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  • HI folks the server that hosts the site completely died including the Hdd's and backups.
    Luckily i create an offsite backup once a week! this has now been restored so we have lost a few days posts.
    im still fixing things at the moment so bear with me and im still working on all images 90% are fine the others im working on now
    we are now using a backup solution

Computer Security.

I am not very PC wise but I apply 'disc clean up' once a week and that's about it. My antivirus is McFee which comes free with my BT package (used to be Norton) which I am quite happy with Cannot recall any security or virus problems in the 18 years I have had a PC, but my browsing is limited and I rarely buy on line and I never respond to any email unless I am absolutely sure its safe to do so. Eric
 
I did some investigation looking at my router log and the web address which produced the error message in my ipad was the top line in the image below. The lower line shows the real address of post#1 in the Old Streets thread.
It seems that "forum/index.php?threads/" got replaced by "00000-111500/gui/?item=forum/index.php?threads" and the 's' was dropped off https.
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I was not looking for old streets and can only assume my iPad (iOS 13.5.1) had momentary blip. It seems ok now.
Edit ... a hyphen added to the number in the text to prevent it being a link
 
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When I look at post#34 with the Safari browser on my iPad the long number turns blue and becomes a link and if I tap on the number a dialogue box appears offering choices as shown below. It seems something dodgy has happened to my iPad so I'm doing a complete restore on it from a two week old back-up. :)
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oldMohawk said:
When I look at post#34 with the Safari browser on my iPad the long number turns blue and becomes a link and if I tap on the number a dialogue box appears offering choices as shown below. It seems something dodgy has happened to my iPad so I'm doing a complete restore on it from a two week old back-up. :)
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i hope you sort it phill. i do a windows reload on my desktop if i get probs.it takes time but it get shut of tha cra*.....i use my laptop with a large ext screen,......not as huge as yours though :grinning::grinning:
 
mw0njm. said:
i hope you sort it phill. i do a windows reload on my desktop if i get probs.it takes time but it get shut of tha cra*.....i use my laptop with a large ext screen,......not as huge as yours though :grinning::grinning:
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Pete, my iPad is now restored from an iTunes back-up I had in my Windows laptop. It is the first time I have had this sort of problem with an Apple device. Back-ups are a chore but they come in useful and always worth doing.
Phil ... :)
 
oldMohawk said:
Pete, my iPad is now restored from an iTunes back-up I had in my Windows laptop. It is the first time I have had this sort of problem with an Apple device. Back-ups are a chore but they come in useful and always worth doing.
Phil ... :)
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well done.
I liked the old pcs when you could swap a h/disk from one machine to another.and it worked straight away.:)
 
Using my iPhone I tapped the number Safari was showing as a link in #34 and the phone wanted to call someone so it could be a scam. I've now edited an hyphen into the number to prevent the Safari browser treating it as a link. All seems ok now.
:cool:
Edit addition ... it appears that if the iPad Safari browser sees a number with leading zeros on a web site it assumes it is a phone number and offers to call it. Other browsers in the iPad do not do this. Looks like a bug !
 
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I was video chatting on Zoom last night about 11.15pm when we wondered (like grandparents do .. :rolleyes:) if our young grandkids were still active on Whatsapp at that late hour !

I decided to open Whatsap Web in my iPad and have a look. Whatsapp opened but would not run with a 'button' message to update Safari to version 9. I was about to tap the button to update but then thought that I had Safari version 13 which came with iOS 13.

All Safari data and history had to be cleared before the message was gone. It appears to have been a 'phishing' scam.

If it was, it nearly caught me out ! :cool:
 
oldMohawk said:
I was video chatting on Zoom last night about 11.15pm when we wondered (like grandparents do .. :rolleyes:) if our young grandkids were still active on Whatsapp at that late hour !

I decided to open Whatsap Web in my iPad and have a look. Whatsapp opened but would not run with a 'button' message to update Safari to version 9. I was about to tap the button to update but then thought that I had Safari version 13 which came with iOS 13.

All Safari data and history had to be cleared before the message was gone. It appears to have been a 'phishing' scam.

If it was, it nearly caught me out ! :cool:
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OldMohawk,

I wonder what my grandchildren are doing! When we are with them it seems like one of us is from another planet!
 
Ref post#43, I've found that if the router does an 'off-on' (as it did during the night) and I'm not signed out of Zoom the router displays the message. My solution is to sign out when a session ends ... :)
 
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Ref post#43, the message from the router was normal for an off/on. The 'Security Warning 'Untrusted Server Certificate' was from Windows 10 superimposed over it and will always appear for a site using 'self-signed' certificates. Zoom apparently issues a temporary certificate to the host of a Zoom meeting/chat and Win10 detects this.

I clicked the 'Trust anyway' button and Win10 now knows it is a site I trust ... :)
 
Expect a number of scam emails as soon as the scammers find out that the over 75s have to pay for their TV Licences as from today unless they are in receipt of certain benefits.
I used to get some phishing emails which looked absolutely genuine with TV Licencing logos except that my personal information was wrong and the sending email address was either Japan or the Czech Republic.
If you are over 75 then the advice on the TV last night was to wait until you are contacted by TV Licencing but you will need to check somehow that they are genuine.
 
