tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post79746529679658702..comments2023-09-22T05:54:49.519-04:00Comments on Raindrops Make Things Beautiful 2: Just One ClickSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-88777896540716435442011-06-20T14:11:02.148-04:002011-06-20T14:11:02.148-04:00Bupu,
John needs to get an internet service where...Bupu,<br /><br />John needs to get an internet service where he lives so he can keep track of what his emails are doing. LOL. His only options are dial up and satellite. I can understand why he might not wish to use either. One is slow and the other can be expensive.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-35005073492219767882011-06-20T14:09:04.839-04:002011-06-20T14:09:04.839-04:00Paul,
Gmail is pretty handy at catching spam. Poo...Paul,<br /><br />Gmail is pretty handy at catching spam. Poor John is having a problem fixing the situation, but I'm sure he'll prevail.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-48323909475232311832011-06-20T07:19:40.350-04:002011-06-20T07:19:40.350-04:00I've had some difficulty getting comments thro...I've had some difficulty getting comments through to John. Fortunately, I haven't logged into FB for awhile. Now I remember why. (It's 4 am so there are a more than few things I can't remember.) Thanks for the heads up, Sherry.Bupu2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13791293718835680029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-46056381156056400002011-06-19T11:54:21.973-04:002011-06-19T11:54:21.973-04:00Sherry,
After reading this, I checked my g-mail a...Sherry,<br /><br />After reading this, I checked my g-mail account, which I rarely use, and discovered about twelve such messages from John in my spam folder. I think I like g-mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-66000001200066198842011-06-19T11:19:27.923-04:002011-06-19T11:19:27.923-04:00Ice,
In places like Twitter and Facebook, the use...Ice,<br /><br />In places like Twitter and Facebook, the user has to click on a link that is infected. If you don't click the links, you don't catch the infection. The other great place to catch these things is game sites. I'm not a gamer so I seem not to draw too much attention from hackers.<br /><br />Fortunately this occurred in an account that John doesn't use much. Wayf was commenting with John in FB, read my post and let him know about it so he emailed me from his main account. Which is something I did have, and had forgotten I had it or I would have used it myself a week ago. <br /><br />Funny, I remembered that Captain Morgan had a Mac and Chey used a PC. He couldn't convince her to switch either. I miss the both of them.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-51858669749642670652011-06-19T11:06:57.030-04:002011-06-19T11:06:57.030-04:00Beach Bum,
Since I'm the only one using this ...Beach Bum,<br /><br />Since I'm the only one using this computer, I'm the one to blame if it gets something I don't like. Fortunately, I'm of an age where clicking links isn't something I absolutely have to do. Which is how most people get those little gifts.<br /><br />Some of the temptations I've received through Twitter from users FB accounts have very interesting questions attached which is why people click the link. <br /><br />I got a direct message in Twitter once asking "Is this you in this pic? I can't believe it!" and, of course, there was a clickable link. I didn't. Yet, thousands of Twitter users who received the same direct message did. It had a worm attached. All were adults, so you can imagine how a teen would react to seeing something like that. <br /><br />The worm took over their Twitter accounts and sent out links to porn sites. Twitter had to close their accounts to clean this worm out and some were repeat offenders so they didn't get their accounts back right away.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-70224875561442346562011-06-18T23:23:44.890-04:002011-06-18T23:23:44.890-04:00Every once in awhile I think I really screwed up b...Every once in awhile I think I really screwed up buying an Apple MacBook Pro (laptop). Then I read a post like yours and really appreciate this machine even more. Apple just doesn't have the 'issues' that PC's have. I keep telling Pup she needs to get one - but so far - I've not convinced her, so if I can't talk my own wife into one - I doubt if I can talk anyone else into it - but the 'freedom' to go wherever you want on the Web and not have to worry - is worth every penny (extra) I paid for this computer. And, it's not that hard to get a handle on. Hell If I can - anyone can.<br /><br />All that being said - I hope you and John get together real soon.ICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472593407579650708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-13419973946556064842011-06-18T21:14:55.704-04:002011-06-18T21:14:55.704-04:00So far I don't believe any viruses have affect...So far I don't believe any viruses have affected my email accounts, now my kids have downloaded plenty of them about melting down the family computer several times.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-6881652678958769862011-06-18T20:26:03.147-04:002011-06-18T20:26:03.147-04:00Bookworm,
John did not know for a week that his e...Bookworm,<br /><br />John did not know for a week that his email was compromised. Thanks to my post and wayf's having FB contact with him today, he can take care of the problem. I'm clean probably because I didn't click the links. I trusted what I thought I knew about him, we can't always be sure, but in this case it was wise on my part.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-89579963956503235262011-06-18T20:15:20.416-04:002011-06-18T20:15:20.416-04:00On FB they're relatively easy to get...and get...On FB they're relatively easy to get...and get rid of if one is careful. Had it happen to me a few months ago...posted a SHOUT out to all my FB friends not open it...reported it to FB who promptly removed it. All virus/spybot scans have been clear.Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364740587803624978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-67714684803412340272011-06-18T18:57:03.916-04:002011-06-18T18:57:03.916-04:00Paul,
Thank You, just found an email from John th...Paul,<br /><br />Thank You, just found an email from John that is actually from John. Just answered him so he'll know which email addy to dispense with. <br /><br />LOL, if he wasn't so much in love with words, I might have clicked on those links. I guess my instincts are better than I give myself credit for sometimes.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-15290093390841946082011-06-18T18:54:12.917-04:002011-06-18T18:54:12.917-04:00Red,
You can also get them by clicking links from...Red,<br /><br />You can also get them by clicking links from emails sent to you by trusted friends. That's how almost everyone I know who got one actually got it. <br /><br />My friend got it by clicking on a link in an email from her sister that asked "Who is in this picture?" Her sister had been infected. By a similar scam in FB.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944532662261333590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-17740521308317786552011-06-18T16:13:20.308-04:002011-06-18T16:13:20.308-04:00I will alert John via FB that this is happening, S...I will alert John via FB that this is happening, Sherry. I'm certain he is unaware. I've been talking to him on FB a bit today, in fact. <br /><br />I've not had much trouble with FB. I hope that remains true...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843435065757993788.post-11215465412117462732011-06-18T16:01:46.284-04:002011-06-18T16:01:46.284-04:00I never use any of those FB apps for just that rea...I never use any of those FB apps for just that reason, a lot of them contain worms. A worm will go into your computer and gain access to your email or any other computer on your network (if you have one) and will automatically send itself to people in your email list. I'd send him a warning that he has a worm..although doesn't have a personal computer and is going online via phone or library computer then that means the computer in the library has a worm and it is going through all the email log in information that sits inside the computer. That's a big can of worms, so to speak.The Red Mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063120217012088265noreply@blogger.com