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GatorB · 05-01-2006, 11:38 AM

Article is about phishing but you might find it useful or at least interesting.

Some of the more interesting parts.

The researchers hypothesized, and found, that some Internet users have mistaken impressions about Web security and often base their trust of a site on collateral data such as "professional-looking images, animation, and ads

A majority of the phishing e-mail I get resolves to numeric addresses registered in foreign countries or misspellings of common names, such as www.hase-chase.com. The study found that participants didn't pay attention to the final addresses displayed in their Internet browser; the content on the page mattered more to them. To prove it, the study provided a spoofed Bank of the West address that used two Vs to simulate the letter W: bankofthevvest.com. Even with this URL, participants thought it was a legitimate site.

Again and again, this phishing study came back to the idea that the content on the page, not the address or the security icons displayed within the browser frame, mattered more to the sample group of highly educated Internet users. Worse, the authors concluded that legitimate, secure login pages from banking sites were not trusted by this sample group because they lacked pretty pictures. Within the study, one of the participants chose a fake Bank of the West login page simply because it had a professional-looking animation of a bear, whereas the legitimate Bank of the West login page did not. The participant reasoned the fraud site had to be real because "the animation was too professional."

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-...?tag=cnetfd.sd

madawgz · 05-01-2006, 11:38 AM

obviously... who didnt know that

Manowar · 05-01-2006, 11:39 AM

Someone is doing it with 3 S's in epassporte

epasssporte.com

almost got me, fuckers

GatorB · 05-01-2006, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

Someone is doing it with 3 S's in epassporte

epasssporte.com

almost got me, fuckers

That's why you look for the https:

bdld · 05-01-2006, 12:04 PM

people who do this need to do serious jailtime.. im still waiting for the invention of the "unspammable" email account.

clickclickclick · 05-01-2006, 12:09 PM

they arent stupid, they just arent skilled online.

im sure ur probably a lame ass surgeon if u were to be a surgeon right now with no prior experience.

Dirty Dane · 05-01-2006, 12:11 PM

I read the new IE will warn about known phishing websites

germ · 05-01-2006, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clickclickclick

they arent stupid, they just arent skilled online.

im sure ur probably a lame ass surgeon if u were to be a surgeon right now with no prior experience.

i think the study was done on "experienced internet users"

germ · 05-01-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manowar

Someone is doing it with 3 S's in epassporte

epasssporte.com

almost got me, fuckers

What I see on epasssporte.com:

Welcome $nombre,
IMPORTANT NOTICE: We remembered to him that the data that you have in his ePassporte Account Holder are incorrect, we requested to him that the littleible thing modifies the data but fast.

The account $nombre is Blocked, at the moment, to unblock upadates this data.

it has a term of 24 hours to correct them of another way his Cancelled account.

Please it follows the link continuation to modify its data.

Surely that broken ass english didnt almost fool you?

Martin3 · 05-01-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorB

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The researchers hypothesized, and found, that some Internet users have mistaken impressions about Web security and often base their trust of a site on collateral data such as "professional-looking images, animation, and ads

How many sponsors have ferrari's and wads of $100 bills on their site?

05-01-2006, 11:38 AM	#1
GatorB The Demon & 12clicks Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SallyRand is a FAGGOT Posts: 18,208	Proof surfers are stupid. Article is about phishing but you might find it useful or at least interesting. Some of the more interesting parts. The researchers hypothesized, and found, that some Internet users have mistaken impressions about Web security and often base their trust of a site on collateral data such as "professional-looking images, animation, and ads A majority of the phishing e-mail I get resolves to numeric addresses registered in foreign countries or misspellings of common names, such as www.hase-chase.com. The study found that participants didn't pay attention to the final addresses displayed in their Internet browser; the content on the page mattered more to them. To prove it, the study provided a spoofed Bank of the West address that used two Vs to simulate the letter W: bankofthevvest.com. Even with this URL, participants thought it was a legitimate site. Again and again, this phishing study came back to the idea that the content on the page, not the address or the security icons displayed within the browser frame, mattered more to the sample group of highly educated Internet users. Worse, the authors concluded that legitimate, secure login pages from banking sites were not trusted by this sample group because they lacked pretty pictures. Within the study, one of the participants chose a fake Bank of the West login page simply because it had a professional-looking animation of a bear, whereas the legitimate Bank of the West login page did not. The participant reasoned the fraud site had to be real because "the animation was too professional." http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-...?tag=cnetfd.sd

05-01-2006, 11:38 AM	#2
madawgz 8.8.8.8 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noordermarkt Posts: 30,509	obviously... who didnt know that __________________ TAEMDLRMSKRJIXMRLSMRJ.

05-01-2006, 12:09 PM	#6
clickclickclick Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,227	they arent stupid, they just arent skilled online. im sure ur probably a lame ass surgeon if u were to be a surgeon right now with no prior experience. __________________ if you need more than 3 clicks to get to a join page, something is wrong ;) p.s. i still bring the sales whores here.

05-01-2006, 11:39 AM	#3
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	Someone is doing it with 3 S's in epassporte epasssporte.com almost got me, fuckers

05-01-2006, 12:04 PM	#5
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	people who do this need to do serious jailtime.. im still waiting for the invention of the "unspammable" email account.

05-01-2006, 12:11 PM	#7
Dirty Dane Sick Fuck Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: www Posts: 9,491	I read the new IE will warn about known phishing websites