02-20-2007, 07:44 PM
Let's try this again, Sam.
Assume you have broadband and a wireless router. That router has a configuration page. That page has a password. If the bad guy guesses the password, he can log in wirelessly and set up the router so that when your computer asks for www.citibank.com, the router will respond with the address of www.badguyspoofpage.com.
Your computer is unaffected. Going to web pages does not affect your computer.
But, typing your account number and password to a spoofed page give the bad guys access to your accounts.
Assume you have broadband and a wireless router. That router has a configuration page. That page has a password. If the bad guy guesses the password, he can log in wirelessly and set up the router so that when your computer asks for www.citibank.com, the router will respond with the address of www.badguyspoofpage.com.
Your computer is unaffected. Going to web pages does not affect your computer.
But, typing your account number and password to a spoofed page give the bad guys access to your accounts.