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May 14, 2007

Phishing-Major Economic Disaster in Modern World

Phishing
Phishing is a form of attack where a website similar to a popular transaction site is created and the traffic is diverted to it. Unsuspecting users end up submitting confidential information to these sites,resulting in loss of money or confidentiality.Browsers like Internet Explorer(IE 7) or Mozilla Firefox 2 have inbuilt phishing filter .Enable it in IE 7 by Tools>phishing filter>Phishing fiter settings.Use McAfee site advisopr or Phishtank checker plug-in for Mozila Firefox to check the authenticity of sites you visit .
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