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What All the Ways I Can Get Infected Machine, and How to Avoid That?
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<blockquote data-quote="Azazel" data-source="post: 1086897"><p><strong>1.</strong> <strong>Phishing Emails:</strong></p><p>Malicious emails that trick you into clicking links.</p><p><strong>2. Malicious Websites:</strong></p><p>Visiting websites that host malware or clicking on malicious ads (malvertising).</p><p><strong>8. Malicious Links:</strong></p><p>Clicking on malicious links in emails, social media, or messaging platforms.</p><p><strong>16. Watering Hole Attacks:</strong></p><p>Targeting websites frequented by a particular group of users and infecting them with malware.</p><p><strong>20. Social Media:</strong></p><p>Clicking on malicious links shared through social media or messaging platforms.</p><p></p><p>[USER=53544]@RoboMan[/USER] </p><p>How can you get infected from these since websites are sandboxed and browsers are highly secure.</p><p>The only possibility I can think of is through exploits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azazel, post: 1086897"] [B]1.[/B] [B]Phishing Emails:[/B] Malicious emails that trick you into clicking links. [B]2. Malicious Websites:[/B] Visiting websites that host malware or clicking on malicious ads (malvertising). [B]8. Malicious Links:[/B] Clicking on malicious links in emails, social media, or messaging platforms. [B]16. Watering Hole Attacks:[/B] Targeting websites frequented by a particular group of users and infecting them with malware. [B]20. Social Media:[/B] Clicking on malicious links shared through social media or messaging platforms. [USER=53544]@RoboMan[/USER] How can you get infected from these since websites are sandboxed and browsers are highly secure. The only possibility I can think of is through exploits. [/QUOTE]
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