Viruses, Trojans, etc - Protect yourself!

[NY Sports Teams]

I don't know where it originated but I have received two different emails regarding updating my paypal accout within the past two weeks. The message was sent from "Paypall". Norton identified it as malicious...Rick

[andrewhoya]

I don't know where it originated but I have received two different emails regarding updating my paypal accout within the past two weeks. The message was sent from "Paypall". Norton identified it as malicious...Rick

Got it too. Norton did jot warn me- I even went to the site because I didn't notice the double 'l' at first. Ran a scan afterwards and came out clean.

[NY Sports Teams]

I didn't notice the first one I received and when I clicked on the link it gave me the malicious website warning. I guess I need to pay better attention before clicking on a link...Rick

[CoolHandLuke]

I don't know where it originated but I have received two different emails regarding updating my paypal accout within the past two weeks. The message was sent from "Paypall". Norton identified it as malicious...Rick

This is called spoofing. A techique hacker have been using for many year to access banking account. Any programmer can send a email using someone else email as the sender email. Very easy to do. But the link will replicate the bank entry page but the web address is not the bank web address. If you happen to enter your username and password then they can access your banking account. Any hacker can collect email posted publicaly and then send message like this pretending they are a bank or paypal. But the link they send you to the domain name is never the one from the bank in question but a site the hacker created to collect the info. Then they hit your account and make money transfer...

So never use a link in a email that say you need to do something to your profile. Bank or paypal never send such message. When I access my paypal account, I never even use favorite as a hacker that took control of your computer can change the web address. I always type paypal.com in the web address myself on the address bar of the browser. Same for my bank. I also always verify that I am on the right domain name before I enter my login info. Just plain secure practice when it come to my money...