WYSI_not_WYG

UH!WYSINotWYG!JavaScript

  02 March 2004

Description

Use the onmouseover event to change a URL so that when clicked the user is taken to an unexpected destination.

Example

Remove My e-mail from my Friends Contact <a href="http://%77%77%77%77.3%65%653--%69%6c11%6c%69--3%6c%69%6c%6c. %6f%72%67/bPqjOL09yGCHw/remove.htm" onmouseover="window.status= 'http://candysexnow.com/bPqjOL09yGCHw/';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"> ClickHere</a>

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