[pchelpers] Re: Firefox toolbar add-on

 
Thanks, I just did remember that I did not enter my AOL password or e-mail  
account onto the Firebox toolbar; only yahoo and hotmail, besides what you say  
below.   I think it's a Mozilla Firefox extension to import e-mail  accounts. 
I see tho, here, you are talking about Thunderbird, so if Firefox can  import 
mail on its toolbar why would there be a "Thunderbird" email  client.  Maybe 
I'd better get rid of that extension on second  thought(?)
 
Back to AOL:     I sure don't know how a pharmacy who I  never ordered from 
before in my life has ahold of my NEW debit card number. aha,  i did recently 
order and cancel a prescription,     well at  least they don't use it unless I 
click on a link which I've never done before  and never have had unsolicited 
charges on my checking.
That is where a credit card would come in handy, and I don't have  any:)
 
Arlene
 
In a message dated 8/27/2006 9:44:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Ekhart.GEORGI@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Hi  Arlene

> I can't remember (pretty sure it was Mozilla)  but it  is all being  
re-done 
> today (maybe) ; well, you say it is safe  if it was an extension on The  
Firefox 
> homepage. It was an  extension added to the Firefox toolbar.

If you give permission to  criminal or just annoying malware (malicious 
software) to install itself  on your computer, there is nothing Firefox 
or any other browser can do to  prevent that. And it can very well appear 
as part of a Firefox toolbar  even if it's malware. Firefox prevents 
malware from installing itself  without asking for permission, which can 
happen on less safe browsers like  Internet Explorer.

If you're not sure where the extension came from,  get rid of it 
immediately. Go to Tools > Extensions rightclick and  choose Uninstall, 
and check to make sure it's gone from that list when you  restart Firefox.

*Only* as long as you get Firefox extensions from  reputable sites like 
the official Mozilla website, is there no danger  whatsoever; there are 
too many eyes watching in open source projects for  any malware to sneak in.

> and now, 5 minutes ago,  a click on  a link and a "membership charge"  to 
MY 
> debit card number,  fortunately only in the amount of $15. 

What??? What link? What  membership? If you click on a link and enter 
debit card info, Firefox will  not prevent that even if you click on a 
criminal link that looks like the  real one. (Well, Firefox can prevent 
some phishing but not all.) You  yourself are responsible for any clicks 
on links and any personal  information entered on websites and any 
program installations on your  computer.

> and in case  anyone 
> ever needs these  addresses, even though my bank will intercept internet  
fraud,  

This is nonsense; if you send personal information to a criminal  
website, there is no way that your bank can know about that or intercept  
it. If you use your debit card to pay money to a criminal, your bank  
cannot prevent that unless they know about the criminal, and one can  
easily register new accounts and especially new websites and run before  
banks or the authorities start to block either.

> abby (thanks);  changing my AOL password immediately at this  moment.......

A new  AOL password does not protect you in any way against criminal 
websites or  against you clicking on dubious links or sending money to 
criminals. Let's  hope you knew what that link and membership  were...








-- 
-------list-services-below-----------
Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig>
Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi
List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers
PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig
Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig
Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.

Other related posts: