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What is Phishing Virus?

Updated: 12/27/2022
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is it when some person can hack you bank account and they gonna take your credit card out of oyur money.

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What are consequences of phishing?

The risks of phishing include getting a virus on your computer or phone. You can also be fined very heavily if caught phishing.


Running antivirus software can help protect you from phishing scams.?

Anti-virus can only protect you from the consequences of phishing scams in that if you install a virus when you fall for a scam, the anti-virus might pick up the malware. Some antivirus software will also scan executables that may be embedded in emails. Anti-virus will NOT tell you whether an email is phishing.


How do you know if Gaia Online has a virus or not?

Install firefox. They have a wonderful Phishing and Malware filter. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/


What is a phishing virus?

is it when some person can hack you bank account and they gonna take your credit card out of oyur money.


Is phishing a virus?

is it when some person can hack you bank account and they gonna take your credit card out of oyur money.


What software programs offer protection against phishing malware?

There are many software programs that offer protection against phishing malware. Some programs are Norton Anti-Virus, McAfee, and Microsoft Security Essentials.


How can viruses and phishing affect the computer?

Viruses: Viruses can steal your personal information, use your computer as a zombie, and do other nasty things to you.Phishing: Phishing is a way to steal your personal information by leading you on.


How do you prevent hacking?

Through anti-virus or anti-hacking program. But they are not enough you have to beware of phishing and some other tricks.


Can antivirus help phishing attack?

Antivirus software is of only limited use in protecting a user from phishing attacks. The antivirus might detect and deal with a virus installed when a user is suckered by a phishing attack - but many phishing attacks simply try to trick users into giving up sensitive information. Since the email the user sends back in response is not actually a virus, antivirus will not protect against it. Likewise - if a user is tricked into going to a website and divulging information - the website is not a virus, so antivirus will not protect against it. There are some computer security products that will detect some tricks that phishing perpetrators use to redirect users to a different web site than the one they think they are going to and will alert the user or block the redirect. Some products also maintain a "blacklist" of known phishing sites, but neither of these is actually antivirus.


Where are phishing attacks most common?

Phishing attacks can happen through almost any computer. It can commonly be found through email scams, asking for money or account information. They may also add a virus to the computer.


Official-looking personalized email from an unknown source containing an attachment PDF. What sort of suspicious activity could this be?

Phishing - or a virus.


What does phishing and pharming mean?

Phishing means trying to gain someones personal or financial details through hacking. Pharming means redirecting a websites traffic to another bogus website. (also hacking)