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dont click on phone pop ups - Charon - 04-26-2024
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Scam of the day – April 26, 2024 – The Danger of Pop-Up Ads
Steven Weisman, Esq.
April 25
Pop-up advertisements that appear on your phone, computer or other device are considered by many people to be merely a nuisance, but they can also, in some circumstances, present a serious threat to your well being. While often the pop-up ads may be legitimate advertisements, in other cases they are created by scammers who lure you into clicking on links and being directed to websites that either convince you to provide personal information that can be used to make you a victim of identity theft or, in a worst case scenario, merely by either clicking on the link or being redirected to another website, you may unwittingly download malware such as ransomware or keystroke logging malware that can steal from your phone or computer sensitive personal information that can be used to access your bank account or make you a victim of identity theft in other ways.
Part of the problem is that many of these pop-up ads appear on websites that you trust, which is because the advertising on legitimate websites often originates with third party advertising companies that may not properly screen the advertising that they accept. A few years ago the Equifax website was infected with a phony Adobe Flash update pop-up that when clicked on downloaded malware.
TIPS
The major browsers such as Google Chrome, Bing, Internet Explorer and Firefox all permit you to adjust your settings to eliminate pop-up ads from appearing and I can personally attest to the fact that adjusting your browser settings to avoid pop-up ads can be very effective. Unfortunately, the software used by these browsers as well as specific ad blocker apps are never going to be fully effective at blocking all pop-up ads. Malicious pop-ups that take advantage of newly discovered vulnerabilities will always be a problem, however if you adjust your browser settings to avoid pop-ups and keep your phone and computer security software updated with the latest security patches, you will go a long way toward keeping yourself safe.
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RE: dont click on phone pop ups - IceWizard - 04-26-2024
Great Advise!!
Ice
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - Beeker25 - 04-26-2024
Thank you very much! Nuisance is right and just the tip at that. I wish all to be safe and well!
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - NovemberRain - 04-26-2024
Thank you Charon!
Another thing: DO NOT click on the X which is often at the top right of the pop up. An X is usually used to close or "deny" a pop up and its offers.
When Windows 10 was not yet available on new computers even, Microsoft gave people a chance to download it onto their PCs, which were the latest OS, Windows 8. Some still used Windows 7. I even had an old laptop with the OS before 7, which was Vista. It was not safe to use because they were no longer servicing Vista. So, there were no updates for vulnerabilities, etc.
People downloaded this new free 10 version on their PCs, which were using OS 7 or OS 8.
For many, it was a DISASTER!
Why they chose to allow a free version of their upcoming OS 10 onto computers with operating systems already installed on them, was to me, for nefarious reasons.
"But I'll get Windows 10 FREE before it's even out!"
No. What you'll "get" is a big gigantic MESS!
Fortunately there was a way (at first) to uninstall it. But it created an uproar. An operating system should never be downloaded onto a computer that already has one installed.
They won't become best friends, discussing ways to help your device over a few beers or coffee.
What they will do is fight each other to be the "Alpha Dog."
Which means you now have two operating systems that don't play well with each other. If they had legs and hands, they would both also "run with scissors."
Soon they began really pushing this free OS 10. People received constant pop ups asking if they wanted to download the new OS 10 for free.
Those who did NOT want 10 on their PCs would click the X on the pop up, which at that time, meant a big fat NO. Clicking that X was supposed to mean you were declining Microsoft's offer of their free OS 10.
Except that Microsoft, in its own usual devious way, decided to change the settings so that when their annoying pop up for their free OS 10, which had the usual X which when clicked on still meant DENY, DECLINE, NO, GO AWAY, I DO NOT WANT YOUR FREE OFFER, STOP BUGGING ME, I HATE YOUR GUTS, and was still supposed to make it disappear (only to return five minutes later) when clicked on by anyone who did NOT want this free OS 10, it did NOT disappear.
What clicking on the X suddenly began doing was to cause their free OS 10 to download onto the device of anyone who clicked on that X.
People were definitely not happy about that, and it caused another uproar.
It's the same with any pop up now. Don't click on the X to remove, deny, or "close" the pop up. It's recommended that instead, if you receive a pop up, no matter if it's legit or not, you should close your browser and shut your device down. Then you can get back on.
A friend of mine said "I aways get those. Usually it says your device is infected. So, I just click on the X."
I said "NOOOO! Don't even TOUCH the pop up! NOT EVEN THE X! If you do, it will download malware and key-loggers and viruses onto your device! That's the intention of those pop ups! Don't EVER touch those sneaky 'hypnotized so they appear harmless' cobras! THEY BITE! Close the browser immediately and shut off your device; be it a desktop, laptop, tablet or phone!"
If it was a "legit" pop up, so what?!? If it's legitimate, you will be notified in other ways. It's never going to be an emergency situation, so don't touch it, and close your browser and shut off your device.
Also, never forget that not every employee of MS or gobble is a person with morals. Their own employees hack people all the time. I know this because it happened to me many times.
Big Tech does not have our best interests at heart. In fact, most of "them" (not all) don't give a Hoot Owl about others, and many actually despise people.
And with me, the feeling is mutual.
Well, no. Actually, it's not "mutual." Because I despise them far more than they despise me.
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - IceWizard - 04-26-2024
The founders of MS ...
Look like the crooks they were/are even back then
![[Image: iFvMNWi.jpeg]](https://i.imgur.com/iFvMNWi.jpeg)
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - Charon - 04-26-2024
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - NovemberRain - 04-26-2024
(04-26-2024, 02:24 PM)IceWizard Wrote:
The founders of MS ...
Look like the crooks they were/are even back then
ICE! HA! HA! They do look scary! Did they live on Spahn Ranch by any chance?
This photo screams one word:
INBREEDING.
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - badmember9 - 04-26-2024
Neverending supply of corrupt crooks ?
RE: dont click on phone pop ups - Charon - 04-27-2024
it does seem that way, don't it son?