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Started my PC this morning and got this ....:rolleyes:
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Investigating ...:cool:
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This one shows up when something can't get at the data certificate for a site or the site doesn't have one. It might mean that the server that houses the relevant certificate is having problems or is being blocked by your ISP. If you try again and it no longer has that trouble it's an issue with the certificate server that's been fixed. Sometimes you find there's a filtering system that's not working yet. If something in startup takes too long one of the endless programs trying to update themselves might discover that the router isn't as well connected as it should be because that driver hasn't loaded yet.If that happens you might get that message on windows update. .
 
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This one shows up when something can't get at the data certificate for a site or the site doesn't have one. It might mean that the server that houses the relevant certificate is having problems or is being blocked by your ISP. If you try again and it no longer has that trouble it's an issue with the certificate server that's been fixed. Sometimes you find there's a filtering system that's not working yet. If something in startup takes too long one of the endless programs trying to update themselves might discover that the router isn't as well connected as it should be because that driver hasn't loaded yet.If that happens you might get that message on windows update. .
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Thanks,
I have identified that it happens when my router BTHub 6 suddenly goes offline. On the very hot Friday 31st July at 5.00pm the screen image below appeared on my iPad.
Having seen it before I could see that my router was flashing purple - it had gone offline. It was a very hot day and the router felt hot and may have overheated or the internet connection had gone off and on. A small PC fan now cools the router if it is a very hot day. I am relaxed about it now ....:)

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oldMohawk said:
I use Windows Defender and it has defended so far but noticed this and thought I would give it a go.
www.howtogeek.com

How to Enable Windows Defender’s Secret Crapware Blocker

Windows 10's antivirus does a good job overall, but it lets crapware through.
www.howtogeek.com www.howtogeek.com
Probably not as effective as the paid-for Malwarebytes but it is free.

Every little bit of protection helps !
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oldMohawk, would this work on an Apple ipad? The reason I ask is that the wife gets numerous invitations in her emails to have sex with Russian women/men, have her penis enlarged, collect the money she has won in Vegas etc etc. I have changed her password numerous times (as advised) but nothing seems to work.
 
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oldMohawk, would this work on an Apple ipad? The reason I ask is that the wife gets numerous invitations in her emails to have sex with Russian women/men, have her penis enlarged, collect the money she has won in Vegas etc etc. I have changed her password numerous times (as advised) but nothing seems to work.
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Hi jimbo, unfortunately Windows Defender only works on Microsoft devices.

Are the unwanted intrusions coming to your wife's Apple email or to any other email she might be using. If so then email settings need altering.

If they are unwanted pop-ups when using the Safari browser then the 'block pop-ups setting' needs to be set at maximum level.

Unfortunately Apple 'block pop-up settings' are not very effective and I use a free app named 'Blockbear'. It has sat in my iPad for the last three years blocking pop-ups if any have tried. I have not looked at it lately but as far as I remember it just needs the web addresses of the offending sites put in it and it will block them forever.

Part of my iPad screen showing the Blockbear icon
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It obviously looks at all sites you are viewing to check for pop-ups so it is nosy!
But Apple would not have it as an app if it was dodgy. All I can say is I've used it without any apparent problems
 
oldMohawk said:
Hi jimbo, unfortunately Windows Defender only works on Microsoft devices.

Are the unwanted intrusions coming to your wife's Apple email or to any other email she might be using. If so then email settings need altering.

If they are unwanted pop-ups when using the Safari browser then the 'block pop-ups setting' needs to be set at maximum level.

Unfortunately Apple 'block pop-up settings' are not very effective and I use a free app named 'Blockbear'. It has sat in my iPad for the last three years blocking pop-ups if any have tried. I have not looked at it lately but as far as I remember it just needs the web addresses of the offending sites put in it and it will block them forever.

Part of my iPad screen showing the Blockbear icon
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It obviously looks at all sites you are viewing to check for pop-ups so it is nosy!
But Apple would not have it as an app if it was dodgy. All I can say is I've used it without any apparent problems
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Thank you oldMohawk, much appreciated, will give it a go so it's fingers crossed.
 
This is an interesting webpage on scams

www.moneysavingexpert.com

WARNING. 20+ coronavirus scams to watch out for and how to protect yourself

The coronavirus pandemic has often brought out the very best in people and society – but upsettingly, it's also brought criminals and lowlifes out of the shadows to prey on our pockets. Action Fraud has reported that £4.6 million has been lost to coronavirus-related scams since lockdown started.
www.moneysavingexpert.com www.moneysavingexpert.com
 
Much to my surprise Windows Defender (Security) went into action yesterday. A warning notification appeared and a click on it showed the following.
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It rated a standard update to CCleaner (which I have used for years) as a PUA and apparently removed the update.
 
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