On 3 Feb 2011, at 20:32, Philippe Chandless wrote:

> I'm calling on behalf of my mum (again). She has a security problem on her 
> MacBook. Every time she tries to go to a web page (www.ofange.fr  for 
> example) she gets another page asking her to log in to another service (Free, 
> another telecoms operator). I suspect it's some kind of phishing set up. It 
> seems to happen whatever site she tries to go to. 


It sounds like she's managed to get hooked up to a wireless hotspot of some 
description. The ones provided by hotels and pubs, etc. typically ask for a 
sign-in, which is given when you check-in or whatever.

Is she using wireless, if so check what AP she's connected to. If she's on a 
wired connection then get her to turn Airport off and check whether things 
start working normally.

Symon.

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"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

-- Alan Kay


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