Malicious websites training: Found It Cheaper

Malicious Websites & Applications training in a 2:37 animated story. It covers Lookalike sites, fake downloads, malicious ads, cracked software. In English and Arabic, with captions you can switch on or off, and a scenario quiz at the end.

What your team will learn

Identify four red flags of a fake shop: a sponsored ad at the top of a search, an address that isn't the shop's own, a price far below everyone else's, and a website that says 'install our app'.
Reach a shop safely: type the address you know, or use its app from the official store, never the ad.
State where apps and software come from: phone apps only from the official store, programs from the official store or the maker's own site, and at work only what IT Support approves; never a 'free full version' of paid software on a device with work on it.
Remove an app or program you're unsure of from a device with work on it, and report it to your security team straight away.

The story

“Found It Cheaper” is the story at the heart of this course. Arjun (junior developer) is the lead character; the learner watches the situation unfold, spots the warning signs, and sees the right thing to do. Set in Nakhlora Group, a fictional Gulf company.

Sample quiz question

Arjun's top search result reads 'Sponsored · Nuvia Official Clearance -65%'. What does 'Sponsored' tell him?

Nuvia has checked this offer and stands behind it.
Someone paid to be first, and a fake can pay too.
The search site has checked who owns the shop.
It's the shop's own listing, so it's the real site.

Correct answer: Someone paid to be first, and a fake can pay too.

Why: Anyone can pay to appear first, fakes too. An ad on top tells you someone paid, not who they are.

Full transcript

Transcript of the English video. The Arabic transcript is on the Arabic page.

Found It Cheaper [0:01] Karim: We're next, Arjun. Last chance to win your bet. [0:05] Arjun: Eleven hundred and forty for Ravi's gift? I'll find it cheaper before you reach the till. [0:11] Arjun: Three ninety-nine! Same logo, same headphones. Nuvia's own clearance site. [0:17] Arjun: An extra ten percent in their app! Karim, you're paying triple. [0:22] Narrator: What happens if he taps 'Install'? Decide before you see it. [0:31] Arjun: Outside the official store... but it's Nuvia's own site. Allow. [0:38] Arjun: Nuvia Deals. Sign in first... and it wants my messages and contacts? For a discount? [0:45] Narrator: An app from a site he reached through an ad. On the same phone as his work mail. [0:53] Assistant: Sorry, that isn't our site. Our only app is in the official store. [0:59] Karim: Your top result was an ad. Anyone can pay to be first, fakes too. [1:06] Arjun: The sign says nuvia dot example. Mine says nuvia dash clearance. They copied the logo, not the address. [1:15] Karim: I checked Nuvia's own app, from the official store: same price. Far below everyone else's? That's bait. [1:24] Arjun: I was sure I'd spot a fake. A website said 'install our app', and I did. [1:33] Arjun: Hi, Arjun Mehta here. I installed an app from a website, on my phone with work mail. Removed it. What next? [1:41] Narrator: Unsure about something you installed on a device with work on it? Remove it and report it to your security team now. [1:51] Karim: Same door as that free full version of the video editor you wanted. Free copies of paid software often hide malware. [2:00] Arjun: I'll pay for it, then. Nothing like that goes on a device with work on it. [2:06] Narrator: Phone apps: only the official store. Programs: the official store or the maker's own site. At work, only what IT Support approves. [2:17] Arjun: Five hundred and seventy. My half, at full price. You won. [2:25] Narrator: Got there from an ad? Type the address you know, and install only from the official store.

Key facts

Length (English)	2:37
Length (Arabic)	3:02
Languages	English · العربية
Captions	WebVTT
Quiz bank	14
Questions shown	10
Pass mark	80
Lead character	Arjun — junior developer
LMS id	2048