Is this email real or fake? The last thing we want is other people getting hold of our login information. Fake emails are becoming more and more realistic looking and phishers are not just targeting large financial institutions, but even smaller businesses and organizations. Once you’ve submitted your information on the fake form, there’s no way to undo it UNLESS you’re quick enough to realize that the website is fake and you quickly log in to REAL website to change your password.

Identifying fake emails can be tricky and troublesome. You must know how to view HTML code in order to find out where you’re submitting the information to. Nowadays there are so many fake emails, manually identifying all of them is going to be a real waste of time.

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Iconix eMail ID is software that works in conjunction with your email program and confirms the source of an email message. Once confirmed, the message is easy to identify because there is an icon next to it for easy identification. Currently eMail ID can recognize and verify the authenticity of messages from hundreds of major companies including eBay, PayPal, Citibank and many more!

When an email arrives, Iconix eMail ID uses industry standard technologies to verify the authenticity of the message. It uses technologies like Domain Keys and Sender ID which are backed by companies such as Cisco, Microsoft and Yahoo! The email sender is checked against a list of registered senders with ICONIX, Inc. Once an email has passed Authentication and Identification steps, a Truemark icon is displayed in your inbox.

Moving your mouse to hover the icon will bring up the Truemark certificate which reveals more details about the sender.

It works on Firefox and Internet Explorer by installing the Iconix eMail ID add-on and is able to support checking emails at Yahoo, Hotmail, GMail, Earthlink and soon AOL. The only email client that works with Iconix eMail ID is Outlook Express. As for Microsoft Outlook, it is still in beta testing.

Trend Micro eMail ID is a ZERO configuration software. After installation, you don’t need to access the preferences window because all has been set for you. If you want to disable checking on any webmail, just uncheck the checkbox.

You might have noticed that there are some text that says “Trend Micro” on eMail ID. That’s because Truemark eMail ID software has been selected by Trend Micro as part of Trend Micro’s security tools. Trend Micro is offering the service under its own name, Trend Micro eMail ID, and licensing the software from ICONIX. It is still FREE to use.

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