Comments on: Very Poor Phishing Attempt http://blog.jonmadison.com/archives/2004/11/26/very-poor-phishing-attempt/ Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: jon http://blog.jonmadison.com/archives/2004/11/26/very-poor-phishing-attempt/comment-page-1/#comment-712 jon Mon, 29 Nov 2004 06:57:33 +0000 http://www.smartbrother.org/archives/2004/11/26/very-poor-phishing-attempt/#comment-712 <blockquote>And the typical recipient of these emails don’t even think to mouse-over links to get their true target before clicking.</blockquote> True indeed. I'm sure that's the main reason these guys make money. Interestingly enough, it still should be easy enough to fool even slightly more saavy folk, by using a javascript that changes the status bar to display the fake URL (or hide it altogether) -- which is why i never have liked the fact that you can change the status bar value with a mouseover. oh well.

And the typical recipient of these emails don’t even think to mouse-over links to get their true target before clicking.

True indeed. I’m sure that’s the main reason these guys make money. Interestingly enough, it still should be easy enough to fool even slightly more saavy folk, by using a javascript that changes the status bar to display the fake URL (or hide it altogether) — which is why i never have liked the fact that you can change the status bar value with a mouseover. oh well.

]]> By: Courtney http://blog.jonmadison.com/archives/2004/11/26/very-poor-phishing-attempt/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Courtney Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:12:57 +0000 http://www.smartbrother.org/archives/2004/11/26/very-poor-phishing-attempt/#comment-711 And the typical recipient of these emails don't even think to mouse-over links to get their true target before clicking. I preach sensible Web behavior to my family all the time. The Web's just like any other place nowadays. There are always those that want to take from you what they can't or choose not to earn. And the typical recipient of these emails don’t even think to mouse-over links to get their true target before clicking. I preach sensible Web behavior to my family all the time. The Web’s just like any other place nowadays. There are always those that want to take from you what they can’t or choose not to earn.

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