Be aware of Spam Mails

Be aware of Spam Mails

Some times you may receive a mail like:

Dear user of the test.com(your domain name) mailing service!

We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing service your mailbox (example@test.com) settings were changed. In order to apply the new set of settings click on the following link:http://test.com/owa/service_directory/settings.php?email=example@test.com&from=test.com&fromname=example

Best regards,
test.com
Technical Support.

Letter_ID#TXX670R3YA9YQ103FIJA

Please don't click the link. The link looks like your domain name, but move the cursor on the link and just check whether it is pointing to your domain name or someother domain name.

The link will also look like http://test.com.xyz.im(for example)

This site is used for phishing or distributing malware.

Also hosted on an illegal botnet, just to add to their crime.

Stay far away from them and never give any information or download anything from here.

If any of the terms phishing, malware or botnet is unfamiliar to you, take a look at the definition here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet

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