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Post by hulsey on Nov 10, 2020 9:08:19 GMT
When attempting to contact Lulu through the help centre, I receive a potential security warning. This has never happened before, but I have in the last couple of days changed my laptop. My query is regarding one of my Kindle books on Amazon missing. Yes, only one now that the others have finally turned up. With this warning I did not feel comfortable trying to contact Lulu, so queried at Amazon Central. Anyone else notice this or is it possible settings on my new laptop?
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Post by benziger on Nov 16, 2020 11:09:01 GMT
I do not have this kind of problem.
What you can do: click on the padlock on the left hand side of the URL in the address bar. A menu will open. There are various things you can check: issuer of the certificate, for wich domain it is issued, validity, etc. Sometimes, after checking, you will laugh about a warning, sometimes you will avoid the site. To me, it looks ok.
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Post by JesusNinja on Nov 17, 2020 3:58:00 GMT
I got one of those once. A warning popped up in the page saying that possibly the page wasn't safe. I was actually from Spectrum. I had to call them and have it removed as it popped up each time. Not sure what you're getting now. Paul has said it was because the pages on the site didn't have correct scripts or something
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Post by sirram on Nov 17, 2020 19:11:30 GMT
I have found in the past that anti-virus software (such as MacAfee - which I steer clear of) sometimes flags up a site, not because it is infected but because MacAfee doesn't have any information on it one way or the other. A couple of years ago, I discovered that MacAfee was flagging-up one of my own websites for this very silly reason.
When I buy a new computer, I always uninstall MacAfee as the wretched thing seems to be pre-installed on every computer now. Whether the original poster "husley" is suffering from the MacAfee-type stupidity, I couldn't say.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 20:14:15 GMT
I have found in the past that anti-virus software (such as MacAfee - which I steer clear of) sometimes flags up a site, not because it is infected but because MacAfee doesn't have any information on it one way or the other. A couple of years ago, I discovered that MacAfee was flagging-up one of my own websites for this very silly reason. When I buy a new computer, I always uninstall MacAfee as the wretched thing seems to be pre-installed on every computer now. Whether the original poster "husley" is suffering from the MacAfee-type stupidity, I couldn't say. Hmm...I have MacAfee installed on my computer in Montreal. I had to pay for it. :/
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Post by sirram on Nov 17, 2020 21:11:46 GMT
For me, in Windows 10, the inbuilt (free) Windows Defender has always worked well.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 2:56:20 GMT
For me, in Windows 10, the inbuilt (free) Windows Defender has always worked well. Really? I think I have that with Windows 7. I will look.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 18, 2020 12:57:34 GMT
MacAfee is a disaster. At least, it used to be and I can't imagine the company would ever right itself or its product. If you feel the need to pay for additional protection try someone else. Webroot is a good one, IMHO.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2020 20:09:52 GMT
MacAfee is a disaster. At least, it used to be and I can't imagine the company would ever right itself or its product. If you feel the need to pay for additional protection try someone else. Webroot is a good one, O. Ok, Webroot. I actually never heard of them
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 19, 2020 1:22:29 GMT
As sirram noted, Microsoft's Windows Defender comes installed on every system by default and, if you desire, it updates automatically. You are not naked. Paying extra fees for extra protection IS optional, not required.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2020 8:44:40 GMT
As sirram noted, Microsoft's Windows Defender comes installed on every system by default and, if you desire, it updates automatically. You are not naked. Paying extra fees for extra protection IS optional, not required. I didn't know that. Do I have to enable it or is it automatic?
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Post by sirram on Nov 19, 2020 11:49:44 GMT
To check if Windows Defender is enabled (it should be) do as follows:
1. Enter "defender" into the search box (bottom left of the W10 screen) 2. Hit "Enter" 3. Click on "Virus & threat protection" (if it's enabled, there should be a green tick against it) 4. The next screen provides a "Current threats" status. Hopefully it says "No current threats".
Windows Defender automatically runs a "Quick scan" every so often. But, from time to time, I also click on "Scan options" at point 4 above and run a "Full scan".
I have always found Windows Defender perfectly adequate but this does assume you are not inadvertently visiting dodgy websites or clicking on links in unsolicited emails.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2020 14:05:00 GMT
To check if Windows Defender is enabled (it should be) do as follows: 1. Enter "defender" into the search box (bottom left of the W10 screen) 2. Hit "Enter" 3. Click on "Virus & threat protection" (if it's enabled, there should be a green tick against it) 4. The next screen provides a "Current threats" status. Hopefully it says "No current threats". Windows Defender automatically runs a "Quick scan" every so often. But, from time to time, I also click on "Scan options" at point 4 above and run a "Full scan". I have always found Windows Defender perfectly adequate but this does assume you are not inadvertently visiting dodgy websites or clicking on links in unsolicited emails. All kinds of dodgy. I like movies. Thank you for the information. Useful.
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Post by JesusNinja on Nov 22, 2020 21:42:40 GMT
I stick with Avast Antivirus Free and Zonealarm Firewall. Both free and very good. The Avast program also has a free Ransomeware Shield that locks folders and protects them. Zonealarm is one of the few firewalls that completely hides you online. You can test it at Shield's Up website with the port scan.
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