ThioJoe Has good Ideas That shoul Be Added

[TonyVN]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9ERdBkM5M

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by AdvancedSetup
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[AdvancedSetup]

Thank you for the feedback but this really falls into the area of self promotion, site promotion, etc. and is against forum rules.

As you're a long time member here I'll leave the link. Our Research team already works on all of these kind of tricks, etc.

The largest issue is that people that are scammed by these type of attacks often are running systems that are not maintained and in good safe condition and they don't follow good computing practices.

No software is going to protect someone 100% from themselves when they're not taking good care of their systems.

 

 

1. Recommend using a Password Manager for all websites, etc. that require a password. Never use the same password on more than one site.
2. Make sure you're backing up your files https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/136226-backup-software/
3. Keep all software up to date - PatchMyPC - https://patchmypc.com/home-updater#download
4. Keep your Operating System up to date and current at all times - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-faq-8a903416-6f45-0718-f5c7-375e92dddeb2
5. Further tips to help protect your computer data and improve your privacy: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/258363-tips-to-help-protect-from-infection/ 
6. Please consider installing the following Content Blockers for your Web browsers if you haven't done so already. This will help improve overall security

Malwarebytes Browser Guard

•   Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/malwarebytes-browser-guar/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee
•   Microsoft Edge: https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413298736787-Install-Malwarebytes-Browser-Guard-on-Microsoft-Edge-browser
•   Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/

uBlock Origin

• Google Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm 
• Microsoft Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/ublock-origin/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak 
• Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin

 

Further reading if you like to keep up on the malware threat scene: Malwarebytes Blog  https://blog.malwarebytes.com/

Thank you for using Malwarebytes

 

 

Edited August 31, 2023 by AdvancedSetup
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