"Gotcha" got me
#1
"Gotcha" got me
OOOOOOOOOOH, I am fuming this morning. The "geeks" got me this morning--or at least tried to hit our credit card.
DH just called me from the bank asking if I had bought anything from the UK lately. THEY tried to hit our credit card for a big amount, and because it is protected some way, their purchase was refused, but our bank let us know that they had attempted it.
And I know that it is my fault. Lately, I have been getting warnings that "your computer is slow" "add our free program and upload so and so" and since it said free, I did it.
WRONG. In two days my computer screen is inundated with "programs you need to load to clean up your computer", still free. And yesterday, the note "hurry, let me load such and such for $21.95"--and my temper went through the roof. I KNEW IT, and immediately called my SIL to come over here and get rid of all this junk. Now he's mad at me.
And I can't even get my computer to open up without all that junk warning me, and I need this, and I need that, and saying that it is free......take my advice and don't fall for it.
DH just called me from the bank asking if I had bought anything from the UK lately. THEY tried to hit our credit card for a big amount, and because it is protected some way, their purchase was refused, but our bank let us know that they had attempted it.
And I know that it is my fault. Lately, I have been getting warnings that "your computer is slow" "add our free program and upload so and so" and since it said free, I did it.
WRONG. In two days my computer screen is inundated with "programs you need to load to clean up your computer", still free. And yesterday, the note "hurry, let me load such and such for $21.95"--and my temper went through the roof. I KNEW IT, and immediately called my SIL to come over here and get rid of all this junk. Now he's mad at me.
And I can't even get my computer to open up without all that junk warning me, and I need this, and I need that, and saying that it is free......take my advice and don't fall for it.
#3
Let this be a warning to EVERYONE - do NOT click on any popups, even to close them. Go in to Task Manager and close them from there.
No one is giving away anything good for free on the internet.
#7
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
Posts: 2,668
You can also do a 'Restore' to before you up loaded the ''free'' headaches. I 'd go back a couple of weeks and then go to the add/delete programs to make sure they are all gone. My son has Avast on my computer and they do have a free download and even if you buy the program it is very reasonable. It has kept bugs and viruses away from me. Also have Mozilla FireFox which is also a free download. My son and DIL make their living fixing computers so they know what is and isn't harmful.
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,431
I use Chrome and never get pop ups. If a website is questionable, I get a warning before being directed to the site.
I doubt the free program gathered your credit info unless you entered it as a requirement to get it free. If you do have to fill out a form use fake info. Why do so many think they have to use real info when registering for something online?
I doubt the free program gathered your credit info unless you entered it as a requirement to get it free. If you do have to fill out a form use fake info. Why do so many think they have to use real info when registering for something online?
#10
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
[QUOTE=Onebyone;6892350]I use Chrome and never get pop ups. If a website is questionable, I get a warning before being directed to the site.
Nice thing about a Mac, if you try to go to a questionable site, you get a warning that the site is suspect, all you do is click the "get me out of here" button.
Nice thing about a Mac, if you try to go to a questionable site, you get a warning that the site is suspect, all you do is click the "get me out of here" button.
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