Phishing question

susplum

I know what phishing is in theory, but what I want to know is does it only work if you click the link?

Ie, if you open an email that you suspect as a spoof from PP or something does the Phish only work by clicking on the link and not by opening the mail?

Browntoa

you need to click on the link, although there is a variant that uses a file/webpage to change settings in your router (if you have never changed the passwords only) to reroute ebay and other sites via a russainidentitytheft.com false ebay page to harvest your user-id + password

susplum

I'm asking based on a yahoo! mail ( supposedly from yahoo) I received saying I'd won $500. I didn't click the link but holding my cursor over it didn't raise any alarms. I'm just worried opening the email did something.

How would I know if something has happened?

pennylane99

opening the mail should be ok...just dont click on any link within the mail

looking on Miller site there have been phishing mails like this on Yahoo before saying you won $500

http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/report/3643

susplum

Now should I or shouldn't I click pennys link??????

Thanks a lot guys, was completely cr@pping myself once I'd opened it.

I'm glad I used addressguard now for everything, I've just deleted the address it came from.

pennylane99

susplum wrote: »

Now should I or shouldn't I click pennys link??????

Thanks a lot guys, was completely [EMAIL="cr@pping"]cr@pping[/EMAIL] myself once I'd opened it.

lol....Millers is an anti phishing site, it lists latest spoof/phishing mails etc

Snooze_Control

So you thought it might have been a real mail from Yahoo telling you that you'd really won $500. :rolleyes:

Some people should have their PCs taken off them.

SC

Moglex

Snooze_Control wrote: »

So you thought it might have been a real mail from Yahoo telling you that you'd really won $500. :rolleyes:

Some people should have their PCs taken off them.

SC

Yes, I can think of at least one person

susplum

Snooze_Control wrote: »

So you thought it might have been a real mail from Yahoo telling you that you'd really won $500. :rolleyes:

Some people should have their PCs taken off them.

SC

The title of the email was 'Message from Yahoo mail', when I opened it I saw what it was and worried that they had deliberately mislead me with the title so that on opening it something would happen. So keep it zipped unless you know the facts.

I know where I'd like to shove your PC :T

Snooze_Control

susplum wrote: »

The title of the email was 'Message from Yahoo mail', when I opened it I saw what it was and worried that they had deliberately mislead me with the title so that on opening it something would happen. So keep it zipped unless you know the facts.

I can only go on the "facts" that YOU supplied us all with:

I'm asking based on a yahoo! mail ( supposedly from yahoo) I received saying I'd won $500.

Make your mind up. You either did or you didn't. :rolleyes:

SC

mioliere

I've never heard of addressguard - be very grateful for more info, susplum. Have a great Sunday!