re: #305 LudwigVanQuixote

Thank you.

I wish him a speedy and through healing of all his ailments. I’ll be off to prayers in a few hours.

And to you I wish a speedy resolution to your computer issues.

May I make a respectful observation? In my university career, I have had quite a few observant students. In general, these kids grow up in sheltered environments where people are as a rule, honest. It is frequently not second nature for them to look for scams the same way as it is for more secular kids.

Just to help prevent future incidents…

I respectfully suggest that you invest in one of the stronger security suites. There are many good ones. I personally use Trend PcCillin. Norton is great as is McCaffee.

It is also vitally important to keep up with updates. This means setting the machine to auto update not just the security suite but also all the other browser updates and patches to the operating system. Microsoft is very full of holes. As people keep finding them, they keep quietly plugging them in patches.

Another suggestion is to use a different web browser than i.e explorer or even firefox these days. The more popular a browser is the more people work on finding ways in. I am currently running chrome.

Or, Rivka could just clean up the current infection on her PC and get a Mac. All the best people have them, setting them up is a whiz, and transferring all your important docs over from your deadly scam-magnet PC is too.