Community Chat

[LisaMofSLC]

Has anyone gotten a virus from viewing a shopping channel? I was looking at another, not QVC, and my work computer got a virus for the first time ever. Completely botched up and having to be re-whatever'ed. Makes me afraid to view my shopping sites anymore. Has anyone been hit in such a manner?

[KingstonsMom]

QVC is the only shopping channel I buy from and in 22+ years of regularly shopping here, I've never gotten a virus.

Can't speak about the others.

[I am still oxox]

I have a Mac but I have never heard of this, have you opened any emails that you did not know the sender

[Desertdi]

Not me..........

[LisaMofSLC]

No. I was just accessing Evine, a well known shopping channel, one i have used before. But today, I got a virus. Just odd. I have no Net at home so use my work computer to shop. Never had an issue until today.

[Krimpette]

@LisaMofSLC. Wow.  Was your employer upset?  Not only for using their computers for shopping, but to infect with a virus.  Hope they were understanding.

[MacDUFF]

Well, I've had a touch of Goodwill donate-itus lately...oh, wait...never mind.     Hope you get is straightened out soon.

[chrystaltree]

No, I don't think it's like that you got the viruse from a shopping channel site.  I've had the occasional virus but since I use my computer a lot, I have no way of knowing where I got it.  Probably from some video or link from FB.  I try not to do that type of think on the laptop I use for work.  It's why I love customer support.  I don't have to figure anything out myself I call, they run a diagnostic and fix whatever the problem is.  

[Lipstickdiva]

No I have not.  But I never click on links anyone on the board posts, especially in the TV section where some often post links to on-line gossip sites.  I clicked on one of those links once and ended up with all kinds of malware on my work computer.  I ran a scan and it deleted it all.  I've never had a full blown virus.   

[excpa]

I got an email from Walmart the other day.  I happened to be looking at the address bar when I clicked on it.  (Walmart and I are old "pen pals")  For a split second the address came up with "sucker" as the first part.  I immediately closed the window but, really?   Spammers are using insulting sending addresses?  Now I look at the screen while emails are retrieved.  Amazing.  Fortunately, I use chrome and I haven't had any problems that I've noticed.   There may be some that I haven't noticed, so I cleared my browsing history and my cookies.  (What am I talking about?   Life is getting much too complicated with computers.  And they want us to trust our lives to a computer driven car?  I don't think I will, thank you.)