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Be Careful Online

By Sheila Anderson

Services for Real Estate Pros with Referral Group Incorporated

February 27, 2018 04:09 AM

I bought a MacBook a few years ago and have never looked back. Once I mastered the operating system which took a couple of weeks, I was good. Unlike my windows machines which became obsolete in no time, my Mac is intuitive and is hardly ever plagued by anything I haven't created myself.

Yesterday I was online and my computer popped up with a deadly message which scared me big time. I didn't click on the link but called Apple instead. They were great and ran a scan for me that detected some malware I probably inadvertently downloaded from Facebook. I'm better now now but am certainly going to be careful about margin entries that make me curious. Be careful out there.

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Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Sheila we must be extremely careful - there are nuts out there. I ran across some on FB this morning and now I unfriend them - I just don't want all that negative vibe coming into my line of site. Glad you got your issue solved quickly.

Feb 27, 2018 09:01 AM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ
Linda Piper

Ventura, CA

William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Enough people are now using Apple products it pays for the scammers to put malwere out there for it also

Feb 27, 2018 09:18 AM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA

Put 40 years of experience to work for you

You might want to download malwarebytes and run it on your computer, Sheila. The premium version is now free for 30 days before it reverts. You could use either version, though. I think one is automatic and one is manual, and manual is free.

Feb 27, 2018 09:18 AM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Brian England

Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ

MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

It is very scary when something is wrong with our computers, as we rely so heavily on them these days. I try not to download anything from the internet.

Feb 27, 2018 09:21 AM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Hi Anna. It is scary out there. Thanks my friend. Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 09:26 AM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Hi William. I think you are right. Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 09:26 AM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Hi Elizabeth. I now have that thanks to the guy from Apple yesterday. TY Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 09:27 AM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Hi Brian. I never download anything from the Web unless absolutely necessary: like a Visa Application. Otherwise I am careful but I apparently clicked on something that made this happen. TY Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 09:28 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sheila,

We are super careful, an thank you for the heads up. Like you, we have always called Apple Care and they do care. A

Feb 27, 2018 11:39 AM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Exactly Alexandra. TY Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 11:40 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX

Selling Homes Changing Lives

Sheila Anderson - Once again you prove, an Apple is golden!!!

Feb 27, 2018 01:33 PM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Thanks Patricia. Indeed. Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 01:36 PM

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I have noticed that Facebook has a number of cutesy little quizzes that come up, which are possibly full of malware. It pays to be cautious!

Feb 27, 2018 01:44 PM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Thank you Myrl. It certainly does. Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 01:45 PM

Chris Ann Cleland

Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA

Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I clicked on something the other day that freaked me out too. Rebooted immediately and ran a virus scan. Whew! Nothing horrible happened.

Feb 27, 2018 04:00 PM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Thanks Chris Ann. It is scary. TY Sheila

Feb 27, 2018 05:12 PM

Claude Labbe

RLAH / @properties - Washington, DC

Realty for Your Busy Life

still love my pc, yes, Apple would have a learning curve, so I stay with pc.

cautious always

Feb 27, 2018 08:11 PM

Sheila Anderson

East Brunswick, NJ

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Hi Claude. One day......TY Sheila

Feb 28, 2018 12:43 AM

Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089

Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI

Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

I really don't like FB and try to avoid going there. I will post stuff from my phone and that's about it. It's really crappy when you can get nasty stuff just by going there.

Feb 28, 2018 05:10 PM