The point is that after they have entered their password, the child has 30 minutes of unfettered purchasing power and there is NO warning of this at all.
They install conduit search which requires a reimage to get rid of.
Seriously? You have to reimage a machine just to get rid of conduit? 10 minutes work with ADWCleaner and JRT are all it takes. I suggest handing in your geekcard at the door as you leave.
Doesn't fix the problem, believe me, I've tried. I run a small computer repair business and we must get 20 or so XP machines in a week with this issue. It's worst on single core CPUs as it completely ties the system up. If the machine will support it, we look through our trays of pulled CPUs and just throw in a dual core chip which helps a lot.
How many people will actually apply this firmware update? 90% of people plug their router in, hook their equipment up to it and leave it that way until it breaks, then they replace it.
Oh I've had my fair share of stupid customers who have actually handed over anything from about £90 to £200 for a years worth of "protection" and "support". They just don't get anything for their money at all.
I've even known people who don't own a computer get calls from the scammers.
I've yet to see any evidence of this. Most of our customers have been savvy enough to just terminate the call and end the remote desktop session when they start asking for money. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I've never seen it.
That's not the scam at all. The software they get you to download is some remote control software, usually legitimate. Something like Teamviewer or Logmein. They then proceed to show you all the "problems" in the event viewer and offer to sell you software and remote support (which you don't need).
I've had quite a few computers come through my workshop where a customer has fallen for this scam. Never found any viruses. The scam is them taking money off you for absolutely nothing. Whether or not they then resell the credit card details, I don't know. But I know that they take payments of anything upwards of £90.
If the property has at some point had cable then it's terminated in a brown box on an outside wall with a standard F-Connector. I recently did away with all the original cabling installed by the provider and ran my own. Cable up the outside of the house, into the loft (attic) split to my modem and back down the cavity wall to the TV downstairs.
Considerably better than it was. Less cabling on show.
Considering you've been doing this shit for money since 1995, you've not learnt much have you? An untethered jailbreak in the IOS world has ALWAYS meant that it doesn't require a USB connection to a computer to work when you restart the phone. How the initial jailbreak is carried out is irrelevant.
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Saw this on The Reg earlier : https://www.durovis.com/
But 99% of Windows users can't/won't go to those lengths to stay secure. But congratulations on making life hard for yourself.
XBMC was the first thing that sprung to mind when I saw this. Looks ideal for the job.
You mean like they state, right there, in the second sentence of the summary?
Can someone mod this guy down please? He's clouding the discussion with facts.
Where? Have had a look and I cant find anything about a 30 minute window.
The point is that after they have entered their password, the child has 30 minutes of unfettered purchasing power and there is NO warning of this at all.
Nope, that's a 100% genuine screenshot taken from a customers machine. It's an extreme case, yes, but shit like this does happen.
I work in a repair shop too. Here's an example of one machine we had in and a customers ability to install EVERYTHING. http://i.imgur.com/FrEpEPO.jpg
Yes, more toolbars than actual browsing area.
They install conduit search which requires a reimage to get rid of.
Seriously? You have to reimage a machine just to get rid of conduit? 10 minutes work with ADWCleaner and JRT are all it takes. I suggest handing in your geekcard at the door as you leave.
This has now been fixed, apparently.
http://redmondmag.com/articles/2014/01/16/windows-xp-resource-hog.aspx
Doesn't fix the problem, believe me, I've tried. I run a small computer repair business and we must get 20 or so XP machines in a week with this issue. It's worst on single core CPUs as it completely ties the system up. If the machine will support it, we look through our trays of pulled CPUs and just throw in a dual core chip which helps a lot.
Respect where it's due... That's 5 miles an hour faster than Paul Walker!
How many people will actually apply this firmware update? 90% of people plug their router in, hook their equipment up to it and leave it that way until it breaks, then they replace it.
Is this optional or am I required to have it taking up space on my Nexus 4 regardless?
Do you use steam regardless? Whether you answer yes or no, the answer is the same: What are you complaining about then?
Which you can also do with the consoles...
I'm sure they'd care if any great number of people actually used Safari.
They keep talking about the luxury end of the market, but what about the cheaper brands like Seat? Pretty sure this will affect them too...
The saying is "Heads I win, tails you lose." It's meant to sound mildly confusing.
Oh I've had my fair share of stupid customers who have actually handed over anything from about £90 to £200 for a years worth of "protection" and "support". They just don't get anything for their money at all.
I've even known people who don't own a computer get calls from the scammers.
I've yet to see any evidence of this. Most of our customers have been savvy enough to just terminate the call and end the remote desktop session when they start asking for money. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I've never seen it.
That's not the scam at all. The software they get you to download is some remote control software, usually legitimate. Something like Teamviewer or Logmein. They then proceed to show you all the "problems" in the event viewer and offer to sell you software and remote support (which you don't need).
I've had quite a few computers come through my workshop where a customer has fallen for this scam. Never found any viruses. The scam is them taking money off you for absolutely nothing. Whether or not they then resell the credit card details, I don't know. But I know that they take payments of anything upwards of £90.
If the property has at some point had cable then it's terminated in a brown box on an outside wall with a standard F-Connector. I recently did away with all the original cabling installed by the provider and ran my own. Cable up the outside of the house, into the loft (attic) split to my modem and back down the cavity wall to the TV downstairs. Considerably better than it was. Less cabling on show.
Considering you've been doing this shit for money since 1995, you've not learnt much have you? An untethered jailbreak in the IOS world has ALWAYS meant that it doesn't require a USB connection to a computer to work when you restart the phone. How the initial jailbreak is carried out is irrelevant.
Hope this clears things up for you.