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There's another one out there that switches web pages on you, or comes on as a popup, that has a link to a page that is described as a Comcast survey. Don't click it, boys and girls.
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And also a "Firefox Update" Popup that is Malware. NEVER NEVER EVER click on ANY popup folks!There's another one out there that switches web pages on you, or comes on as a popup, that has a link to a page that is described as a Comcast survey. Don't click it, boys and girls.
I run only Safari as the browser on my Mac. I have an AdBlocker extension and pop-ups are blocked. I use DuckDuckGo for my search engine. I avoid all things Google and Android. I never open unsolicited email attachments, and I immediately delete any emails containing zip files. When I very rarely do get some kind of virus or malware notification on my browser screen I use COMMAND/OPTION/ESC to bring up a list of running apps and it allows me to force-quit the app in question. I run 9 devices on my home network which reside behind an OSX firewall and I've never had an issue on any of them except an occasional phishing attempt.
Oh, and because of the ad blocker I donate to NWFA every year. It's the right thing to do.
And also a "Firefox Update" Popup that is Malware. NEVER NEVER EVER click on ANY popup folks!
Just curious, were you on this website when that happened? I've been having similar things happen, but only when I'm on this website - no other website.
Just curious, were you on this website when that happened? I've been having similar things happen, but only when I'm on this website - no other website.
Just go to National Do Not Call Registry
If you get any calls after a month go there and report them get name and number. Or just tell them that they are in violation of the fed do not call. They normally can't hang up fast enough.
Just go to National Do Not Call Registry
If you get any calls after a month go there and report them get name and number. Or just tell them that they are in violation of the fed do not call. They normally can't hang up fast enough.
Wait a minute. Are you saying I should put my phone number on a .gov website? To make my phone more secure?
Awwww...but the phone call is the fun part. Turn the tables.
I had one of these calls from "windows", just like you described. But I didn't let him get a word in edge-wise. Assaulted him with questions, starting with "what's your name?" he said Joe, and I said bubblegum, let him describe at length how to plug in and turn on my computer, then tell him it's already on.. and it spirals down from there. Cussed at and hung up on me. Love it.
Often, but not always the case - I have been to other supposedly non-"naughty" sites and had the site try to do naughty things. It is more common on porn sites though; I have resolved issues like this for more than one person who didn't know how to fix it, and it was either that they were visiting porn sites, or that they accepted and opened attachments for emails (the latter my mother was very bad about).
A tip: if you are using tabbed browsing (multiple sites open in tabbed windows in the browser), and you can still see the tabs/windows, you can usually grab the tab with the mouse and drag it away from the window. This allows you to close that window without closing the other windows of the browser.
I usually have multiple browser windows open with multiple tabs in each - e.g., on for reading the news, one for this or that hobby, another for FB and so on. I may leave them open for days or even weeks until I get around to finishing an article or reading a forum post. It is very exasperating for me to have to kill a browser instance because it kills all windows.
No. That's where you go to register all your firing arms.Wait a minute. Are you saying I should put my phone number on a .gov website? To make my phone more secure?
Chrome can do the same thing more or less, but when I am home the bandwidth is very small - 3.5 mbps at best, on a day like today with all the snow/ice in the trees much less - so it is annoying to have to reopening dozens of tabsI too like to keep lots and lots of tabs open, and when I have to close my browser I don't ever want to start all over. I use a Firefox Add-on called "Session Manager", that keeps track of what I was doing, and when I restart my computer (or Firefox), it will open up right where it was when I closed it.