Invasion of privacy
Dec 23, 2014 09:30:11 #
Despite having Norton and Malwarebytes, Company after Company have broken into my email and internet this Christmas period trying to sell me their wares.How do they get in and how can I keep them out?
Dec 23, 2014 09:34:15 #
Dec 23, 2014 09:36:55 #
viscountdriver wrote:
Despite having Norton and Malwarebytes, Company after Company have broken into my email and internet this Christmas period trying to sell me their wares.How do they get in and how can I keep them out?
Usually, in those cases, they get in because you let them in. You need to review all game sites, any freeware, links clicked in emails, and other times you have either clicked on a link or entered your email or other personal information.
Do a DEEP scan with both your malware detector and virus detector.
Good luck, and be ever wary. They are VEY good at making themselves look legitimate.
Dec 23, 2014 09:38:42 #
Dec 23, 2014 09:49:09 #
BooIsMyCat
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viscountdriver wrote:
Despite having Norton and Malwarebytes, Company after Company have broken into my email and internet this Christmas period trying to sell me their wares.How do they get in and how can I keep them out?
Run a program like SlimCleaner. It scans and cleans your system even if you have Norton or some other anti-virus program. You probably need to remove the cookies that these sites place on your system. They track and report on your activity...
Only down side to this is IF you tell your computer to remember your username/password for sites you use, you will have to re-enter that stuff every time you run the cleaning program.
Dec 23, 2014 09:51:45 #
BooIsMyCat
Loc: Somewhere
viscountdriver wrote:
Despite having Norton and Malwarebytes, Company after Company have broken into my email and internet this Christmas period trying to sell me their wares.How do they get in and how can I keep them out?
PS... I use Norton 360 and SlimCleaner. I used Malwarebytes before but do not think it does a good job.
If you do your research, you will find that SlimCleaner is the top rated cleaner at the moment.
Dec 23, 2014 10:04:48 #
tradergeorge wrote:
Usually, in those cases, they get in because you let them in.
Exactly. I use AVG anti-virus and anytime I notice the slightest drag or funny business in the way my computer operates, I hit the 1-click feature that kicks off a sweeping check of my system that takes a max of 5 minutes. If I've been somewhere online that I suspect might have a few harboring sites, I run the 1-click immediately afterward. I also have AVG set for automatic deep-level sweeps that occur when the computer is shut down. Can't trust these bad guys; it's their life and their job to take what's ours.
Dec 23, 2014 10:10:31 #
viscountdriver wrote:
Despite having Norton and Malwarebytes, Company after Company have broken into my email and internet this Christmas period trying to sell me their wares.How do they get in and how can I keep them out?
I use outlook and set "Safe List Only" in the Junk E-mail options. This sets it so that only mail from people or domains on your Safe Senders List or Safe Recipients List will be delivered to your Inbox. I also have "Trust email from my contacts" checked.
All other mail goes to the junk folder - I scan the junk folder before I empty it for emails incorrectly flagged as junk (new mails I want but don't have on my safe list yet)...
Dec 23, 2014 11:01:14 #
I am at the moment running a deep scan on Norton.It already has found 19 threats but it takes a long time.
Dec 23, 2014 11:14:42 #
viscountdriver wrote:
I am at the moment running a deep scan on Norton.It already has found 19 threats but it takes a long time.
Formerly I used McAfee and Norton. My AVG notifies me immediately when a threat occurs, the second I make contact with the problemsome site . It does not wait until the automatically programmed scan is made.
Dec 23, 2014 12:29:48 #
BooIsMyCat
Loc: Somewhere
Ransch wrote:
Formerly I used McAfee and Norton. My AVG notifies me immediately when a threat occurs, the second I make contact with the problemsome site . It does not wait until the automatically programmed scan is made.
That is the way both programs are supposed to work. But, just like everything else, if you don't keep the profiles up to date, a virus can sneak in.
I used to use McAfee - for years! But, found it less than ideal. Norton works well but has slipped in popularity lately. Not sure why.
Like I stated earlier, I use Norton and SlimCleaner and have found my computer to run much better since I added SlimCleaner to my arsenal.
Dec 23, 2014 12:43:54 #
Most of these things get in, through tracking cookies. These you just pickup off the internet, as soon as you log in.
I cannot see Mac not having these problems. You machine has to accept cookies, or you will not be able to connect to any site, just like this one has cookies.
I keep my machine set to delete all cookies every time I go off line, that helps a lot. You can also set your privacy not to accept 3rd party cookies, but this will give trouble connecting to some sites.
I cannot see Mac not having these problems. You machine has to accept cookies, or you will not be able to connect to any site, just like this one has cookies.
I keep my machine set to delete all cookies every time I go off line, that helps a lot. You can also set your privacy not to accept 3rd party cookies, but this will give trouble connecting to some sites.
Dec 23, 2014 12:48:22 #
viscountdriver wrote:
Despite having Norton and Malwarebytes, Company after Company have broken into my email and internet this Christmas period trying to sell me their wares.How do they get in and how can I keep them out?
Neither of these products is designed to protect your email.
- Try Gmail and as suggested, be aware of what you click and who you give your email to.
Dec 23, 2014 12:51:49 #
St3v3M wrote:
Neither of these products is designed to protect your email.
- Try Gmail and as suggested, be aware of what you click and who you give your email to.
- Try Gmail and as suggested, be aware of what you click and who you give your email to.
I'm glad that you added that. I'd forgotten that ever since in an attempt to avoid Microsoft, I switched to Gmail, these problems pretty much dissolved.
Dec 23, 2014 12:53:15 #
Ransch wrote:
I'm glad that you added that. I'd forgotten that ever since in an attempt to avoid Microsoft, I switched to Gmail, these problems pretty much dissolved.
Gmail has an internal Spam filter so I hardly realize it's a problem anymore. Happy Holidays! S-
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