Link checking websites for malware

[YellowJersey]

So, I'm a bit of a paranoid parrot when it comes to malware and am probably overthinking things, but I thought it prudent to ask.

 

 I received an email from my company's CEO today asking me to click to take a survey. I clicked the link (oops) and then immediately realised that this smelled phishy. I didn't take the survey; just closed the tab. Now, I've contacted the IT department and haven't heard back.

 

 But I did check the link using URLVoid, Norton Safeweb, and Securi SiteCheck and they all came back clean with no malware reported.

 

 Pending hearing back from the IT department, do you think that the link contained any malware given that three link checkers came back clear? It was on my personal laptop, not a work machine. Just wondering if I should wipe the OS and reinstall everything or if I'm just being overly paranoid.

[Aimi]

You can also try here to be safe. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/url

Is it a survey that's required to be taken? If not, just ignore it.

[Applefreak]

First let's check a couple of things.

 

1. Does the CEO have your e-mail address?

2. Why is it coming from the CEO directly, it should be coming at least from a secretary or someone below that?

3. Have you been informed that there might be a survey sent out?

 

If any of the above apply => SPAM

 

If one of my employees receives such mails, they must be fake. We do not save contact details of employees on networked computers, way too dangerous these days. Also I would never send any message out myself, I have staff for that kind of thing.

[YellowJersey]

2 hours ago, Applefreak said:

First let's check a couple of things.

 

1. Does the CEO have your e-mail address?

2. Why is it coming from the CEO directly, it should be coming at least from a secretary or someone below that?

3. Have you been informed that there might be a survey sent out?

 

If any of the above apply => SPAM

 

If one of my employees receives such mails, they must be fake. We do not save contact details of employees on networked computers, way too dangerous these days. Also I would never send any message out myself, I have staff for that kind of thing.

1) It's an all-staff email. Not directed at me specificaly.

2) We get a lot of this kind of stuff from him

3) I haven't been informed of such a survey, but I'm only contract, so I'm not privy to a lot of the more internal discussions