[MUST READ] Internet safety tips.

Discussion in 'General Discussion / Real life stuff' started by MisfittedCow, May 15, 2014.

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  1. cookiefonster

    cookiefonster Formerly known as WikiRigbyDude

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    It's machine, not maschine, just so you know next time. But great picture, helps a lot to clear stuff up.
     
    cookiefonster, May 15, 2014
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  2. Miner

    Miner Retired 5-Year Veteran Donator

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    I'm not too afraid.
    Comcast has me covered
     
    Miner, May 15, 2014
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  3. MC_Scout

    MC_Scout Fearless Leader Staff Member Manager

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    Also to go off your point:
    Use common sence: The person was a new member had JUST created an account, and was his first post. I treated it with caution and then deemed it safe to use. This is also why you have to be carefully on small Minecraft servers /seen can be used very poorly.
     
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  4. Chippy

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    welp, time to change passwords

    Edit: Xfinity has me covered (I hope)
     
    Chippy, May 15, 2014
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  5. _MadisonBarks

    _MadisonBarks THAT furry Donator

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    GUYS.
    SERIOUSLY.

    There is no need to change ANY passwords.
    This doesn't have that ability.
     
    _MadisonBarks, May 15, 2014
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  6. Loling

    Loling KingKylie

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    Thanks for letting us know misfit c: Thats why I only click youtube links c: wait why am I getting so many ads o-o
     
    Loling, May 16, 2014
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  7. Noahnoobfax

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    Youtübe is the dëädłïëśt
     
    Noahnoobfax, May 18, 2014
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  8. Notsewz_

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    I was tricked by a virus before (but I really wasn't :D)
    After I heard about a virus called HeartBleed (Minecraft put that all over the news), I freaked out. One time, I was playing in a server and I started lagging bad and I thought it was the virus taking me over. In a few days, I found out it was because I had too many things going on in my computer. When I pressed F3, I found out I was in zero fps. I felt like an idiot xD
     
    Notsewz_, May 18, 2014
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  9. _MadisonBarks

    _MadisonBarks THAT furry Donator

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    Except...
    HeartBleed wasn't a virus...
    *sigh*
    *facepaw*
     
    _MadisonBarks, May 18, 2014
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  10. BlueChuckian

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    someone lead me into a porn site,@xMisfitCow help?
     
    BlueChuckian, May 18, 2014
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  11. MC_Scout

    MC_Scout Fearless Leader Staff Member Manager

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    heartbleed is a bug in the SSL service that leaked private info. A virus is something that atcks your computer, typically part of or a EXE file on windos OS
     
    MC_Scout, May 18, 2014
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  12. MC_Scout

    MC_Scout Fearless Leader Staff Member Manager

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    they are a ligit business and it wont actulay do anything (most likely)
    to get rid the website do this:
    1.) close tab
    2.) make sure your parents dont check your history :)

    OI sorry for the DPOST (did not realize as the first msg was typed during the post I just responded to.
     
    MC_Scout, May 18, 2014
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  13. BlueChuckian

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    ok :)
     
    BlueChuckian, May 18, 2014
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  14. Miner

    Miner Retired 5-Year Veteran Donator

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    Well it's been a week since I clicked it
    Nothing bad has happened and I never did anything about it.
    Heheheh
     
    Miner, May 18, 2014
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  15. John_0696

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    The internet is a very mysterious yet dangerous place, holding countless threats that could target your pc. I have had quite a history with computer viruses, especially Trojans. I was once mislead to a explicit porno website, and thought my pc would be toast that day. But thanks to my antivirus, it detected the website and labeled it as malicious. the best ways to stay safe on the internet, is to not open emails, IMs or links from anyone you dont know, and dont accept unknown downloads or skype calls. Yes hackers can get you through skype as well. So make sure you also dont click any pop ups, and if you come across a website thats bad, back out of it IMMEDIATELY and delete the website out of your history, i suggest you get a antivirus like Kaspersky or avast, and get Ccleaner as well. I use norton antivirus and its working absolutely fine. But to sum it up, dont trust people who send you unknown links.
     
    John_0696, May 18, 2014
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  16. _MadisonBarks

    _MadisonBarks THAT furry Donator

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    Couple things:
    1) Hackers through Skype... Not really existent anymore, if ever.
    2) Windows Defender in Windows 8 and Windows Antivirus in 7 and Vista work just as well as any name-brand Antiviruses, for FREE
    3) Ccleaner can destroy your computer if you aren't careful.
     
    _MadisonBarks, May 18, 2014
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  17. PhantomStar

    PhantomStar Zzzzz... Donator

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    WHY. DIDN'T. YOU. SAY. THIS. SOONER.
    Gah...so, what about all those "registry errors" it's supposed to fix?
    Was fixing those a bad thing?
    (Sorry if this is a bit off-topic).
     
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  18. BlueChuckian

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    maybe, idk
     
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  19. _MadisonBarks

    _MadisonBarks THAT furry Donator

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    If you didn't change the default settings AT ALL, then it's fine.
    It's when you start playing with settings when things go bad.
     
    _MadisonBarks, May 18, 2014
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  20. KokichiOma

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    Nyeh neh neh. My netbook has its own security thing that I don't know. (School auto installed it)
    I don't know the name of it, but meh :P
     
    KokichiOma, May 18, 2014
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