RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (Full Version)

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oregongirl -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/19/2012 9:03:53 PM)

domoarigato042 Thanks for your input. You said a lot here, but the best part was about passwords which I will work on changing very soon. I am the only one that uses my computer except one time when I brought my laptop over to someone's house after only knowing him a short while. I showed him some pics that I had of myself and he asked if he could have that one folder and I said yes. I needed to use the restroom and Im not 100% sure if he did anything else. He is extremely computer savvy, so I do have some concerns.

So, that is why I have been coming here and other techie forums to find ways to get the best bang for my buck with security features like A/V and other programs that will hunt down and fix malware, spyware, viruses, and other pests. I have heard nothing bad about CCleaner, so I see no reason not to have that on my computer. And now I have Norton which comes free with my ISP. It may be a hog and invasive, but I went with it for now and uninstalled Avast. I probably am repeating myself now, so on with what needs to be done, at least with the passwords. That will be a long, tedius task. I probably have at least 100 bookmarks for websites, but I usually only go to about 10-15 on a regular basis.

thanks again,
OregonGirl




oregongirl -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/28/2012 2:31:07 PM)

Thank you domoarigato042 very much for your response. I have taken all of this into account.

On another topic, does anyone know how I can not be shown as visible on CM when I log on?




absolutchocolat -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/28/2012 4:27:16 PM)

FR

for anyone looking for good a/v software, mcafee is one of the best for PCs. it runs in the background and updates itself.




oregongirl -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/28/2012 4:29:28 PM)

thanks, i have heard good things about mcafee but I think it costs?




TimeLimited -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/28/2012 4:35:13 PM)

I do know most bank and credit card websites encourage you to log out properly

AND

close you web browser when leaving a site with passwords.

I automatically kill all cookies when my browser closes.




oregongirl -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/28/2012 4:39:03 PM)

Thank you TimeLimited. I will try really hard to re-train myself to do this also. Now about remembering password, oh geez!




absolutchocolat -> RE: Is it true that if you do not log out of CM that you are more vulnerable for your acct to be hacked? (10/28/2012 5:18:04 PM)

the version i have came with my laptop, but they do have a free version you can download.




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