I don't know what happened but now getting a lot of Pop ups on both my desktop and see them on my IPad now.  I very seldom get onto facebook but get lots on there. I think that is where the trouble started.

Any way I can stop them. 

Jeanne to turn on or off notifications on Facebook, do this;

How do I turn notifications on or off for people or Pages that I follow?

To turn on notifications for a friend, you can add them to your Close Friends list.

To adjust notifications for a Page:

Go to the Page

Click Following

Click  next to Notifications

Adjust your notification settings, then click Done

When you turn on notifications, you'll get updates each time that person or Page posts something shared with you.

You can't turn off Facebook notifications entirely, but you can choose what you're notified about and how you're notified.

To choose what you get notifications about:

Click  at the top-right corner and select Settings

Click Notifications on the left

Click to adjust how you get notifications and what you get notified about

If you're getting notifications from an app, you can always block the app.

Often other apps will have a place for you to add or turn off notifications. For example, I have a news app that places news on my desktop when it happens and I can then click to go to that page. To turn off app notifications you need to open that app and go to their settings.

Thanks, Angelface.

From Lifehacker,

"If you always leave Bluetooth on your phone on, you might want to rethink things.

A vulnerability known as BlueBorne was discovered this week by security research firm Armis. With it, researchers were able to infiltrate Samsung Galaxy Phones and the Google Pixel as well as an LG Sports Watch and a car audio system, all by exploiting the Bluetooth connection.

Other devices are also vulnerable. Specifically, iPhones and iPads that haven’t been upgraded to iOS 10, as well as a number of other Android, Microsoft, and Linux products. A BlueBorne attack reportedly only takes 10 seconds to do and can give a hacker control of your Bluetooth-enabled device, even if it isn’t connected to anything when the attack begins.

Google and Microsoft put out security patches to get rid of the vulnerability this week. If you haven’t updated your phone in the past few days, you should go ahead and do that right now. No really, do it now.

The issue brings up a much bigger problem: you shouldn’t be leaving your Bluetooth on in the first place.

Wired notes that when you leave Bluetooth on, it’s constantly open to and waiting for other devices to connect to. That’s great when you want to sync your Fitbit or listen to some jams on your wireless headphones, but that also means that your device is constantly available for nefarious things to try and connect to it as well. Sure, use it to connect to your headphones or car. But if you’re not using it, you should power the feature off.

The way BlueBorne works, it constantly scans for devices that have Bluetooth on, and when it finds one that has relevant vulnerabilities, it can hack into the device exceptionally quickly. Once connected, hackers can take control of the device and even steal data from it.

The attack can also spread from device to device. So, while attackers would technically need to be in Bluetooth range of your phone (33 feet) to pull something like this off, they can get some extra distance when there are other infected devices around as well.

Even though this specific vulnerability has been patched, it’s only a matter of time before something similar pops up.

The easiest line of defense? Don’t leave your Bluetooth on. Wired compares leaving Bluetooth on to leaving a door to your home unlocked. Yes, it will be easier to get in when you get home if you just don’t lock it, but you’re also making it much easier for robbers to come in and steal everything you have while you’re away."

http://lifehacker.com/stop-leaving-your-smartphones-bluetooth-on-1817176967?utm_source=lifehacker_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-09-16

WHAT NEXT???

CCleaner hacked with malware: What you need to know

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3225407/security/ccleaner-downloads-infected-malware.html?idg_eid=55fd406249412acd7fcf837dae2ea5e3&email_SHA1_lc=08c925ffa0c7ae293defe4e0b2f6d8a586417fad&cid=pcw_nlt_pcw_tech_html_2017-09-18&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Top%20Stories%20%40PCWorld%202017-09-18&utm_term=pcw_tech_html

Don, there was a story recently on "How To Geek" about a company that had their computers held for ransom. The ransom was not the story. What was the story was they were able to hack into Microsoft's Alexa that was controlling a large, on-site smart company saltwater aquarium. Where there's a will, a crook will find a way....

I have a friend that should never be allowed next to a computer. She is forever signing up for "free" Amazon, Target or Bed & Bath store cards that are sent to her unsolicited. She absolutely loves anything free! Her other friends and I have repeatedly cleaned up her computer and she has the number of the local PC Repair shop on speed-dial.

