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Originally Posted by ninikins Ok so would you be able to explain to me what happens exactly if the Phish thing happens to 'find' a dodgy email? what are the next sreps? Will it remove the message? Or ask for my confirmation for removal first? |
Just wanted to pick up on this post that seems to have been overlooked. Firstly Email phishing filters work in quite a sophisticated way using a set of protocols to flag whether or not the email may indeed be "phishing" you for information. The main ways it does this is to look at links within the email, in outlook for example it was very easy to list a hyperlink as
www.yourbank.com but actually have it divert to a URL which only shows an IP address (e.g.
http://213.78.131.55/bankupdate) very deceiving for novices. The other way would be for it to scan the email address or key words for tell-tale signs of problems.
What happens when it finds a suspicious email? Well firstly it warns you of this, but then it gives you 2 options. Firstly you can ignore Microsoft and open up the email anyway, the other is to flag it as a phishing email (or a potential threat) and Microsoft will check it out and update the status of this email address (thus flagging it as a confirmed Phishing site and preventing others from viewing it in future). It will never fully restrict you from viewing the email, this is down to you - but they will make it as obvious as possible that you're on the verge of making a BIG mistake.
Hope that helps