Buying return tickets requires caution

The train ticket for the New Year's Day will be fully opened on the 16th and will be sold on the Internet. The rush-to-buy battle has entered its final stage. In the face of the "one vote is hard to come by" situation, many returnees from the Spring Festival will choose to grab ticket software to help themselves. According to the reporter's knowledge, some of the ticket-picking software may harbor hidden Trojan horse viruses. After the user enters his personal information and pays an account, he is most likely to suffer serious property damage due to these malicious software.

An expert from Baidu Security Center said in an interview with reporters that "in recent days, we have continued to receive cases where users have been defrauded for downloading ticketing software implied by the Trojan." One of the victims is Hubei boy Xiao Zhang working in Beijing. A few days ago, in order to successfully get a return ticket to the country, Xiao Zhang specifically downloaded a ticket-picking software called “12306 Grabber artifact” from the Internet. After landing this "artifact" and entering relevant information, Xiao Zhang's computer began to pause. At first, Xiao Zhang did not care, who knows that after using this software "buying tickets" success, he received up to 2,600 yuan more than the bank deduction notice, which is more than 600 yuan more than the ticket price nearly 4 times! After Zhang Xiaozhang confirmed with the bank and railway departments that although the money had already been deported, but the ticket was not purchased successfully, Xiao Zhang said that the good mood for the Spring Festival was gone.

Baidu's security experts remind netizens that at present, there are various kinds of grab-ticketing software on the Internet. Many of them are unreliable, and even developers of some software are scratching their heads. To induce users to download and use, and finally deceive the buyer's money. The user has rushed to download and use the hidden artifact that conceals the Trojan horse virus. From login to payment, the user may always be in a trap. Personal information leakage, property loss and other situations will easily occur.

At present, it is the last peak period for Spring Festival ticket rush. In order to prevent the reproduction of such scams, Baidu security experts offer two suggestions for users:

1: Login 12306 or use regular software to buy tickets

When purchasing tickets, users must look for the 12306 official website (http://), or download the official grab ticket software (such as Baidu grab tickets, etc.).

2: Install formal security software before it starts:

Users must install regular security software on their computers to monitor and intercept Trojan-containing software and websites at any time. Remember to buy tickets to return home and bring more serious property damage.