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malicious link

A malicious link is a hyperlink in an email that is intended to take the recipient to a harmful or deceptive website or other online resource.

In plain English

It is a clickable address inside an email. It is put there to lead the person who uses it to an online destination that is harmful or meant to deceive.

In context

Here, "malicious link" labels the link in the message as one that is intended to send the recipient to a harmful or deceptive online destination.

Situation
Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
What it communicates
labels a risky link identified in the message.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say whether anyone selected the link or what happened afterward.

Examples

“The email contained a malicious link to a fake sign-in page.”

Core meaning

“Before forwarding the message, he deleted the malicious link.”

In context