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    Question halifax-online.co.uk

    Firefox reports this site as a suspected web forgery. I believe (hope) this is a mistake as I think this is the site I have been logging into for ages and I get to the page from halifax.co.uk, via the sign-in button. Anyone else use Halifax online banking?

    In Firefox I am using the option "check using a downloaded list of suspected sites" option. Is the list unreliable?

    The site is signed by Verisign. The domain is registered to Halifax PLC but the address is Inca Research Inc, who when I search for in Google have been found against by Nominet for abusive domain name registration.

    Netcraft and PhishTank report the URL as fine.
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    Ive just tried https://www.halifax-online.co.uk in both FF and IE7 and it seems ok here..

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    As long as you're sure you're going to the right URL for the site then it's fine.

    Doesn't want me.

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    I also get the phishing warning in FF2 when clicking through the halifax.co.uk front page but not by going direct from the link you gave.... weird.

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    Here’s what I get:

    Yes I get the same behavior Redsky009
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    it seems to be hosted on the Halifax server, so unless someone has hacked the Halifax server and put a spoof login page on the same domain, then it should be safe.. better to contact Halifax and tell them first before you login (if you dont need to do your banking urgently)

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    I've been getting a stack of Halifax phissing emails over the last week so maybe it's related?

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    Hi have used halifax.co.uk/online for a few months now on ff2 and not had any problems, but I do go direct to the link not halifax.co.uk first. But, have not got any extra phishing addons. Also, not having any emails only statements.

    Hope it is not a virus you have.

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    Just been on and it seems ok, I'm getting the phissing error as well though. Probably just a wrong report.
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    I flagged it as a potential false positive yesterday. No message today so seems we were right.

    I sent Halifax an e-mail suggesting along the lines of:
    - They should make it easier to find the genuine domain name(s).
    - Using multiple domain names makes it easier for customers to fall foul of phishing. It is possible to use a sub domain of halifax.co.uk thus avoiding the problem, e.g. online.halifax.co.uk.

    Be interesting to see if I get a reply <doesn't hold breath>.

    On a completely different mater, a-squared flags NetCraft toolbar as a high risk piece of Malware?
    Last edited by Anders; 28-11-2006 at 12:30 AM.
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