Anti-Phishing Examples
Overview
This is our page of examples you can use to train yourself in our two skills. How can you pick out a domain from the address bar on a web page? How can you tell if the address bar on a web page says the page is encrypted? What is the address bar, anyway?
How to spot Domains in Web Address Bar
To find the domain, which should relate to the organization making the request, check for the first single forward slash, then count back two periods from the slash - everything between the first period and the forward slash is the domain.
Domain: pepperdine.edu
Domain: fedex.com
Domain: gmail.com
Domain: youtube.com
Domain: pepperdine.edu
How to spot Encryption in Web Address Bar
Look for https and the lock icon.
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An Example of a Fake Page
Can you see what is wrong with the below page? Click the picture for the full-size image.
Hint: Take a look at the address bar!