Comments on: Beware of Yahoo Search Marketing – Phishing http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/viruses-and-scams/beware-of-yahoo-search-marketing-phishing/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Adam Snider http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/viruses-and-scams/beware-of-yahoo-search-marketing-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-50868 Adam Snider Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:38:59 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/?p=1323#comment-50868 In this particular case, the fact that it was a dash before the "yahoo.com" part of the main, rather than a dot should have been a sign, too. That's not a Yahoo subdomain, that's a totally unrelated domain that happens to have the word "yahoo" in it. In this particular case, the fact that it was a dash before the “yahoo.com” part of the main, rather than a dot should have been a sign, too. That’s not a Yahoo subdomain, that’s a totally unrelated domain that happens to have the word “yahoo” in it.

]]> By: DanOfSoCal http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/viruses-and-scams/beware-of-yahoo-search-marketing-phishing/comment-page-1/#comment-50765 DanOfSoCal Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:55:46 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/?p=1323#comment-50765 Hello Scott, As a general rule, I look for grammatical and spelling mistakes in any suspicious email. Spammers are notoriously poor at the English language. The example you provided looks pretty good, which leads me to believe that some of the spammers/phishers are getting better at their nefarious game. Thanks for the heads-up. Best, Dan Hello Scott,

As a general rule, I look for grammatical and spelling mistakes in any suspicious email. Spammers are notoriously poor at the English language. The example you provided looks pretty good, which leads me to believe that some of the spammers/phishers are getting better at their nefarious game. Thanks for the heads-up.

Best,

Dan

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