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To: Leaning Right

Fake Flash update?

How could they tell?................


4 posted on 10/12/2017 11:16:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

> How could they tell?................ <

A cybersecurity expert was visiting the Equifax site to check on some personal information. He was directed to a “Flash update” page. He noticed that the “update” page was on a domain that nothing to do with Adobe, the makers of Flash.

For example, to download a Flash update, better go to Adobe’s actual site. You wouldn’t want to download an update that’s on some domain like BigOldGreenBalloons.net (I just made that site up, but you get the idea).

The problem is that many fake domains choose names that are very close to the real domain names.


5 posted on 10/12/2017 11:36:26 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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