Have You Ever Been Pharmed?  |
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|  Pharming is the latest method used to scam people using the Internet. How commom is this? Have you had this happen to you?
What is "Pharming"?
Pharming redirects Internet users to a fraudulent website, even when the correct address is entered. There are two common ways pharming occurs. Hackers can change the host files on a computer by infecting it with a virus. Or, they can tamper with the computer's server software to enable them to capture an internet address that a user enters and replace it with an internet address for a fake Web site. Once at the phony Web site, unassuming victims are asked to provide personal information such as passwords and usernames that criminals then capture.
What can you do?
Do not access any Web sites that look suspicious or do not appear to be authentic. Also, make sure that all Web sites you access have addresses that begin with "https". These first five letters indicate that the site is secure. Keep in mind that seeing https:// does not guarantee that you are at a secure site. If you are unsure of a Web site's validity or are asked for anything out of the ordinary, contact the Web site before entering any information.
This problem is just another of the many schemes to be aware of. Thanks for reading.
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1.  helenfillion (2550)
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5 years ago
| |  I've never heard ot this before. It's scary. Could I get an email from paypal that could be pharmed? Can they get my information on my paypal? What does http acutally mean. It must be short for something. I didn't even know to watch for it. I will for now on. Thank you for the heads up on this.
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| sigma77 (4282)
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5 years ago
| | I think the bogus web sites look different than the real ones. I think if one isn't paying attention, this could happen. Http stands for hypertext transfer protocol. You can find it in Wikipedia.com. | | | |
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2.  bwrattybaby (5226)
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5 years ago
| |  I had this happen to me one time just before I got my last virus that wiped out my hard drive. This would have helped then to know. But now that it has happened once I won't do that again thank you Sigma.
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| sigma77 (4282)
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5 years ago
| | Sorry to hear you have ben affected. It is much to easy to get burned if you are not careful. Thanks. | | | |
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| 3. thefuture (1571)
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5 years ago
| |  I have had this problem before and I was wondering why it was happening that way. I really appreciat the information. I never knew that's how they do. Thanks
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| 4. joey_matthews (6693)
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5 years ago
| |  Nope never had that happen.
I am careful when browsing sites and I don't access ones I don't like the look off. (from checks and things) which I won't get into.
~Joey
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| 5. villageanne (5891)
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5 years ago
| |  Some people just have too much free time on their hands! They also have a cruel sense of humor! Why do people do these things? Are they just too lazy to get out and get a real job and earn money the honest way? I have been receiving alot of email from ebay and paypal that are not reallly from them. I always forwared them to the company and they werivul that it is not from their company. I just wonder how many people do not know the difference though. I only go to paypal and ebay with me personally typing in the site address and I do keep my virus scanner up todate as well as my phishing scanner
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| 6. Transdisc (18434)
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5 years ago
| |  Hello sigma
I have been pharmed before, even though I didn't realize that there was a technical name given to this activity. Thanks for posting some ideas to help me avoid them. That is thoughtful of you. :)
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7.  ladyluna (2495)
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5 years ago
| |  Hello Sigma,
Although I have heard of pharming, I have never personally experienced it.
I appreciate you sharing this info., because many do not know of the latest means by which criminals can steal our personal information. So, your post arms the average joe, which makes a hackers job that much more difficult. So, thanks!!!
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