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Pegasus

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 30 May

Pegasus is the name of military grade Spyware developed by an Israeli group named the NSO Group. It has been used by governments around the world to put anyone under surveillance. It is described by the company as being " a lawful...

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Alfie is my new spy machine!

Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat @Jackalyn (7558) • Oxford, England 1 Mar 18

After all the trouble with carers for my Dad, I persuaded him to have some kind of CCTV. This was also meant to help Mum check on him when she went out. My Dad, for those who do not know is almost totally paralysed, but he can use...

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I hate malware!

Colene @cpefley (1941) • San Jose, California 11 Jun 16

So because I don't have an internet connection at home, I came down to Starbucks to "work" for awhile, but that was interrupted when some vicious malware started infecting my computer! I have been battling it for over an hour and...

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How Do Computers Track Us?

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 7 Jun 16

Lately I've noticed I've gotten some very weird ads on my computer. I will be discussing something with a friend on direct messages on Twitter, and something related to it will pop up in an ad here on MyLot. Weird things like...

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Privacy Issues Now on Win7, Win8 and Win8.1

DE @DaddyEvil (174208) • United States 7 Jun 16

While helping someone on myLot with a problem today, I came across something interesting... Since a large group of people have decided to keep their present Windows software instead of upgrading to Win10, Microsoft decided to...

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What is your computer anti-virus?

Curlann @annierose (21977) • United States 26 May 16

Just like the human body, it is a must that our laptop, netbook or desktop has an installed anti-virus on it to prevent malwares or spywares to enter the system. I got an idea that the overflowing ads on my sister's laptop might...

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Stalking

Sherrye Barrow @sherryeb (580) • Duncan, Arizona 1 Oct 15

I recently discovered bugs in and around my house. Not the kind with insect wings, the video recorder kind, like you see in spy shows. The police say it happens to people all the time. It is possible to buy kits fairly cheap and...

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bryanwmc @bryanwmc (1051) • Malaysia 8 Oct 12

how many of you will do that especially when looking for ways to earn online,we come across sites that will prompt you do download this ,go to that site,use this app or download this file etc etc. In the haste to have a means to...

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The Staree website has a virus in it!

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 23 Sep 12

Staree is a website that allows users to upload pictures and you can apparently earn money based on how many people see the pics. It's a relatively new website and I tried it out for a month or so. It also has an iphone app. A...

Is there a free antivirus that Windows users get provided?

Lastbrother @Lastbrother (171) • United States 12 Aug 12

I'm looking for one. My old antivirus expired.

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I was attacked!

RawBill AKA MrAusAdventure @RawBill1 (8531) • Gold Coast, Australia 18 Jul 12

By Spyware! Some low life scammers managed to get through my computer defence and totally disabled my computer yesterday. I was happily working away, checking out websites of customers and...

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What The Hack is This?

Tsita7 @Tsita7 (6) 11 Jun 12

About a month ago i registered an account with jointopline.com and added the plugins to my Mozilla firefox browser, the Plugins replaces normal ads with their ads and we get paid. . . ... we just turn computer on and do normal...

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Voices and they are not in my head!!

Goodbye @WildHorses (718) • United States 27 Apr 12

I open the same things every day and suddenly now I hear daily some voice that comes out of nowhere talking about the same ad at least once a day.... I hear voices but see nothing... Running scans now..

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adobe flash 11 download

clocks123 @clocks123 (1225) • United States 25 Feb 12

hello i am using internet explorer. when i want to see certain videos or something that uses adobe it states to download adobe flash 11. well, i do. when i turn off my computer and put it on again, the adobe flash 11 i just...

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Why is Cashgopher such a big problem ?

iuliuxd @iuliuxd (4453) • Romania 10 Sep 11

Do you think you have the right to privacy on the internet ? At least Cashgopher is telling you that they will install a cookie on your computer because you will receive ads related with the content of the pages you visit and your...

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Spyware

pogi253 @pogi253 (1595) • Philippines 7 Aug 11

Nowadays so many industries use spy ware programs as a way to promote. These databases are designed to be click on or mechanically re-rout you to the advertiser’s website. Other kinds of programs are the irritating pop ups you get...

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free anti-spyware recommendations?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 20 Jun 11

I need to get a new anti-spyware for my netbook preferably free. Alas it's been invaded and it needs a good cleaning and then some. Window's keeps prompting me to buy theirs, I dunno if it's part of the virus or ?

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My Bank Account Was Compromised!

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 24 May 11

I monitor my accounts online and often buy things online too. I use Paypal whenever I can because of the safety factor of it. There are only two places that I access my accounts from. Work or my laptop. Now I have used the same...

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which is worse... a malware or spyware?

HotBlaze2011 @HotBlaze2011 (264) • Philippines 16 Feb 11

to all you techy mylotters...which is worse...a malware or spyware and why? we were having this discussion awhile ago with some friends and i'd like to get your input on this..thanks! =)

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Is Your Smartphone Spying On You?

La de Boheme @LaDeBoheme (2004) • United States 28 Jan 11

Would you know if it was? We are careful about protecting our computers with AVs and anti-spyware programs, but did you know your iPhone or Droid or Blackberry can easily be hijacked, too? Here is an eye-opening article...