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Frustratedlady

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23. Of course it wouldn't let me close out or delete, which alarmed me.

Mon Nov 29, 2021, 09:13 AM

Nov 2021

That's why I pulled the plug. I was afraid of redirecting to a hack site. I have noticed that a lot of my email seems to be deceptive. AOL is actually pretty good about curbing the scam, but when they come through looking like a site I receive emails from, but the message is strange, I wave my mouse over the addy. Sure enuf, it is to some character I've never heard of (nor want to). Of course, I delete those right away.

I got caught a couple years ago and it cost me a ton of time and money, but I was able to get most of the money back by denying the charge. However, the tech cost me to make sure my computer was clean.

They are out there, so I don't trust anyone.

Thanks for your remarks.

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I got hit with a Microsoft warning that told me not to turn off my computer [View all] Frustratedlady Nov 2021 OP

Install a good ad blocker ItsjustMe Nov 2021 #1

Quite a while ago wryter2000 Nov 2021 #2

I think you did the right thing. padfun Nov 2021 #3

IMO, you should clear your browser cache. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2021 #4

I think this was all probably a benign Windows update canetoad Nov 2021 #5

No, I remember now that it also said this site was not secure. Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #21

Ahhhhhh canetoad Nov 2021 #22

Of course it wouldn't let me close out or delete, which alarmed me. Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #23

Javascript off Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #6

I never see notices like that unless I'm restarting my computer to install updates. House of Roberts Nov 2021 #7

Windows and Mac allow some powerful blocking in a file called the hosts file Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #8

I don't know about your computer leftieNanner Nov 2021 #9

That would be great. I've had a recipe for years, but recently downsized and have no idea Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #12

My Pleasure leftieNanner Nov 2021 #15

Thank you! It sounds like my old one. The woman who gave it to me, Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #17

A marble slab would be great leftieNanner Nov 2021 #19

Microsoft never contacts individual users. patphil Nov 2021 #10

This. I used to get this message when I was trying to bootleg movies. (I don't do that Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #16

Thank you. I've never used Norton Power Eraser, but will give it a try. Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #18

I think I know what the something else was that you forgot. taxi Nov 2021 #11

LOL! Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #13

Thanks to everyone for their comments! I've worked since then trying to empty what I could. Frustratedlady Nov 2021 #14

I got something weird like that on my IPad that my Microsoft software had a problem kimbutgar Nov 2021 #20