Heather's friend recently had her identity stolen after accidentally responding to a phishing email. Worried that it might happen to her, Heather has read up on how phishing attacks work. You come over to help make sure she understands it.
-You next hypothesize to Heather that she has clicked a URL link in an email, and a Web site has come up that looks legitimate. Even the browser's address bar has the correct URL in it. Should she consider the site safe?
A) She should click the Reload or Refresh button once, and then consider the site safe.
B) She should immediately turn the computer off and reboot it. Again, she should never click a URL link in any email ever.
C) She should still use extreme caution. Modern phishing programs are able to place a popup with phony address information directly over a browser's address bar.
D) none of the above

Question

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Even if the URL in the address bar appears legitimate, it is still possible that a phishing program could overlay a fake address bar on top of the real one. Therefore, Heather should still be cautious and not assume that the site is safe just because the URL appears correct.

Heather's Friend Recently Had Her Identity Stolen After Accidentally Responding