Practical guides to staying safe from phishing and scams
Plain-language guides for checking a link, spotting a fake email, text, QR code, shop or login page, keeping your accounts and crypto wallet safe, and knowing what to do if you already clicked. Each one ends with a free scan, so you can check the link in front of you right now.
How the Dralvia score works
What the Dralvia risk score from 0 to 100 means, where the points come from, what Safe, Caution and Avoid ask you to do, and what a score cannot tell you.
How to check a link before you click
Eight quick checks to tell a real link from a phishing link: see the real address, read the domain the right way, spot lookalikes, and scan it for free.
How to spot a phishing email in 30 seconds
A 30-second checklist for suspicious emails: the real sender, the pressure, the links, the attachments and the request. Plus what to do when you find one.
I clicked a phishing link: what to do now
Clicked a phishing link or typed your password into a fake page? The steps to take right now, depending on what happened, in the order that limits the damage.
Fake courier, bank and tax texts: how SMS scams work
How fake delivery, bank, tax and new-number text messages work, the signs that give them away, and what to do if you receive or clicked one.
QR code phishing: how to scan a QR code safely
How fake QR codes on parking meters, posters, emails and PDFs steal logins and card details, and four habits that make scanning a QR code safe.
Fake Microsoft 365 and Google login pages: how to tell
Fake sign-in pages for Microsoft 365, Outlook and Google are the most common phishing page. How they work, how to tell, and why two-step sign-in is not always enough.
Crypto wallet drainers: how one signature empties a wallet
How wallet drainers use fake mints, airdrops and support chats to get one signature that empties a wallet, and the checks to make before you sign anything.
Fake online shops: how to check a store before you pay
How fake online stores and social media ads take payments for goods that never arrive, and a quick check to run on any shop before you pay.
Protect your accounts: passwords, passkeys and two-step sign-in
The few settings that stop most account takeovers: a password manager, unique passwords, passkeys or two-step sign-in, and checking your recovery details.
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