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Tetrachloride

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4. Call your bank and Applecare
Tue Dec 15, 2020, 02:11 PM
Dec 2020

1. First, make backups. Keychains especially. Take some screenshots or camera shots.

2. Next, call your bank. Change your credit and debit cards.

3. Call AppleCare and ask them about "p".

4. Offer to send a screenshot.

5. They may ask you to enable Screen Sharing. Agree to this. This will require your password. They will analyze your computer using "your" mouse and keyboard from their system.

--- note: only do this with an AppleCare person.

6. Then it gets trickier. Making sure your internet accounts where you spend money are safe.

7. Whatever you do, do not get MacKeeper or CleanMyMac.

8. Javascript in your browser and emails is a powerful thing. This is part of how major websites work. Its often part of attacks. A browser with built-in protection such as Epic (see epic. browser. dot com ) or third party extensions for Safari or Chrom or Firefox will help. On Safari on my iPhone, I keep Javascript off in general. its a balance. Either keep Javascript off -- or take action using extensions.

9. Consider asking your mac specialist to install a HOSTS file, if you don't know how. Its easy and alleviates some risk, not to mention advertisers. (they are easy to remove also. )

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The main things are -- BACKUPS and TALK TO YOUR BANK. then go from there.

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