[pchelpers] Re: Anti-phishing Anti-spoofing Javascript. Detect

Hi John

> This little item might help you detect spoofing and phishing attempts. 
> It was found here:
> 
> http://www.tech-recipes.com/internet_tips885.html
> 
> By pasting this code into your browser address bar, you can see where 
> that website really is, not the false link which may appear there...
> javascript:alert("The Real URL address: " + location.protocol + "//" + 
> location.hostname + "/");
> 
> I tested it on my own website and it worked nicely.
> 

Apparently:
It merely alerts you [to] the hostname of the current page (not 
including frames). You can find the completely url, ie. including the 
hostname, in the address bar in FF or fully patched IE. So it has little 
use in both FF and IE.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1483680#1483680



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