Yesterday I got a warning from the "free" Avast free anti-virus program,that they aborted a attempted phishing on facebook,the details also showed the lounge here as being listed among the potential sources..
The warning popped up with a bell going ding-ding-ding and I couldn't close it out by hitting the "X" in the RH corner,it kept coming right back up again repeatedly..
I was tired and in no mood to deal with it at the time,so I just shut the computer down and went to bed.
This morning,before I logged onto the internet,I ran a "smart scan" on the Avast and it showed no recent issues,and no malware,etc,it said everything was OK,so I logged onto the web and have had no issues so far on CK5 or Craigslist..have not yet logged onto Facebook today..
More than once in recent months I'll get a pop up from Avast saying "we've detected a threat--or your IP address is "visible"to anyone,and that my computer has 2.1 GB of "junk registry files " and various other issues,and "click here to resolve these issues"--which leads me to a page showing how much "junk" and registry items are in need of clearing out,and to do so will require "upgrading" to a paid subscription...these pop ups can come up anytime,sometimes I get one every week or so,then none for a month..
I rather doubt this computer even HAS 2.1 GB of memory,and if that many registry items were "bad",it wouldn't be working as fast as it always has--is this just something they do in hopes of getting you to pay for a supposedly "better" program I wonder ?--when I try to close out the prompt to upgrade then another page pops up saying "still unsure--try a free trial for 30 (or 60) days..
I refused,because I don't have any means of paying for anything online yet,and don't really see the need to pay for antivirus when I've not had any issues using the "free" version...computer seems OK,hasn't been acting weird or slow otherwise..
It's like they keep pestering you in hopes you'll give in and pay for a "upgrade"..and do so in a threatening manner,listing all the things they have supposedly stopped from happening in the past..
I'm going to go on FB now--if I don't show up here later,then you'll know I probably got "hacked",but according to the scan I ran,everything is OK..
Edit--I was on facebook previous to getting the warning last night,but had closed that tab and been here on CK5 for awhile before it popped up..
I have noticed facebook has been scrolling "jerky" lately at times,but no other issues...
The warning popped up with a bell going ding-ding-ding and I couldn't close it out by hitting the "X" in the RH corner,it kept coming right back up again repeatedly..
I was tired and in no mood to deal with it at the time,so I just shut the computer down and went to bed.
This morning,before I logged onto the internet,I ran a "smart scan" on the Avast and it showed no recent issues,and no malware,etc,it said everything was OK,so I logged onto the web and have had no issues so far on CK5 or Craigslist..have not yet logged onto Facebook today..
More than once in recent months I'll get a pop up from Avast saying "we've detected a threat--or your IP address is "visible"to anyone,and that my computer has 2.1 GB of "junk registry files " and various other issues,and "click here to resolve these issues"--which leads me to a page showing how much "junk" and registry items are in need of clearing out,and to do so will require "upgrading" to a paid subscription...these pop ups can come up anytime,sometimes I get one every week or so,then none for a month..
I rather doubt this computer even HAS 2.1 GB of memory,and if that many registry items were "bad",it wouldn't be working as fast as it always has--is this just something they do in hopes of getting you to pay for a supposedly "better" program I wonder ?--when I try to close out the prompt to upgrade then another page pops up saying "still unsure--try a free trial for 30 (or 60) days..
I refused,because I don't have any means of paying for anything online yet,and don't really see the need to pay for antivirus when I've not had any issues using the "free" version...computer seems OK,hasn't been acting weird or slow otherwise..
It's like they keep pestering you in hopes you'll give in and pay for a "upgrade"..and do so in a threatening manner,listing all the things they have supposedly stopped from happening in the past..
I'm going to go on FB now--if I don't show up here later,then you'll know I probably got "hacked",but according to the scan I ran,everything is OK..
Edit--I was on facebook previous to getting the warning last night,but had closed that tab and been here on CK5 for awhile before it popped up..
I have noticed facebook has been scrolling "jerky" lately at times,but no other issues...
