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  2. 4 Steps To Take if You’ve Clicked on a Phishing Link - AOL

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    Many phishing attempts also download hacking software to your device without your knowledge or consent. Disconnect the device from the internet and practice regular data leak management steps ...

  3. What are phishing scams trying to do? An explainer - AOL

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    Phishing scams are common, but you don't have to be vulnerable. Taking the right steps can go a long way towards protecting you now and in the future. Try Malwarebytes Premium for 30 days free*

  4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    Sometimes a hyperlink can be displayed as an AOL link in an email when in fact the destination URL is to a malicious domain. • Be careful when authorizing an app to access your account or when providing any third-party access to your account info.

  5. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  6. AOHell - Wikipedia

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    AOHell was the first of what would become thousands of programs designed for hackers created for use with AOL. In 1994, seventeen year old hacker Koceilah Rekouche, from Pittsburgh, PA, known online as "Da Chronic", [1] [2] used Visual Basic to create a toolkit that provided a new DLL for the AOL client, a credit card number generator, email bomber, IM bomber, and a basic set of instructions. [3]

  7. How to spot phishing scams and keep your info safe - AOL

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    What do email phishing scams look like? They're not as easy to spot as you'd think. These emails often look like they're from a company you know or trust, the FTC says. Meaning, they can look like ...

  8. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Computer users unwittingly download and install rogue security software, malware disguised as antivirus software, by following the messages which appear on their screen. The software then pretends to find multiple viruses on the victim's computer, "removes" a few, and asks for payment in order to take care of the rest.

  9. Typosquatting - Wikipedia

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    To redirect the typo-traffic back to the brand itself, but through an affiliate link, thus earning commissions from the brand owner's affiliate program; As a phishing scheme to mimic the brand's site, while intercepting passwords which the visitor enters unsuspectingly [1] To install drive-by malware or revenue generating adware onto the ...