Table 7 URL spoofing tricks categorized as described by Canova et al. [128]
From: Don’t click: towards an effective anti-phishing training. A comparative literature review
Category | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
1 | Internet Protocol (IP) address as URL, no brand | |
2 | Random/unrelated/trustworthy URL. Does not contain the company name. | |
3 | Random/unrelated/trustworthy URL. Company name at the place of the department. | |
4 | Random/unrelated/trustworthy/IP domain. Company name at the place of the topic/path. | |
5 | Derived domains: The who section seems similar to the the real URL but uses an additional term | |
6 | URL that contains well-hidden typos | |
7 | URL in which chars are replaced by similar-looking letters and numbers |