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Originally posted by Bacchus View Postdon't want to teach anyone to suck eggs, but with my old girl's pc a very simple search on files that had been modified that day was very revealing
All scans clear, so going to risk it for now and see how she goes.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostYep, that's where I started, and browser history.
All scans clear, so going to risk it for now and see how she goes.
I stashed a few piccies in MS\download\granny\bumburster
but don't bother looking, leave it with me
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("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to WorkComment
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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostPersonally I'd get her BT number changed or at least get BT to block all unknown callers. These scum are ruthless and will repeatedly target vulnerable people.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostI've told her to cancel her cards. I'm going round shortly and will see what (if anything) I can find.
Get her to change her maiden name.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostA damsel in distress and so many helpful replies
Cheers all for the replies - hopefully we've mitigated the potential consequences - will keep an eye on things for a few weeks.Comment
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Personally I'd get her BT number changed or at least get BT to block all unknown callersbloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View Post...
Full reformat and reinstall is the only way to be sure...
Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Funnily enough I just had "Alan" from the Microsoft Windows department on the phone wanting to talk to me about my computer.
I just kept quite while he said "Can you hear me? Are you there?" for about 3 minutes before hanging up.
What really makes me angry is that BT should be doing far, far more in blocking these scam calls. When I spoke to BT last time they really weren't very interested.
Landline-telephony is broken. I don't want anyone to be able to call me ( or my family ) at home from anywhere in the world.
I really wonder why I have a landline. I never use it. The kids never use it. The missus never uses it. The only calls we get on it are cold-calls.
It's almost as pointless as daily postal deliveries ... there's nothing in them except junk mail that goes straight to the bin. One delivery a week would be better.Comment
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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostFunnily enough I just had "Alan" from the Microsoft Windows department on the phone wanting to talk to me about my computer.
I just kept quite while he said "Can you hear me? Are you there?" for about 3 minutes before hanging up.
What really makes me angry is that BT should be doing far, far more in blocking these scam calls. When I spoke to BT last time they really weren't very interested.
Landline-telephony is broken. I don't want anyone to be able to call me ( or my family ) at home from anywhere in the world.
I really wonder why I have a landline. I never use it. The kids never use it. The missus never uses it. The only calls we get on it are cold-calls.
It's almost as pointless as daily postal deliveries ... there's nothing in them except junk mail that goes straight to the bin. One delivery a week would be better.
These days everyone calls everybody on a mobile or via VOIP. The only calls on landlines are fraud and scams and timewasters.Comment
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