There are about 1.7 billion websites are on the internet. All sites are different, some are blogs, some are tool websites, media websites, businesses, and so on... But unsafe, dangerous, spam websites are also there.
Now, how you can check that which website is safe to visit? Today in this article you will learn about some signs of spam, unsafe, & untrusted websites & how to protect yourself from these sites. It's an easy task to detect or identify spammy, unsafe websites, you just need to focus on some points and then you can differentiate which site is safe for work.
Why It's Important to detect untrusted /insecure sites
Websites that are primarily made for illegal work such as hacking visitor devices, obtaining sensitive information about visitors, forcing users to install malware, automatically installing malware and selling your information, selling your identity and your information, are clearly insecure. No one wants to visit sites that harm you. So maybe now you understood why it's important. Don't worry After reading this article you will learn how you can protect yourself from these spam websites while browsing the internet.
5 signs of an Insecure website
How To Identify Insecure, Untrusted Websites? Here I will tell you about 4 signs of an extremely untrusted, insecure website. Learn them carefully and be safe.
No SSL Certificate?
SSL stands for Socket secure layer, SSL certificates are a very important sign of a secure site. But an insecure site will have no SSL certificate. A secure website URL will begin with "HTTPS:" if it's HTTP: then you are on an insecure site.
A Secure website URL will look like this -
https://www.c0dingworld.blogspot.com
If you can't see HTTPS or HTTP then look for the next sign
Is There any Lock Icon?
When you browse a site you may notice a small lock icon on the left side of the address bar in your browser. This small Lock icon identifies that the website's SSL certificate is valid and the website is safe for use.
You will see a warning icon on unsafe sites ⚠️
on any website which has no SSL certificate, wrong SSL certificate, expired SSL certificate, you will see a warning icon on the address bar in your browser by clicking on that icon you can see details about it.
HTTPS Is Not Enough
HTTPS (SSL) is a basic way to identify secure and insecure sites. But it's not enough sites with HTTPS / SSL certificates can also be dangerous for you, some sites contain phishing pages or forms, malware scripts, unsafe javascript, and malvertising.
for Identify these types of sites you should see some signs.
Read More:- The Basic Information About Cyber Security
Forcing to do an activity
Is the website is forcing you to fill out spam or suspicious form? then the site may be forcing you to give your personal information like credit card details, social account passwords, your special identity info.
You should not fill in these details if you have some doubts in your mind related to that site.
Is website Looks Too Good to be True?
Some scam sites offer you products at an unbelievable price ex - iPhone at 20$ etc. Then you should not give your personal details there.
Website is Redirecting you to other insecure sites?
Some websites redirect visitors to malware sites they force users to download malware applications, viruses, and illegal things. Stay Away From these sites
Find Some Important Pages on every Site
If you are going to enter any sensitive info like your credit card or financial info, identity info, or something else, you should check some pages on that site, before doing any activity on the site. Here are some pages you should check on every site you visit
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Page Describe how the site handles users' data & what data they collect. Where they share users' data and much more important info. SO you should check this page on every site.
Terms & Condition
Terms & Conditions Page describes what terms and conditions are you accepted by using the site. So this is a must page to check
Contact Us
A contact us page contains contact details, by using these contact details you can contact the owner or moderators of websites. If it does not exist then it's too risky to enter any sensitive info on that site.
About
An "About" page describes the website and its owner. You Should Check the about Page On Any Site.
If Privacy Policy, Contact Us and Terms & Conditions Pages are not there then the site is 100% spam or fraud
Conclusion
These are some basic signs of spam, insecure, untrusted, websites We will add more signs in the future in it. Keep in mind the above things and you will stay away from all these sites. Remember your security in your hand.
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