While there is no real hope for Christie, here is a link to figure out if that too good to be true offer is legitimate...

http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/28744/4-giveaways-that-show-an-email-is-a-phishing-attack?_mout=1&utm_campaign=itpro_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Just putting this out there...."Federal Reserve is in a good mood...
The SEC is not. Last night, the US agency that keeps an eye on the markets said 'we've been hacked.' One of its electronic filing systems was breached last year. The system stores corporate disclosures - meaning non-public, inside information. The good news? It looks like no personal data was compromised. The bad news? It looks like the hackers profited off of trades they made using the stolen information. This also comes weeks after the credit rating firm Equifax announced that hackers stole data from about 143 million customers. Aka more than a third of the country."


From the Daily Skimm

A recent list of data hacks.   Need to watch what you click and so far have been lucky.  Only use Windows Defender that trys to keep up to date, and runs a scan on my machine daily.   Have not picked up a thing in over 6 months.

https://www.identityforce.com/blog/2017-data-breaches

Jack, I use only Windows Defender too.  Of the sites posted by your link, I did not click on any of them.  I am very selective in my clicking and don't click on everything that shows up, but I will say I often/usually click on links from S&F people.  I've been fortunate so far.

Mary Ann

Angelface....ah....another Skimm reader!  I love that little newsy thing.

Loved your comment about your friend and being allowed near a computer.  I'm lucky, my friend down the driveway hasn't mastered email yet...after 5 years and think she needs to save them all....because "maybe" she'll want to read them again.  And, she falls for all the fwds...that Snopes and others long ago said FAKE.

At least she doesn't sign up for anything....and she can't even imagine ordering anything online.   

Jane, imagine if she and Christie got together?

Jack, MaryAnn; I use System Mechanic, have for years and one of its best parts is Privacy Guardian that is always sweeping and shows daily the actual web addresses, (Not those used to deceive); of the ones attempting to track me online or infiltrate my computer. One of the biggest offenders is the Edge Browser that I do not use ever and only have because it is mandatory on windows. It is only 9:34 AM and Edge already has 1105 attempts blocked today!

From Lifehacker's; Nick Douglas

https://lifehacker.com/disable-apples-find-my-device-to-stop-hackers-from-ra-1818618139?utm_source=lifehacker_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-09-21

Disable Apple's "Find My Device" to Stop Hackers From Ransoming Your Mac or iPhone [Updated]
Hackers are using Apple’s “Find My” service to remotely hold devices for ransom, reports MacRumors. Multiple people have tweeted about...

Patricis, I use edge on occasion, but it is not mandatory, I normally use IE.  The problem with edge is it is all sell, sell, sell, and usually do not click on the links.

Jack, I have never used Edge and it is only on my system because it is part of W10. It is extremely poorly rated across the board. That is why I don't understand the need for the Edge Browser to attempt to track me for their own adverts, malware or whatever...According to System Mechanic's Privacy Guardian portion; there were 277 Edge tracking attempts blocked today alone! 

Now I do use Chrome and yes it is almost as bad as Edge for tracking attempts, but the point is that I actually use Chrome so that's on me. I have Internet Explorer for anything that Chrome cannot do per Microsoft and they also attempt tracking but it is not as bad as the other two. I just prefer Chrome.

What I especially like about a privacy program either stand-alone or as part of a complete system is that they show the actual URLs used. For example, I received a scam today posting info about changes to my credit card. Not only was the site blocked, but the actual real URL was shown next to the fake credit card URL! so if I had been dumb enough to click on the malware, I might have paused due to the program showing they were using a fake URL and why would a Credit Company need fake URLs?

But then again, if I was still believing my Credit company would "email" me for card information, or why I had received emails from cards I didn't own, probably would have been dumb enough to disregard the fake URL! So it was good that they were blocked for my protection!

It pays to stay informed!

Don already mentioned about CC Cleaner being hacked back on September 18th. Here is a followup from pcmatic.com who also report having their name and logo used maliciously by attempted malware and scammers.

"Popular PC Maintenance Program, CCleaner, Hacked and Installed Malware on 2B Devices
September 18, 2017  Kayla Thrailkill

inShare
Update 9/22/2017: Avast representative has made the following statement:

“We believe that these users are safe now as our investigation indicates we were able to disarm the threat before it was able to do any harm.  We estimate that 2.27 million users had the affected software installed on 32-bit Windows machines.”
The estimated users impacted is far less than the original two billion impacted.

Malware Included in Recent CCleaner Update
CCleaner, a popular computer maintenance program that is used to clear cookies, temporary internet files, and browsing histories included malware in two of its recent versions.  The impacted users are those who downloaded the 1.07.319 and 5.33 versions of CCleaner.  The malicious versions of the program have been available since August 15, 2017.  It is currently projected, two billion malicious downloads occurred.

