Requirements:

  • Active internet connection
  • Outlook
  • Smith & Howard network account

Scanning a link:

  1. Go to the email with the link you believe may be suspicious.


  2. You can hover your mouse over the link or the image containing a link. Right click and click Copy Hyperlink.


  3. Go to https://www.virustotal.com/ and select URL as your option. Paste the link into the provided address bar.



  4. Click Scan It! to see if the link in your email is malicious.


  5. VirusTotal will alert you with whether the link is clean or malicious.


  6. If the link is malicious, report the email by attaching it when emailing the help desk. Instructions can be found HERE. You can also report it with Mimecast with instructions found HERE.


Should you run into any issues or need assistance, please contact the help desk. You can submit a ticket HERE or by emailing the help desk at [email protected]