The sales manager for your company nicknamed "Zig", is looking for a creative way to advertise and grow the business. He accesses a popular technical forum website and asks a question he knows many in the group will be able to answer. He thanks them for their help "in advance" (TIA) while suggesting everyone should visit his site for more information about his question.
One poster responds back with a link to a page called http://www.superdupersalesleadsUSA.cx and compliments Zig on his fantastic website. He said he can assist better if Zig could fill out the contact form on that page, and will also refer a number of new clients in case Zig is interested.
The sales manager gets suspicious and asks you for advice. What can you say to him?
A) It looks like a promising link, he should try it out.
B) You tell him the site is not from the USA and would probably not have leads he can use anyway. He should respond to the poster by calling him a jerk for wasting our time.
C) You offer to click the link from your workstation instead, because it is safer.
D) You advise this is not considered good netiquette and that this type of advertising does not present the best image for the company. You ask Zig not to click on the link, do not respond further, and please don't do this again.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Spamming in forums is almost always frowned upon and will incite flame wars (exchanges of insults). A the same time, social engineering is a common practice as attackers post links hoping to attract visitors to their malicious sites.

The Sales Manager for Your Company Nicknamed "Zig", Is Looking