Bleeping Computer reported,

“The malware collected information such as computer name, a list of installed software, a list of running processes, media access control (MAC) addresses for the first three network interfaces, and unique IDs to identify each computer in part. Researchers noted that the malware only ran on 32-bit systems. The malware also quit execution if the user was not using an administrator account.”
Not only was malware included in the update, but a malicious backdoor was left open leaving the ability for additional malware to execute.  However, to date, additional malware has not exploited this vulnerability.

If you are currently running CCleaner, please confirm which version is installed on the device.  It is recommended users update the program to the version 5.34 immediately.  The malware included in versions 1.07.319 and 5.33 is within the the particular version of the programâ€" therefore, updating to version 5.34 or higher will remove the malware.

The program, is distributed through Piriform, a company recently acquired by the security solution Avast.  To access the latest version 5.34 of CCleaner, you may go to Piriform’s forums, available here."

https://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2017/09/18/malware-discovered-ccleaner/?ccleanermalware=&ad_id=505236&share-ad-id=1

If CC version 533 has malware, why is it still available?   

Good question!

From comments about the article,

   Maurice Carroll says:
September 22, 2017 at 11:21 am
@Devin Bergin: OK so I pay for the latest up-grades as they come on stream, yet this info is quite old…why? I’m not nitpicking just asking.
But whatever keep up the good work of giving us info. No one else is!!!!!

Reply
Kayla Thrailkill says:
September 22, 2017 at 11:47 am
Hi Maurice, The information within the post is not outdated, as the issue was just released to the public this week. The versions impacted are outdated; however, many users do not have the automatic updates set up like you do! Keep up the great maintenance â€" ensuring your software programs are updated promptly is one of the best things you can do to combat cyber threats!

Interesting, Angel. I run CCleaner but neither my MalWareBytes nor my Norton AntiVirus (until recently, it was Avast) picked up any malware.

I just switched to FIOS from Comcast not even thinking about my network adapters. Hah! My laptop is only getting half the speed I should be getting, no matter if I have it right in front of the FIOS router or not. I got full speed using the wireless with Comcast. I had my own modem and wireless router before.

My old HP Pavillion sees the router but won't connect or drops very shortly after connecting. It does have a network adapter that includes n but it is about eight years old now. So, my HP is now downstairs and hard connected to the new router and getting the speed it is supposed to. What a hassle, but it does get that long cable I had running between rooms out of the way. Now I have to find a new home for the cat furniture which will displace something else, and so on. Well, I'll figure it all out eventually.

My Desktop is getting so old now that I don't even bother what hits it. I just have the MS Security on it. Never had to many problems but notice it is slower. Don't do a lot on it anymore.  Just E-M and very few of those. Search Google and just check up on travel info etc. Buy on line for Amazon. once in while.  Nothing a big secret. Never was into putting bank or business info on anything. Can't even talk to Dr. office anymore. Have to Text. Same with banks.
Newspaper this morning saying that Thieves are likely to now have Data on most peoples personal data. Can pick up the SS numbers from the day that a baby in registered. You take out loan or make investment. Picked up right away. I don't know why the common person is so excited about getting phones so can do everything. This Apple 10 is amazing and by next year will be doing more. Those phone I don't need. Could get by with a old mother Bell hanging on my wall for what I do on them. Technology use to be fun for most of us but not anymore. What will come now after TEXTing. People will not be talking to each other. I still miss the old EMailing. Fact miss the Snail mail.   Must be getting old. Never know where family are anymore.
Just look at how the forums like S and F and before was Seniornet. was. We had hundreds on even putting messages in. Still see some on the Facebook (Not the best forum).

Okay, what am I doing wrong? I put in 2 spaces at the beginning and end so it would show up. Look here and then at bottom of post.

< span style='display:block !important; width: 147px; text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;'><a href='http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Fairbanks, AK' title='Fairbanks, AK Weather Forecast'><img src='http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp/language/english/US/AK/Fairbanks.gif' alt='Find more about Weather in Fairbanks, AK' /></a><br><a href='http://www.wunderground.com' title='Get latest Weather Forecast updates' style='font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px;'>Click for weather forecast</a></span >

Buying a new Dell on Tues.  Last time I lost all my bookmarks so wondered if someone had a way to save them that was not too complicated for me.  Going to put a few things on flash drives but no idea how to handle the Bookmarks.  Help?

Joan, most browsers are very similar. Go to your bookmarks and you should have a Bookmark Manager. It may not have the same name but it is the part that organizes your bookmarks and folders. Click on Organize and then click on Export bookmarks to HTML file. You can choose to put it on your desktop, Your Documents or the default of your downloads.

