You've never been in front of anyone link, which does not inspire confidence? You all know the dangers that a single fatal click can bring.
Are there any warning signs that can indicate that the connection can infect your computer or send you to a phishing site?
Below we will describe how to identify malicious links and how to check whether they are safe or not, without visiting them.
Some warning signs of possible malicious links:
Shortcut services such as bitly (but many others) are popular choices for anyone trying to fit a link to the boundaries of a message in Twitter. It iGuRu.gr uses the service for the same reason. Unfortunately, the shortcut method is also used by malware distributors or phishers to hide real addresses.
Προφανώς, μια συντομευμένη σύνδεση, δεν διευκολύνει την αναγνώριση ενός κακόβουλου συνδέσμου, αλλά υπάρχουν tools που σας επιτρέπουν να δείτε τον πραγματικό προορισμό της χωρίς να κάνετε κλικ.
Strange links to unwanted email
Πολύ ύποπτο. Αν λάβατε κάποιο ανεπιθύμητο μήνυμα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου που υποτίθεται ότι είναι από την τράπεζά σας και σας ζητά να “ελέγξετε τις πληροφορίες σας”, τότε είναι πιθανόν να είστε στόχος μιας attackς Phishing.
Even if the connection to your bank at e-mail it looks normal, you should not click, as it could be a very disguised phishing link. To connect with your bank, use a new window in the browser your. ALWAYS you have to type your own address directly at browser or through a bookmark you made yourself. Do not trust links from e-mails, pop-ups, etc. Of course, check if the bank connection is secure (https) in green.
The link contains strange characters
Malware distributors are constantly trying to hide the destination of links that contain malware, or that lead to Phishing sites. One of the ways it uses is its encoding URL. For example, the letter "A" encoded in a URL will appear as "41%".
Using coding, they can cover destinations, commands and other unpleasant things in a link so that no one can read it in advance. If you see such characters in a link, you should be careful.
How to check a suspicious link without clicking on it.
Developed Short Links
You can deploy a short connection using services such as Untiny, or by installing a plug-in on browser which will show you the destination of a shortcut with a right click on it. Some sites tell you if the link is on a list of known malicious sites.
Scan the link with a Link Scanner
There are several tools available that can check it better safety of the link before clicking it. Visit the pages Norton SafeWeb, URLVoid, ScanURL, and try the link.
Enable the "real-time" scan option on the antimalware software you are using.
To get the best chance of detecting malware before it infects your computer, you should take advantage of the real-time protection feature with a lot of antimalware. It can use more system resources, but your protection will be better.
Keep your Antimalware and AntiVirus up-to-date.
If your security software does not have the latest virus definitions, you are not safe. Make sure your software is set to be updated automatically and on a regular basis.
Get another opinion from a second malware scanner
A second opinion from a different malware scanner offers extra protection. There are some antimalware that work together flawlessly and offer extra security.
