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Defending Against

Drive-by Downloads

First and foremost, you should always hover over the links from your search results (or any link for that matter) to see the intended destination. Then, double-check the domain name, as shown here, before clicking on the link.

Remember, the end of the resource name, before the first single forward-slash , is what matters. You should ignore the subdomain, folder, and page name.