Safe Computing Quiz of the Day

[theoldwolf]

Q: If an email comes to you from an unknown source and all it contains is an alphabet-soup link, what is the probability that clicking on this link will lead to fraud or malware (viruses, etc.) or both?

a) 100%
b) 100%
c) 100%
d) All of the above

You can only fail this test by clicking on a link like this:

bf360c6967f3ACH Network-Rules-Departmentáà [Link Disabled]

Perhaps I should call it Hqiz of the Day...

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Just to show you how prevalent this sort of thing is, here is a McAfee site listing multiple versions.

Be careful out there, folks. Never click on unknown links from unknown senders.

Comments

[marmoe.livejournal.com]

The greatest risk to computer security are those users who will double-click onto anything that does not run away fast enough. ;-)

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

They must have picked up bad habits from clicking on those sheep in Warcraft...

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

Ridiculous how many people must fall for it. If a stranger in RL comes by and spouts gibberish (or at least a language you don't know at all), do you follow him around to hear more?

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

You mean someone speaking in tongues!??

HALLELUJAH!