Re: [WAMUG] Virus

2022-08-09 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis via WAMUG
; > > Cc: > > "Susan Hastings" > > Sent: > > Tue, 9 Aug 2022 08:16:39 +1000 > > Subject: > > Re: [WAMUG] Virus > Hi Juliet, I’m getting heaps of emails regarding security and anti > virus programs and I send th

Re: [WAMUG] Virus

2022-08-08 Thread Peter Crisp via WAMUG
"WAMUG" To: "WAMUG" Cc: "Susan Hastings" Sent: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 08:16:39 +1000 Subject: Re: [WAMUG] Virus Hi Juliet, I’m getting heaps of emails regarding security and anti virus programs and I send them all to junk. I’

Re: [WAMUG] Virus

2022-08-08 Thread Susan Hastings via WAMUG
Hi Juliet, I’m getting heaps of emails regarding security and anti virus programs and I send them all to junk. I’ve even had one pretending to be my internet provider. You can rely on them all as being scams. Cheers, Susan. Sent from my iPad > On 9 Aug 2022, at 8:10 am, Juliet Kitson via WAMUG

Re: [WAMUG] Virus

2022-08-08 Thread Juliet Kitson via WAMUG
Thanks Pete, I did just that. Regards Juliet On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 2:19 AM Pete Smith via WAMUG <[1]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: Hi Juliet. I wouldn’t trust it. I don’t think it’s Apple. That would an admission that their security is poor - which

Re: [WAMUG] Virus

2022-08-08 Thread Pete Smith via WAMUG
Hi Juliet. I wouldn’t trust it. I don’t think it’s Apple. That would an admission that their security is poor - which I don’t think it is. As for any one else, how would they know whether you have any viruses or trojans on your computer anyway? I would just delete the email.

[WAMUG] Virus

2022-08-07 Thread Juliet Kitson via WAMUG
Hello I am usually very suspicious of weird messages just got one with the apple logo in the top corner warning of trojans and virus "I-protect.com" telling me to scan any advice would be appreciated. Regards Juliet -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: [WAMUG] Virus Notification.

2022-05-30 Thread Stephen Chape
I heard that new federal rules were initiated effective last December regarding this. Apparently telcos MUST make every effort to prevent phone or email scams getting to their customers. But I have NOT seen any evidence of this yet. It’s like petrol companies failing to purify the fuel they

Re: [WAMUG] Virus Notification.

2022-05-30 Thread Daniel Kerr
Yes unfortunately spam etc is on the increase at the moment. I’m averaging around 100+ a day currently across all my email accounts. And even if you create rules to try and handle it,…they just change it. (I already have a large amount of rules in place that pick up a lot, and does help a

Re: [WAMUG] Virus Notification.

2022-05-30 Thread Daniel Kerr
Yes, it’s a scam doing the rounds,…trying to get you to pay for something you never had in the first place,…and/or get credit card details off you. (The charge anything and everything under the sun to your card,…) :) Like any spam,…can just be deleted and ignored. Kind regards Daniel  Sent