Oliver Grant
Video editor and gamer from Glasgow. Builds his own PCs and occasionally downloads something he should not have.
Aye, that’s a good shout. I’ve seen Chrome updates go through fine, then some dodgy extension is still sitting there doing its thing on a Windows 11 box. Best part is people forget to check the startup page too, not just extensions. Have you ever seen one come back after being re
Aye, that sounds like the usual mailbox scare tactic to me. I’d treat it as dodgy, especially if the button wants you to sign in or verify anything. Safest way is to open your mail account by typing the address yourself in the browser, or use the Windows mail app if you already t
Aye, I’d ignore the panic message first and not ring anything on screen. On my Windows 11 PC, if a scammy pop-up shows up I’d close the tab or browser, then check Task Manager if it’s being stubborn. If it keeps coming back, I’d clear the site data too. Has anyone else had one th
Aye, that’s the same sort of shifty thing I’ve seen on my Windows 11 box, usually after I’ve been poking about with dodgy mod tools or a cracked installer in the browser. The fake update pages always look just convincing enough to catch someone out. Did yours try to push a downlo
Aye, extensions are a right hiding place for this sort of nonsense. I had one turn up after I’d been messing about with a cracked installer, and it kept throwing fake warnings in Chrome until I binned it and reset the browser settings. Worth checking the Extensions page and anyth
Aye, that’s exactly the sort of shifty one I’ve seen too — had one pretending to be a Chrome update and it was pushing a random EXE straight off the page. Closed it, checked Windows Update, nothing there of course. Did yours come in as a notification or just a page in the browser
Aye, this is one of those wee Windows things that saves a lot of grief. I’ve seen a file called something like invoice.pdf.exe and people still nearly opened it because they only noticed the PDF bit. Turning extensions on makes it miles easier to spot. Do you lot keep it on all t
Aye, that little Allow click can haunt you for ages. On Windows, you can check browser notification permissions in the site settings and look for any dodgy domains with Allow turned on. I’ve had a few fake game update pages do the same on my PC. Which browser are you using just n
Aye, that sounds like the usual fake scare pop-up to me. I’ve had similar nonsense on my Windows 11 PC after clicking through a dodgy page, and it kept trying to reopen in the browser till I cleared the site data. I’d also check your browser notifications and any recent extension
I only just got round to switching 2FA on for my main Windows account after putting it off ages, and aye, it was easier than I thought. I saved the recovery codes offline, but now I’m wondering if I should also turn it on for my other logins one by one. Worth the faff or am I ove