{"id":2418,"date":"2007-07-17T20:26:04","date_gmt":"2007-07-17T14:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:38:36","slug":"mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Quiz: Test Whether You Can Spot Fake Websites and Emails (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2007 I took McAfee SiteAdvisor&#8217;s phishing quiz, which showed pairs of real and fake websites, and scored &#8220;Safety Guru&#8221; with two wrong answers. That quiz is gone, but phishing has only grown. A good <strong>phishing quiz<\/strong> is still the fastest way to sharpen your instincts. Here&#8217;s where to take one in 2026 and the signs to look for.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/phishing-quiz-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"Phishing quiz\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/phishing-quiz-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/phishing-quiz-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/phishing-quiz-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/phishing-quiz-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/phishing-quiz.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Take Google&#8217;s free Phishing Quiz by Jigsaw, which shows realistic emails and asks if each is phishing or legitimate, then explains the clues. Key signs of phishing: urgent threats, mismatched sender addresses, lookalike domains, unexpected attachments and requests for passwords, OTPs or payment details.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ada2e477f446\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/#Warning_signs_of_phishing\" >Warning signs of phishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/#How_to_protect_yourself\" >How to protect yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/#What_should_I_do_if_I_clicked_a_phishing_link\" >What should I do if I clicked a phishing link?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/#Can_phishing_come_by_text_message\" >Can phishing come by text message?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/07\/mcafee-siteadvisor-phishing-quiz-spot-fake-websites\/#Do_passkeys_stop_phishing\" >Do passkeys stop phishing?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_phishing_quizzes_and_tests\"><\/span>Free phishing quizzes and tests<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phishingquiz.withgoogle.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Jigsaw Phishing Quiz<\/a>: eight realistic examples with explanations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your company&#8217;s security training:<\/strong> many employers run simulated phishing tests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bank and email provider guides:<\/strong> often include sample scam messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warning_signs_of_phishing\"><\/span>Warning signs of phishing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lookalike domains:<\/strong> paypa1.com, amaz0n-support.net or extra words in the address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mismatched links:<\/strong> hover over a link (or long-press on mobile) to see where it really goes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Urgency and fear:<\/strong> &#8220;your account will be closed today&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Requests for secrets:<\/strong> passwords, OTP codes or card numbers by email, text or chat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unexpected attachments or QR codes<\/strong> asking you to log in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generic greetings<\/strong> and odd formatting, though AI-written phishing can look polished.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_protect_yourself\"><\/span>How to protect yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to sites directly by typing the address or using a bookmark, not email links.<\/li>\n<li>Use a password manager; it won&#8217;t autofill on fake domains.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on two-factor authentication, ideally passkeys or an authenticator app.<\/li>\n<li>Check suspicious sites with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/google-safe-browsing-diagnostic-page\/\">Google Safe Browsing status<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Report phishing to your email provider and the impersonated company.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Shopping online? Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2005\/02\/safety-tips-for-online-credit-card-use\/\">online credit card safety tips<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_I_do_if_I_clicked_a_phishing_link\"><\/span>What should I do if I clicked a phishing link?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Close the page, don&#8217;t enter details, run a security scan, and change the password of any account you entered.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_phishing_come_by_text_message\"><\/span>Can phishing come by text message?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, called smishing. Fake delivery and bank alerts are common.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_passkeys_stop_phishing\"><\/span>Do passkeys stop phishing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They help a lot, because passkeys only work on the genuine website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2007 I took McAfee SiteAdvisor&#8217;s phishing quiz, which showed pairs of real and fake websites, and scored &#8220;Safety Guru&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":64783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64785,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418\/revisions\/64785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}