Practical tips to combat phishing

-- Never access Internet services through links, as there are various ways for spoofing the addresses that users see in the browser bar. Instead, type in the URL directly in the address bar.

-- If you think an e-mail message could be part of a phishing attack, do not enter any data and contact the bank in question.

-- Use technological solutions to minimize the impact of this type of attack. The best practice is to use security suites, including antiphishing technologies, which update regularly, to prevent the most recent attacks. Examples of these types of suites include Panda Antivirus+Firewall 2007 and Panda Internet Security 2007.