I pasted the link into the Tor Browser. The only info I had to give was
to set a password.
Sometime last month, I used the web site for the Colorado consumer
complaints office to ask where/how to file a federal complaint about
national-brand canned food products sold in supermarkets being
significantly underweight. I could not find an appropriate federal web
site for this. The "encrypted" message was their reply.
I wish companies and government agencies would quit putting links into
messages. It's very difficult to know when it's legitimate and when
it's a spoof or phishing attempt. A few years ago, friends received
messages "from me" that I did not compose or send: spoofs. But I did
not find any hint of unauthorized logins to my e-mail account. In one
case, the spoofs were sent after I had deleted the account, and no one
else had taken that login name. But the spoofs cost me friendships. I
hope y'all understand my being uncomfortable and wary.
Thank-you, all 4 of you, for the tips. Some specific comments....
Ryan: Good to know where to report phishing attempts.
Samuel: I understand what you said about anti-virus software. I was
incorrect about wanting it for Thunderbird. In this case, it would be
for the browser. I think you're mostly correct, but I still wish for
something to protect against some things such as coin mining and
spyware. I also do not like that web site owners know when I'm using ad
blockers.
finn: I used Tor in this case. But in retrospect, one thing I was
concerned about was the site downloading something malicious without me
knowing it. Would Tor have protected me against that?
Cameron: Great tips in most cases. This was one of those odd
exceptions. Strange that the Colorado consumer protection office would
go through Barracuda rather than simply sending the message directly to me.
spoofing, phishing, ransomware, spyware, cryptojacking, browser
fingerprinting, evercookies, steganography, clickjacking; what's next?
I've even received phone calls from myself, and I surely didn't call myself!
Bill.
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