Browsers Defenses against Phishing, Spoofing and Malware 1 Ssl-based Logon
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Web users are increasingly victims of phishing, spoofing and malware attacks. In this article, we discuss existing and proposed defense mechanisms. We highlight the vulnerabilities of current defenses, and the challenges of validating and adopting new defenses.
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