Objective

This study aims to explore susceptibility to phishing emails by analysing the visual patterns of individuals.

Method

A quasi-experimental study was developed, using 28 emails (13 phishing; 13 legitimate; 2 control) which were subdivided into two groups (G1; G2) and presented to the participants who looked at a set of 15 emails. The sample consisted of 70 participants.

Results

Phishing emails showed significantly higher average fixation times and total fixations in the sender’s area compared to legitimate emails. However, no significant correlations were found between fixation time, total number of fixations in various areas of the email, and the accuracy of email identification (both general and phishing).

Conclusion

This pioneering study within the Portuguese context lays the foundation for future research on analysing and accurately detecting different types of emails, including differentiating between them. It also supports the development of targeted training to improve the recognition of various emails cues.

中文翻译：

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关注网络钓鱼电子邮件：一项眼动追踪研究

 目的

本研究旨在通过分析个人的视觉模式来探索对网络钓鱼电子邮件的易感性。

 方法

使用 28 封电子邮件（13 封网络钓鱼;13 封合法;2 封对照）进行了一项准实验研究，这些电子邮件被细分为两组 （G1;G2） 进行演示，并呈现给查看一组 15 封电子邮件的参与者。样本由 70 名参与者组成。

 结果

与合法电子邮件相比，网络钓鱼电子邮件在发件人区域的平均注视时间和总注视率明显更高。然而，在固定时间、电子邮件各个区域的固定总数和电子邮件识别的准确性（一般和网络钓鱼）之间没有发现显著的相关性。

 结论

这项在葡萄牙背景下的开创性研究为未来分析和准确检测不同类型电子邮件的研究奠定了基础，包括区分它们。 它还支持开发有针对性的培训，以提高对各种电子邮件线索的识别.