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safeinOhio

(34,671 posts) Fri Aug 10, 2018, 04:44 PM Aug 2018

Turn off bluetooth when not using

Hackers got me. Went out and bought a hard wired key board and plugged in my printer direct.

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Turn off bluetooth when not using (Original Post) safeinOhio Aug 2018 OP

What happened? PJMcK Aug 2018 #1

Started to slow down with safeinOhio Aug 2018 #2

Where was this ... home or public? Auggie Aug 2018 #3

Home safeinOhio Aug 2018 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Auggie Aug 2018 #5

Was the computer RocRizzo55 Aug 2018 #7

Yikes. cwydro Aug 2018 #6

PJMcK

(23,253 posts)

1. What happened?

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 05:29 PM

Aug 2018

If you don't mind my asking.

safeinOhio

(34,671 posts)

2. Started to slow down with

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 05:50 PM

Aug 2018

lots of beach balls. Then my scrolling went crazy, rolling down without touching it. Googled it and tried turning off Bluetooth and back to normal. Key board was my only need for it, so bought a $19 hard connected one.

Auggie

(32,007 posts)

3. Where was this ... home or public?

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 06:15 PM

Aug 2018

safeinOhio

(34,671 posts)

4. Home

Reply to Auggie (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 06:26 PM

Aug 2018

iMac on cable router.

Response to safeinOhio (Reply #4)

Auggie This message was self-deleted by its author.

RocRizzo55

(980 posts)

7. Was the computer

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 04:54 PM

Aug 2018

directly wired to the cable modem?
If so you need to get a wireless router.
You also need to have antivirus-antimalware software on your Mac.
Yes, they can get infected.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

6. Yikes.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2018, 08:47 PM

Aug 2018

Thanks for this info.

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