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Phishing is a malicious attempt to gather private information, usually credentials (username and password) for login to sensitive sites (e.g., on-line banking) or other sensitive information (credit card or social-security numbers).

See the following articles, depending on whether you are looking for protection when browsing websites or for e-mail messages:

  1. Safe browsing (Firefox and SeaMonkey)
  2. Junk Mail Controls (Thunderbird and SeaMonkey)