OnGuardOnline.gov
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From Yale University:
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» Suspect phishing? To verify that you
are connected to a legitmate website, type this into your browser address
bar:
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javascript:alert("The actual URL of this site
has been verified as: " + location.protocol + "//" + location.hostname
+"/");
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» Got an e-mail from the "Yale Email
team" or "Yale Webmail team" or "Yale IT Service Desk" asking for netid/password
information? Do not reply; go to
How
to tell if an email message from Yale is legitimate. Check
here
to see a list of current official ITS e-mail messages.
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Yale ITS will NEVER
ask you to send information about your account like passwords or other sensitive
personal information via email.
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Spam:
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Tips
for blocking Spam at Yale
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You’ve
got spam: how to "can" unwanted email from the Federal Trade
Commission
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Stop
spam from ScamBusters
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IP address
or host name spam tester from Yale University
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Information
about spam
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Hoaxes and scams: first read
How urban
legends work
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From
F-Secure: Hoax
warnings are typically scare alerts started by malicious people and passed
on by innocent users who think they are helping the community by spreading
the warning. Do not forward hoax messages.
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How
to spot a hoax computer virus alert
and from the same website:
Hoaxes, myths, urban
legends
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Internet
ScamBustersTM
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Hoax
Busters
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Snopes
urban legends reference page
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Virus
hoaxes from McAfee
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REAL viruses:
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Symantic's
list of latest virus-related threats
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Latest
threats from F-Secure
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Worms:
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Tips
on avoiding computer worms from F-Secure
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