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05-09-2019 05:56 PM
I ended up with some strange line that appeared at the top of my screen. It was not a virus but rather a nuisance that I could not remove. I was able to chat online with Microsoft Word for no charge and they were able to remove it.
05-09-2019 06:00 PM
@Katcat1 wrote:I ended up with some strange line that appeared at the top of my screen. It was not a virus but rather a nuisance that I could not remove. I was able to chat online with Microsoft Word for no charge and they were able to remove it.
It sounds like a harmless glitch, but your choice not to use links.
Personally, I look at the poster's name and at the link and then decide. I've never encountered any serious problems.
Also, my security protection usually warn about not opening a "malicious" link.
05-09-2019 06:02 PM
@suzyQ3 I am no longer taking any chances.
05-09-2019 06:27 PM
Hi, @Katcat1 ,
How were you able to chat on-line with microsoft word? Was it through the word help search?
05-09-2019 06:28 PM
I've read that someone that you trust can send a link that already and unknowingly has a virus infecting or attached to it.
If someone instead can say what the subject is you can just type that in the search line and get many results on different websites.
I try not to open any links no matter if they are from family or strangers or on a social forum.
My mother's friend always sends her links and articles and she has gotten a virus.
I have a friend who sends a lot of links and I got a lot of wonky stuff after opening one (which I won't anymore).
So, its not just here, it could be from anywhere and unfortunately anyone's links.
05-09-2019 06:28 PM
@Katcat1 ,I also dont open links.Some are to sites with ads that will haunt you.I once opened a link on a Christian chat board and was bombarded daily from a religious group.It was really bad, sending stuff to my email 20 times a day.Yes better safe than sorry!
05-09-2019 06:31 PM
IDK. Maybe we have exceptional software or something, but I've never had any such problems. I can't imagine never opening links. For me, it would make online activity useless.
05-09-2019 06:53 PM
@oceantown wrote:Hi, @Katcat1 ,
How were you able to chat on-line with microsoft word? Was it through the word help search?
That’s the bigger issue.
How would they remove something without you giving
someone access to your computer?
Almost sounds like a virus was already there...feels scammy.
05-09-2019 07:07 PM
@Katcat1 wrote:I ended up with some strange line that appeared at the top of my screen. It was not a virus but rather a nuisance that I could not remove. I was able to chat online with Microsoft Word for no charge and they were able to remove it.
I am trying to figure out how you were able to do a chat online with Microsoft Word, which is a software program.
05-09-2019 07:10 PM
Yes, my thoughts exactly.
I have no idea how microsoft word could have an on-line chat, and then remove something that was on the computer.
This just does not make sense to me.
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