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Copperfield
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Lawl..
is this the new feature of mmorpg.com??
selling users intrests to third parties?
easy money
is this the new feature of mmorpg.com??
selling users intrests to third parties?
easy money
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I haven't given cookies a second though in years. Hell I've forgotten where to look on my computer for them.
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
If MMORPG.com was reasonable, more people would be too.
Someone posted a SS around here of MMORPG.com having no fewer than 43 or so widgets going on a main page.
If MMORPG.com is going to be insane about loading up their pages with that stuff, I feel no guilt about protecting myself from being buried by it.
Also, use your browser settings to reject certain cookies if you want. Opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
I tend to wonder where people go and what people do that this stuff is an issue! O.o
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
I strongly recommend password protection; I use Lastpass and additional protection if you are banking online or doing anything that involves that level of sensitive information. Trusteer is worth installing for that.
Most people can live with Window's firewall but I wouldn't recommend it per se. There are better solutions out there.
Certainly, you can make the case that you can limit your risk by not opening e-mail attachments, surfing questionable sites and not ever using open access with any PC or device that syncs to your PC but you still aren't completely secure and that's where the virus software might save the day...Use a router? Access the Internet at all? You do that using a VPN right? No? You're at risk..
Here's another thought. Use 2-factor authentication with a game account? You should. Using an authenticater or phone/e-mail makes a lot of sense.
I've been breached twice in the last 10 years. Neither time was my fault despite all my precautions. Catch this.. Both times it was Sony. Yes, I no longer do business with Sony, as both times it was a nightmare to fix the problem with the hacker changing the e-mail associated with my account and essentially locking me out. I would get an e-mail detailing a purchase.. Then another indicating the e-mail address associated with my account had been changed.. Usually Saturday night, as Sony only offers chat assistance on Sunday. Sony just added 2 factor authentication which would have prevented both of these events; finally. Too little too late for me after being treated so poorly.
My point is a virus can be a real hassle, a trojan or other malware can be even more problematic. Ransomware or actually having your personal information compromised after someone installs a keylogger on your machine is really going to hurt. Is that worth rolling the dice? No way.
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
So what's the point of all your precautions?
I used to use anti-virus, but I still got viruses. They didn't actually DO anything, so I stopped using them. I haven't had a virus for years, AND I don't have to be annoyed with my anti-virus pretending to do stuff with annoying pop-ups and slogging down my system.
Anti-virus software gives people false hope... If I know I am going to a bad part of the web I do it in a VM... you would not believe the amount of people whose computers I fix that have viruses and Anti-virus...
Besides if I ever have a problem, I cloned an updated copy of my drive and can be back up and running in less than 10 minutes, like it never even happened... I keep all my storage/data on my Linux based Home Server so I won't even miss a beat...
Short answer, just because you think your virus free, doesn't mean you are.
There's a common scam where a trojan infects your computer and directs you to an an "anti-virus program" to get rid of the virus. My parents actually fell for that one, unfortunately, and paid good money for it.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was shady stuff going on with many so-called trusted anti-virus programs.
Along the lines of what flizzer said, it reminds me of people selling bomb shelters in the 50s. It gives you a sense of security but it doesn't really do anything. Some are definitely more shady than that, too.
Don't confuse me not using an anti-virus with believing I'm safe. It's just that I don't trust this or that program to keep me safe. I try to not do stupid stuff on the internet- I think that more than anything has resulted in me not getting viruses anymore.
I think there is credence to the idea that running an anti-virus or a suite of protection programs/tweeks gives you a false sense of security, or at least it did for me.
All that being said, if I were to use an anti-virus, it would be windows defender. That was the only one that didn't constantly annoy me trying to prove that it's doing something productive and worth my money (because it's free), and it actually amazingly did seem to do one or two things worthwhile.
I keep my email password different then anything and my bank password is unique as well.
Fact is the antivirus software is more of a hassle for me then its worth. So this foolish person seems to be doing fine without all the crap that antivirus software puts you through.
Something like Revo Uninstaller is great at at removing the left behind junk.
It's kinda like back when I was single I rather put up with using a condom and avoid problems than not using one and then having to deal with extra little buddies hitching a ride because of a one night stand with the wrong lady.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.