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| hillkill:
so my grandpa has a problem of clicking fake news stories on facebook and getting malware from it. i knew that it was from facebook, and tried lecturing him about it and that didn't work. one day i'm sitting by him while he's on facebook and he sees something like "Annoying Orange tells comey off... and you won't believe what he says in retaliation". he goes on the website and a tab pops up and says he has malware and has a minute to fix it. he clicks it and the website leads him to a "computer tech assistance" website, and some representative instructs him to download DARKCOMET. he says "damn it i already downloaded this once why do i have to do it again?" i just said forget it and reset the computer to factory settings. apparently the person on the other end has been injecting malware and adware into my grandpa's pc. anyone have stories? i want to know the philosophy behind how people can be so intelligent, but become catatonic when introduced to a computer. |
| Freek:
my dad told my mom to clear some stuff off her laptop so she deleted all of the vital files in order for the computer to run |
| Bisjac:
i think i spend an hour per month re-explaining to my mom how to send pictures to txt, email, and facebook from her phone. |
| cooolguy32:
My dad installed norton on all computers in my house (but my older brother computers). and he hasn't unsubbed from it yet, luckily I used a recovery CD to give myself Admin and uninstall blorton (bloatware + norton) on this laptop. and my friend's grandma forgeted up the their family's computer, she is always falling for those loto scams that just give you malware. |
| The Murderous Cop:
i have a very computer literate family so i don't have to deal with this stuff |
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