Just a reminder to everyone to update and run your antispyware programs regularly.
I just got a call today to play tech support for a family member who didn't keep her programs updated and run frequently, and is now out $2100 because they got a hold of her account information. She's sorting it out with her bank and whatnot because it was obviously fraud and they have a guarantee to replace it. But even if you have an account with one of those "fraud free guarantee" banks, it's still better not to lose the money in the first place, right?
After updating and running her programs, she found some rather malicious things on her computer. While this will work out fine for my relative in the long run, I say an ounce of paranoia/prevention is better than a pound of cure in this situation.
If you do not have anti spyware programs installed on your computer, I have found the information at www.spywarewarrior.com helpful. They also have a list of rogue spyware software which claims to be an antispyware program, but still installs bad things on your computer. (I am in no way affiliated with spywarewarrior, I've just found them helpful.)
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I just got a call today to play tech support for a family member who didn't keep her programs updated and run frequently, and is now out $2100 because they got a hold of her account information. She's sorting it out with her bank and whatnot because it was obviously fraud and they have a guarantee to replace it. But even if you have an account with one of those "fraud free guarantee" banks, it's still better not to lose the money in the first place, right?
After updating and running her programs, she found some rather malicious things on her computer. While this will work out fine for my relative in the long run, I say an ounce of paranoia/prevention is better than a pound of cure in this situation.
If you do not have anti spyware programs installed on your computer, I have found the information at www.spywarewarrior.com helpful. They also have a list of rogue spyware software which claims to be an antispyware program, but still installs bad things on your computer. (I am in no way affiliated with spywarewarrior, I've just found them helpful.)
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