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Hackers
Jan 11, 2020 14:31:17 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 11, 2020 14:31:17 GMT
What does anyone know about hackers?
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Post by Big Lin on Jan 11, 2020 21:33:47 GMT
They're bad people to be avoided at all costs.
Some are terrorists; some are just crazy psychopaths; most are criminals trying to steal money from you.
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Post by kronks on Jan 11, 2020 22:13:24 GMT
Most hackers are not hackers, it is very hard to hack someone unless it is an inside job.
When a site says they have been hacked it is invariably gonna be by an employee who works there.
Unless you choose to download and execute some dubious file you should be safe.
They do of course have all sort of tricks like conmen do who might phone up and ask you to reveal your bank details and password etc...
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Hackers
Jan 13, 2020 9:26:32 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 13, 2020 9:26:32 GMT
I was given a pop up message that said my phone was infested with viruses, how do I get rid of them?
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Post by Big Lin on Jan 14, 2020 21:53:52 GMT
I was given a pop up message that said my phone was infested with viruses, how do I get rid of them? Ignore the message for starters; any response will only tell them you're there. If you can track down the source of the message you can report it but I'm not sure how effective that is. Best thing is just to ignore them. 9 times out of 10 that's enough.
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Hackers
Jan 15, 2020 13:22:13 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 15, 2020 13:22:13 GMT
I was given a pop up message that said my phone was infested with viruses, how do I get rid of them? Ignore the message for starters; any response will only tell them you're there. If you can track down the source of the message you can report it but I'm not sure how effective that is. Best thing is just to ignore them. 9 times out of 10 that's enough. That's exactly what I did, but only because I didn't know what to do.Thanks for replying.
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Hackers
Jan 15, 2020 13:28:51 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 15, 2020 13:28:51 GMT
Most hackers are not hackers, it is very hard to hack someone unless it is an inside job. When a site says they have been hacked it is invariably gonna be by an employee who works there. Unless you choose to download and execute some dubious file you should be safe. They do of course have all sort of tricks like conmen do who might phone up and ask you to reveal your bank details and password etc... It could be Vodafone the shop where I buy my vouchers in order to stay on the Internet. Thanks for your contribution.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Jan 15, 2020 23:21:46 GMT
I was given a pop up message that said my phone was infested with viruses, how do I get rid of them? Most of the time messages like that are an attempt to get your passwords or credit card info. They want you to reply to them so they can ask questions and get into your private information. Just last week I received a phone call from someone with an Indian accent telling me that my Windows PC was infected and they could help me with the disinfection. Funny thing is that I don't have a Windows PC, only Apple Macintosh computers. Emails intended to trick you into giving them your private info are called Phishing attempts.. They pretend they're coming from a real company such as Paypal, your bank, your computer or cell phone company, etc. One key thing to remember is that a real message to you from one of those companies will be addressed to you by name. If you get one that addresses you with something like "Dear Customer," that's almost certainly a phishing attempt. You should also look at the incoming email address. If the message is really from Microsoft, for example, the senders email address should end with Microsoft.com. Phishers will often create an email address that sounds similar such as techsupport@microsoft.george.com. This tells us that someone who has purchased the domain name George.com is phishing us.
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Hackers
Jan 17, 2020 11:22:36 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 17, 2020 11:22:36 GMT
I was given a pop up message that said my phone was infested with viruses, how do I get rid of them? Most of the time messages like that are an attempt to get your passwords or credit card info. They want you to reply to them so they can ask questions and get into your private information. Just last week I received a phone call from someone with an Indian accent telling me that my Windows PC was infected and they could help me with the disinfection. Funny thing is that I don't have a Windows PC, only Apple Macintosh computers. Emails intended to trick you into giving them your private info are called Phishing attempts.. They pretend they're coming from a real company such as Paypal, your bank, your computer or cell phone company, etc. One key thing to remember is that a real message to you from one of those companies will be addressed to you by name. If you get one that addresses you with something like "Dear Customer," that's almost certainly a phishing attempt. You should also look at the incoming email address. If the message is really from Microsoft, for example, the senders email address should end with Microsoft.com. Phishers will often create an email address that sounds similar such as techsupport@microsoft.george.com. This tells us that someone who has purchased the domain name George.com is phishing us.
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Hackers
Jan 17, 2020 11:44:41 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 17, 2020 11:44:41 GMT
Thanks for that info DAS, but I do have in place a recommendation that I be notified should there be anything untoward happening with my phone, so I do get warnings via pop up messages. I also get warnings that some forums are not bona-fide.
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Hackers
Jan 17, 2020 11:55:22 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 17, 2020 11:55:22 GMT
I wish to delete one post,how is that done?
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Post by kronks on Jan 17, 2020 23:33:53 GMT
Most hackers are not hackers, it is very hard to hack someone unless it is an inside job. When a site says they have been hacked it is invariably gonna be by an employee who works there. Unless you choose to download and execute some dubious file you should be safe. They do of course have all sort of tricks like conmen do who might phone up and ask you to reveal your bank details and password etc... It could be Vodafone the shop where I buy my vouchers in order to stay on the Internet. Thanks for your contribution. Extremely unlikely, the chances of hackers working the are near zero.
If they were hackers they would have far better people to hack than you.
They are just sales staff who likely know very little about computers and hacking.
Talking flowers is back on line by the way.
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Post by kronks on Jan 17, 2020 23:36:18 GMT
I wish to delete one post,how is that done? To the right of "add attachment" is a thing you can click to delete a post, at least on the desktop version anyway.
You could also edit the post and delete all the text.
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Hackers
Jan 18, 2020 8:23:40 GMT
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 18, 2020 8:23:40 GMT
It could be Vodafone the shop where I buy my vouchers in order to stay on the Internet. Thanks for your contribution. Extremely unlikely, the chances of hackers working the are near zero.
If they were hackers they would have far better people to hack than you.
They are just sales staff who likely know very little about computers and hacking.
Talking flowers is back on line by the way.
Staff would have to know what they are doing or they wouldn't have that job. That is where everyone goes when something is wrong with their phone. I don't think I will return to TF, as Rory posted; She's gone, thank God, when someone was enquiring about my absence. Plus I think I was invited to America so that they could convince me that I am having hallucinations. I am too ill in any case, to be travelling, besides being afraid of heights.
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Post by kronks on Jan 19, 2020 21:40:32 GMT
Extremely unlikely, the chances of hackers working the are near zero.
If they were hackers they would have far better people to hack than you.
They are just sales staff who likely know very little about computers and hacking.
Talking flowers is back on line by the way.
Staff would have to know what they are doing or they wouldn't have that job. That is where everyone goes when something is wrong with their phone. I don't think I will return to TF, as Rory posted; She's gone, thank God, when someone was enquiring about my absence. Plus I think I was invited to America so that they could convince me that I am having hallucinations. I am too ill in any case, to be travelling, besides being afraid of heights.
They only know the very basics, their job is to sell products and they will not do that by causing grief for their customers.
Scareing customers away is not profitable.
I would take no notice of Rory, he is a nasty abusive idiot.
Maybe come back to TF later when you feel like it.
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