WARNING: Hotfile Phishing with c o . c c domains
Listen up webmasters, of there has been a lot of phishing going around especially with Rapidshare and now Hotfile is the new target in this scheme. Thank you to El_j for covering this I am merely posting this since he didn't have the time to do so.
Phishing Example:
Screen Shot:
Notice I have not downloaded anything from hotfile yet I receive this message. :S
How can I avoid this on my forum?
The answer is simple. Just censor the c o. c c words in your forum.
How do I censor these words?
vBulletin: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/vboptions_group_censor
Phpbb: http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/adminguide/acp_posting.php (scroll down 3/4 of the page)
IPB: go to acp/looks & feel/bad word filters (at the left side at the bottom)
And for Ipb 2.3.x you have to go to acp/management/Word & Ban Filters/manage bad word filters (again in the left corner below)
SMF: http://www.mambodemo.com/smf/censored_words.html
General Phishing Tips:
Whenever visiting any site that has anything valuable to you make sure you are logging in to the correct URL and NOT a phished one. Keep in mind there is such a thing as url masking that is a clever way that people use to trick you into logging in to your account using a phished URL.
Example:
https://login.yahoo.com/ <----That is a masked linked, how can you tell before clicking it?
If you are using firefox on the bottom left there is a bar next to the word Done and when you scroll over any link it shows the correct URL.
Screen:
Now that comes in handy a lot of times.
Listen up webmasters, of there has been a lot of phishing going around especially with Rapidshare and now Hotfile is the new target in this scheme. Thank you to El_j for covering this I am merely posting this since he didn't have the time to do so.
Phishing Example:
Code:
http://hotfilecom.c o.c c/119.9/dl/765673/53b5edf/UD07_electrician.avi.html
Notice I have not downloaded anything from hotfile yet I receive this message. :S
How can I avoid this on my forum?
The answer is simple. Just censor the c o. c c words in your forum.
How do I censor these words?
vBulletin: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/vboptions_group_censor
Phpbb: http://www.phpbb.com/support/documentation/3.0/adminguide/acp_posting.php (scroll down 3/4 of the page)
IPB: go to acp/looks & feel/bad word filters (at the left side at the bottom)
And for Ipb 2.3.x you have to go to acp/management/Word & Ban Filters/manage bad word filters (again in the left corner below)
SMF: http://www.mambodemo.com/smf/censored_words.html
General Phishing Tips:
Whenever visiting any site that has anything valuable to you make sure you are logging in to the correct URL and NOT a phished one. Keep in mind there is such a thing as url masking that is a clever way that people use to trick you into logging in to your account using a phished URL.
Example:
https://login.yahoo.com/ <----That is a masked linked, how can you tell before clicking it?
If you are using firefox on the bottom left there is a bar next to the word Done and when you scroll over any link it shows the correct URL.
Screen:
Now that comes in handy a lot of times.
