| Sysop: | Amessyroom |
|---|---|
| Location: | Fayetteville, NC |
| Users: | 28 |
| Nodes: | 6 (0 / 6) |
| Uptime: | 56:13:52 |
| Calls: | 422 |
| Files: | 1,025 |
| Messages: | 90,768 |
On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:33:17 +0100
Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:16:48 +0100
JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:
On 09/04/2025 11:45, Davey wrote:
The one calling site that leaves a message is the one that claims
to be from some charge card company, and tells me that there are
two charges on the card, from businesses that I do not use.
But never say which card!
Well, no, that would be too much information! It is always the same
message, with the same charges.
I have recently had a spate of: "Your package is ready for
pickup..." e-mail messages, and a couple of the "Thank you for
renewing your Norton 360 subscription." ones. Since I have been
exclusively a Linux user since 2010, that is well out of date!
Yup, the Norton one I receive also. I am on Linux as well, and have
also been since 2010.
On 4/28/25 11:13 AM, Davey wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:33:17 +0100
Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:16:48 +0100
JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:
On 09/04/2025 11:45, Davey wrote:
The one calling site that leaves a message is the one that claims
to be from some charge card company, and tells me that there are
two charges on the card, from businesses that I do not use.
But never say which card!
Well, no, that would be too much information! It is always the same
message, with the same charges.
I have recently had a spate of: "Your package is ready for
pickup..." e-mail messages, and a couple of the "Thank you for
renewing your Norton 360 subscription." ones. Since I have been
exclusively a Linux user since 2010, that is well out of date!
Yup, the Norton one I receive also. I am on Linux as well, and have
also been since 2010.
Somehow I got my Chromebook browser completely locked up saying I had a
virus and to contact xxxx to get rid of it. However since it said it was a
Windows 11 virus I wasn't too worried. But I was surprised that it was able
to lock up the Chromebook completely so that I had to reboot it to recover.
Perhaps Chrome stuff is not really as safe as advertised...
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
Somehow I got my Chromebook browser completely locked up saying I had a
virus and to contact xxxx to get rid of it. However since it said it was a >> Windows 11 virus I wasn't too worried. But I was surprised that it was able >> to lock up the Chromebook completely so that I had to reboot it to recover. >> Perhaps Chrome stuff is not really as safe as advertised...
We had something like that in 2019 on my wife's laptop, in which a
full page web page "Your system is infected with 3 viruses" seemed to
have locked up the (Windows 8.1) computer.
However it turned out that
Ctrl-Alt-Del could still access Task Manager and Task Manager could End
the offending process.
The page had a Microsoft logo and "Windows" in the text, but no
Windows version. It also had 'Scan Now' and 'Press OK to begin the
repair process'. For some strange reason, I never tried those buttons
Of course there was no virus and it wasn't even a get-money/ransomware
thing, more an ads things.
According to my notes, the main culprit was rackcdn.com.
I found the 'official' term for a thing like this, malvertising.
On 4/29/25 11:37 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:[...]
[...]We had something like that in 2019 on my wife's laptop, in which a
full page web page "Your system is infected with 3 viruses" seemed to
have locked up the (Windows 8.1) computer.
[...]However it turned out that
Ctrl-Alt-Del could still access Task Manager and Task Manager could End
the offending process.
The page had a Microsoft logo and "Windows" in the text, but no
Windows version. It also had 'Scan Now' and 'Press OK to begin the
repair process'. For some strange reason, I never tried those buttons
Of course there was no virus and it wasn't even a get-money/ransomware >thing, more an ads things.
I try to never take chances. I never click the link on suspected scams,
browser or texts etc. Paranoia perhaps...
-Subject change-
Got this new Pixel tablet toy with Android 15. It won't let me sideload my
old Groundhog newsreader so I'm stuck with this PhoNews which is a PITA
when reading. I can't find any other Usenet readers (not downloaders) in
the Play Store. Wonder if anybody knows of any? I'm not sure if I'm ready
for sideloading from outside the store for security reasons but will listen
to all suggestions...
AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
Got this new Pixel tablet toy with Android 15. It won't let me sideload my >> old Groundhog newsreader so I'm stuck with this PhoNews which is a PITA
when reading. I can't find any other Usenet readers (not downloaders) in
the Play Store. Wonder if anybody knows of any? I'm not sure if I'm ready >> for sideloading from outside the store for security reasons but will listen >> to all suggestions...
Can't you sideload that particular app/APK or can't you sideload at
all?
On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:39 -0000 (UTC), AJL wrote:
When I try to sideload the Groundhog apk it first gives me a virus warning. >> When I say go ahead anyway it then says the app won't run on this device.
I guess I wasn't all that surprised since Groundhog stopped transmitting
around Android 9 and this Pixel is running Android 15.
I managed to sideload Groundhog (and several other old apps) on Android 14, >here's how:
https://liliputing.com/how-to-install-old-apps-on-android-14/
When I try to sideload the Groundhog apk it first gives me a virus warning. When I say go ahead anyway it then says the app won't run on this device.
I guess I wasn't all that surprised since Groundhog stopped transmitting around Android 9 and this Pixel is running Android 15.
On Tue, 13 May 2025 22:52:51 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
On 9/04/2025 4:55 am, Mark Lloyd wrote:
Currently, I find that most (not all) junk calls have the caller ID
NAME the same as the number.
WHAT?? So it looks like the Caller is phoning the Caller?? Really??
That'd be a bit of a Give-away, wouldn't it?? ;-)
On Tue, 13 May 2025 22:52:51 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
On 9/04/2025 4:55 am, Mark Lloyd wrote:
Currently, I find that most (not all) junk calls have the caller ID
NAME the same as the number.
WHAT?? So it looks like the Caller is phoning the Caller?? Really??
That'd be a bit of a Give-away, wouldn't it?? ;-)
IIRC these calls were successful at getting picked up because of
recipient curiosity. They were quite common here (AZ US) for awhile
and actually had newspaper warnings advising folks not to pick them
up...