PayPall as one of the main targets of Phising Attacks has started to encourage users to use Anti Phising Software (Pay Pall is asking UK customers to download software from Iconix ) that should help them identify genuine e-mails .

Iconix E-mail ID is a free software that is compatible withe the major e-mail services like Gmail, MSN Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook and Outlook Express.

“Staying safe online needn’t be a headache. By taking a few simple steps you can outsmart the fraudsters and protect your money and your identity.” said Garreth Griffith, head, risk and security, PayPal UK.

58% of Brits have responded or clicked on a phishing e-mail link while only 58% make sure they look for the padlock icon when carrying out financial transactions according to a research carried by Opinium for Pay Pall UK