WEBSITE SPOOFING
Website spoofing is the act of creating a website, with the intention of misleading the readers. The website will be created by a different person or organisation (Other than the original) especially for the purposes of
cheating. Normally, the website will adopt the design of the target website and
sometimes has a similar URL.
cheating. Normally, the website will adopt the design of the target website and
sometimes has a similar URL.
For example a Spoofed Website of Yahoo.com appears exactly same as Yahoo Website. So most of the people believe that it is the original site and lose their passwords. The main intention of spoofed
websites is to fool users and take away their passwords. For this,the spoofed
sites offer fake login pages. These fake login pages
resemble the original login pages of sites like Yahoo,Gmail,Orkut etc. Since it
resemble’s the original login page people beleive that it is true and give away
their username and passwords by trying to login to their
accounts.
websites is to fool users and take away their passwords. For this,the spoofed
sites offer fake login pages. These fake login pages
resemble the original login pages of sites like Yahoo,Gmail,Orkut etc. Since it
resemble’s the original login page people beleive that it is true and give away
their username and passwords by trying to login to their
accounts.
Solution:
- Never try to login/access your email account from the sites other than the original site.
- Always type the URL of the site in the address bar to get into the site. Never click on the hyperlink to enter the site.
2. BY USING KEYLOGGERS
The other commonly used method to steal password is by using a Keylogger. A Keylogger is nothing but a spyware. The detailed description of keylogger . If you just access your email account from a computer installed with keylogger,
you definitely lose your password. This is because the keylogger records each
and every keystroke that you type.
you definitely lose your password. This is because the keylogger records each
and every keystroke that you type.
Solution:
Protecting yourselves from a keylogger scam is very easy.Just install a good anti-spyware program and update it regularly. This keeps your PC secure from a keylogger. Also there is a program called Anti-keylogger
which is specially designed to detect and remove keyloggers. You can use this
program to detect some stealth keyloggers which remain undetected by many
anti-spyware programs.
which is specially designed to detect and remove keyloggers. You can use this
program to detect some stealth keyloggers which remain undetected by many
anti-spyware programs.
3. ACCESSING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT FROM CYBER CAFES
Do you access your email from cyber cafes? Then definitely you are under the risk of loosing your password.In fact many people lose their email account in cyber cafes. For the owner of the cyber cafe it’s just a cakewalk to
steal your password. For this he just need’s to install a keylogger on his
computers. So when you login to your email account from this PC, you give away
your password to the cafe owner. Also there are many Remote Administration
Tools (RATs) which can be used to monitor your browsing activities in real
time.
steal your password. For this he just need’s to install a keylogger on his
computers. So when you login to your email account from this PC, you give away
your password to the cafe owner. Also there are many Remote Administration
Tools (RATs) which can be used to monitor your browsing activities in real
time.
This doesn’t mean that you should never use cyber cafes for browsing the internet. Not all the cyber cafe owners will be so wicked but it is recommended not to use cafes for accessing confidential information. If it
comes to the matter of security never trust anyone, not even your friend
comes to the matter of security never trust anyone, not even your friend
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