2:56 PM
29 January 2004
2:56 PM
More reasons to not use Internet Explorer — Microsoft recommends you type URLs, not click on them.
No, seriously: see Microsoft Technote #833786:
SUMMARY
When you point to a hyperlink in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook Express, or Microsoft Outlook, the address of the Web site typically appears in the Status bar at the bottom of the window. After you click a link that opens in Internet Explorer, the address of the Web site typically appears in the Internet Explorer Address bar, and the title of the Web page typically appears in the Title bar of the window.
However, a malicious user could create a link to a deceptive (spoofed) Web site that displays the address, or URL, to a legitimate Web site in the Status bar, Address bar, and Title bar. This article describes steps that you can take to help mitigate this issue and to help you to identify a deceptive (spoofed) Web site or URL.
MORE INFORMATION
This article discusses steps you can take to help protect yourself from spoofed Web sites. To summarize, these steps are:- Verify that there is a lock icon in the lower right Status bar and verify the name of the server that provides the page that you are viewing before you type any personal or sensitive information.
- Do not click any hyperlinks that you do not trust. Type them in the Address bar yourself.
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Things that you can do to help protect yourself from malicious hyperlinks.
The most effective step that you can take to help protect yourself from malicious hyperlinks is not to click them. Rather, type the URL of your intended destination in the address bar yourself. By manually typing the URL in the address bar, you can verify the information that Internet Explorer uses to access the destination Web site. To do so, type the URL in the Address bar, and then press ENTER.
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