We recently handled an incident response case where our client was infected by malware which was delivered by email. The client plead ignorance, and asked “how can we tell what is real and what is a virus?” Here’s a quick tip to do just that!

For starters, several email clients and web browsers will show you the address of a link before you click on it… provided you take a few seconds and look before clicking! Most people just click away without giving a second thought, which is like running out across the street and then, if ever, looking to see if there is any oncoming traffic, so try to resist that urge and put safety first.

Here’s a sample “LinkedIn” notification I just received.

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