This presentation about pharming scams takes a dig into their escalation in the technology world and their adverse effect on consumers. With the help of this presentation, you will understand what are pharming scams, how pharming scams work, different types of pharming scams, fraud, and spam, warning signs to be taken care of for pharming scams, and a special thanks to Faisal Abidi, who has shared his suggestions on how to protect oneself from pharming scams.

1. Pharming Scams
Faisal Abidi’s Strategies To Protect Yourself
From Pharming Scams

2. Table Of Contents
● What are pharming scams?
● How do pharming scams work?
● Different types of pharming
scams
● Warning signs of pharming
scams
● Faisal Abidi's strategies for
avoiding pharming scams

3. What are pharming scams?
● Pharming scams are online fraud or spam that involves malicious code and fake
websites. Malicious code is updated on your computer or server by
cybercriminals. Without your knowledge or consent, the code automatically
redirects you to bogus websites.
● According to Faisal Abidi, pharming scams aim to trick you into providing
personal information, such as payment card information or passwords, on fake
websites. Cybercriminals could then use your personal data to execute financial
fraud and identity theft.

4. How do pharming
scams work?
● Pharming exploits the mechanics of Internet
browsing.
● The way internet browsing works is that the
sequence of letters that make up an
internet address, such as www.google.com,
must be converted into an IP address by a
DNS server before the connection can be
established.
● DNS servers are accountable for converting
domain names into IP addresses. While
domain names are used to identify
websites, IP addresses identify their physical
location. Your web browser then connects
to the server with this IP address.
● A DNS cache is created when you visit a
website, so you don't have to visit the server
every time you visit the site. Pharming can
corrupt both the DNS cache and the DNS
server.

5. Different types of pharming scams?
● Malware based pharming
In an email, a hacker may send malicious code that instals a virus on a user's computer. While
speaking with Faisal Abidi, this malicious or fraudulent code modifies the computer's hosts file to
redirect traffic away from its intended target and toward a fake website instead. Malware-based
pharming is a type of pharming scam.
● DNS server poisoning
The hacker may employ a technique known as DNS poisoning. DNS stands for "Domain Name
System." Pharming scammers can modify the DNS table on a server, causing multiple users to
inadvertently visit fake websites instead of legitimate ones. Pharming scammers can use fake
websites to install viruses on users' computers or to collect personal and financial information
for use in identity theft.

6. Warning signs of
pharming scams
● A vulnerable connection. If
the address line of your
website says "HTTP" instead
of "HTTPS," may corrupt the
website.
● A website that does not
appear to be correct. If your
site has spelling mistakes, an
unfamiliar font or color
scheme, or otherwise doesn't
appear legitimate, it probably
isn't.

7. Faisal Abidi's strategies for avoiding pharming scams
● Use a reliable DNS server
● Only follow links that begin with HTTPS
● Do not open files or select links from unknown sources.
● Check URLs for typos
● Avoid suspicious websites
● Avoid deals that appear too good to be true
● Enable two-factor authentication wherever possible
● Change the default setting of your wi-fi router
● Use robust anti-virus and anti-malware solutions and keep them up to date

8. Special Thanks To,
Faisal Abidi