Having access to the system and information of individuals may be done through different ways, each of which has its own principles but in all of them, the final goal is gaining access to users’ information, and as you know, because of the increasing number of hackers and due to the fact that they prefer to use different methods in order to infiltrate systems, users are concerned about the security of their systems , as a result, they are trying to increase their awareness in this field to resist various hacking methods.There are different ways to steal information from users, one of which is through infected links, in this method, hackers put infected links in different places such as ads of various sites, emails, messages, etc., and finally users may to click on these types of links due to lack of awareness and finally provide their information and system to various hackers.

What would happen if someone accidentally clicks on a suspicious link?

If users inadvertently click on infected links, they will eventually provide their system as well as its information to hackers, and hackers can easily use this information in order to achieve their desires.

What should we do with infected links?          

- The Internet may be full of infected links, so it is necessary for all users to raise their awareness about this type of hacking method and be able to detect this type of link in order to minimize the possibility of encountering them in the system, these types of links may be sent to you by phishing emails , so you should keep in mind this possibility, and you shouldn’t open emails which are not from reputable sources in any way, you may be wondering what are the signs of spam emails? These types of emails usually have a URL address which is similar to a reputable company’s email address and usually contain a message that arises your feelings such as fear, anxiety and so on, so it is likely that you click on it without thinking properly.- After viewing the links that seem suspicious, do not open them at all and delete them in the first step in order to reduce the possibility of various threats entering your system.- If you see this type of infected links on various sites, you can contact the site administrator and report it to him/her, because infected links which may endanger system as well as essential information of different users on their site, by doing so, you can also help other users not to click on these links.- Despite observing all the security issues and raising awareness about infected links, it is still possible to click on these infected links accidentally , at that time it is necessary to take the needed actions by thinking properly and without being afraid of anything, as a result, hackers cannot achieve their goals. 

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