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Spam/Phishing


  • Phishing 101

    Is this email legit? Could this email have a virus? Everyone at the University can be a target of phishing email. These emails look like they come from friends, family, and co-workers from across the aisle to across campus. These emails can also infect your computer and/or steal valuable personal or business information. Most importantly, if you…

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  • Report Spam Using Outlook Quick Steps

    Configure Quick Step to Forward Spam to UW IT as an Attachment From within Outlook, on the Home tab, click Create New in Quick Steps Add a Name – Report Spam Click the dropdown that says Choose an Action Select Forward message as an attachment In the To field, paste reportedspam@cac.washington.edu Click Show Options Check…

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  • Configure UW Spam Filter

    Turn off junk mail filter in Outlook Open Outlook In the main menu, within the Home section, click on the Junk submenu [ Screenshot ] Click Junk E-mail Options at the bottom of the dropdown menu In the Options tab, select No Automatic Filtering In the Safe Senders and Blocked Senders tabs, clear the list…

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