Once the file is ready and downloaded, download it into your flash drive. I hope this helps.

Angel, Firefox used to have a section where you could do that.  They may have changed the name to hide the durn thing.  Anyway, don't see too well at night  <and I did look> so tomorrow in the light of day I will go into each one and see   if it is hidden somewhere.  Otherwise there has to be a way to do it.

Joan, I looked it up on Google;

"Method 1 Exporting Bookmarks from Firefox
Open Firefox.
Click the Bookmarks menu, and then click Show All Bookmarks.
In the Library window, click Import and Backup, and then click Export Bookmarks to HTML. ...
In the Export Bookmarks File window, choose where to save the file, and then click Save. ...
Close the Library window."


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/export-firefox-bookmarks-to-backup-or-transfer

Angel, thanks.  Printed it off. 

https://sharewareonsale.com/s/easeus-partition-master-professional-sale

free program for partitioning big size hard disk.

The Yahoo data breach incident that happened in 2013 was initially reported to have only impacted 1 billion users at the time making it the largest data breach in history. However, it has just been announced that the impact was, in fact, much worse as the massive data breach affected not just 1 billion but all 3 billion Yahoo users.

In addition to those who registered Yahoo email addresses, anyone with accounts for Yahoo-owned services like Flickr, Tumblr or Yahoo fantasy sports leagues are also included in the 3 billion records impacted.

The company, now part of Oath under the recent Verizon acquisition, disclosed that this new information came to light during the integration of the companies. Oath released a statement today highlighting the details of the breach and corrective measures being taken:

“While this is not a new security issue, Yahoo is sending email notifications to the additional affected user accounts. The investigation indicates that the user account information that was stolen did not include passwords in clear text, payment card data, or bank account information. The company is continuing to work closely with law enforcement.”
You should take the time now to secure your Yahoo account and migrate any personal or sensitive data to a more protected source even if you do not intend to continue using Yahoo or its other services. You should also do the following immediately:

Please change your passwords, security questions and answers for any accounts with the same or similar credentials to something unique and complex, especially your Yahoo account and accounts containing sensitive data.
Avoid and be cautious of any unexpected emails (or other communication channel) in which you’re asked for personal information or suspicious links to places asking for personal information.
Use a password manager to help you manage new and complex passwords for your accounts. Dashlane Password Manager allows for unlimited password storage and access, you can get it here now for free.
Read the full statement from Oath and Yahoo below:

NEW YORK, N.Y., October 3, 2017-Yahoo, now part of Oath, today announced that it is providing notice to additional user accounts affected by an August 2013 data theft previously disclosed by the company on December 14, 2016. At that time, Yahoo disclosed that more than one billion of the approximately three billion accounts existing in 2013 had likely been affected. In 2016, Yahoo took action to protect all accounts, including directly notifying impacted users identified at the time, requiring password changes and invalidating unencrypted security questions and answers so that they could not be used to access an account. Yahoo also notified users via a notice on its website.

Subsequent to Yahoo’s acquisition by Verizon, and during integration, the company recently obtained new intelligence and now believes, following an investigation with the assistance of outside forensic experts, that all Yahoo user accounts were affected by the August 2013 theft. While this is not a new security issue, Yahoo is sending email notifications to the additional affected user accounts. The investigation indicates that the user account information that was stolen did not include passwords in clear text, payment card data, or bank account information. The company is continuing to work closely with law enforcement.

“Verizon is committed to the highest standards of accountability and transparency, and we proactively work to ensure the safety and security of our users and networks in an evolving landscape of online threats,” said Chandra McMahon, Chief Information Security Officer, Verizon. “Our investment in Yahoo is allowing that team to continue to take significant steps to enhance their security, as well as benefit from Verizon’s experience and resources.”

Additional information regarding this issue is available on the Yahoo 2013 Account Security Update FAQs page, https://yahoo.com/security-update .

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Super! I have a Yahoo account, but I very rarely use it. Whatever info they have is probably old, and I change passwords regularly. I quit using it entirely for quite some time because of all my email addresses, it was and is the worst for spam. It is a shame that Verizon decided to get out of the email business. I just switched from Comcast to FIOS. Comcast, bless their hearts, just a few months ago (so the CSR told me), is now allowing old customers to keep their email addresses. So far it remains free.

Verizon bought AOL and is using them to handle their email.. If you had a verizon.net email addy you could keep it, but it is still handled by AOL  (IMHO - The switch is a big "downhill".  AOL doesn't think you have the email and other stuff that you should want, and wants to "help".

Baah - humbug