To Click or Not To Click
From my previous post – Is your computer secure– I indicated that novice users should never click on links. In this post, I will help you identify bad links and give you tips on when to click on a link.
When receiving a curious link, most users enter a split personality mode like Smeagol in Lord of the Rings. Your alter ego says click on it, while your heart says don’t. Unfortunately, sometimes the alter ego prevails, we click and we get infected or Phished. Let’s decompose a link so that you can make educated decisions on whether to click or not.