Beware of Fake Rapidshare sitesfi

Rapidshare is the most popular file hosting service on web and its premium user accounts are growing day by day so, Hackers  have now started a new way to steal your accounts. Rapidshare Phishing, for those of you that don’t know, is a fake Rapidshare web site. It is made to steal your account information and to steal your credit card (or any payment method) if you decide to sign up for a premium account.

Identification of Genuine Webpage

The URL contains “https://”, not “http://” Most information is transmitted in clear text so that anyone can read it. HTTPS defines a method for encrypting messages so only the recipient can read it. HTTPS stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (or with SSL – Secure Socket Layer) and represents a TCP/IP protocol that is used by World Wide Web servers and Web browsers to transfer and display hypermedia documents securely across the Internet.
The digital certificate.

1.For Firefox users, the whole address bar turns yellow and a small lock appears in the right of it, and in the right bottom of the window.

2.For Opera users, in the address bar appears a yellow space wich contains a small lock and then the name of the certificate: “RapidShare AG (CH)”

3.For Internet Explorer users, in the right bottom of the there’s a small yellow lock which shows us that a certificate is present.

4.For any other browsers, search for a small lock either in the address bar, either at the bottom of the window.

Hackers protect (hide) their real URL (identity) behind something else; they generally prefer URl protection services like lix.in so, beware from it.

TIP: If your on your own private computer, try to stay logged in all the time and have “direct downloads” enabled in your account options. That way if you go to a Rapidshare link page and it asks you to put in your login info after you click “premium” choice to download, it is a fake.