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Old 02-07-2008, 12:16   #10801
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Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797]

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Originally Posted by HamsterWheel View Post
I'm certain that Webwise will warn of both http and https phishing sites. I have asked them to confirm this though.
Without cracking SSL this is not possible. The URL is encrypted along with all the headers. The only thing in plain text is the TCP/IP level data - i.e. the source and destination IP addresses.

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Originally Posted by HamsterWheel View Post
Also remember that their anti-phishing will not need you to download updates of known sites like most of the norton's etc do, so will be much more up-to-date.
I'd have to check for other solutions but as far as Firefox is concerned you have the choice of either a regularly downloaded list to check locally, or if you *opt-in* you can send your urls (not cookies, not server responses) to a real time checking service.
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