Like others I receive a lot of unwanted email and typically just delete it, block it or send it to my junk mail folder. Here lately I’ve been receiving a lot of girly stuff (i.e.: needlepoint, dresses, shoes, etc.). I kinda suspected it’s stuff my boss (wife) has looked up on her laptop but just wrote it off. Now I’m convinced.
I recently worked with Pampered Chef for a super secret Christmas gift and low and behold a day or two later the boss is receiving emails from Pampered Chef wanting her to attend a party or something. Her email address is different than mine. What’s the deal? This is totally blowing my gift idea.
I’m on a desktop and she’s on a laptop. We are both on Windows 11. The only sharing we should be doing is via WiFi for our printer.
The research I’ve done suggests a VPN will eliminate this problem. I run Malwarebytes but my subscription doesn’t have a VPN. They offer it for an additional fee but I’m hoping to avoid it. Trying to cheep it for the boss.
Oh, yea, I have to keep this on the quite side so she doesn’t find out I’m on to her.
Any suggestions on how to carry on business in private?
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Use the library connections?
If your email and her’s are “linked by Google algo” then you need a whole diff email on a clandestine “clean” computer.
As that guy in Paris said to Liam “good luck”.
ralph
My “free” CCleaner came with “free” Avast which apparently comes with a “free” VPN.
So far I’ve not activated the VPN.
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Hey Ralph. I run paid for CCleaner monthly on the first. I’ve never noticed a VPN. Let me call it up and look around. Thanks for the tip.
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I just called up CCleaner and couldn’t find Avast. I then did a search and it looks like Avast is a stand alone product with no connection to CCleaner. Subscription is more than the add on price Malwarebytes wants.
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That’s interesting.
CCleaner just did a major update, two weeks ago. As part of that , a window said “free Avast”, so I told it to go ahead. (I’ve used Avast in the past, and am comfortable with it.)
N it’s offering a “free” VPN.
Now, I’m concerned.
I wonder if I been scammed, trojaned, wormed, or virused?
ralph
Malware n Avast bothe tell me there is no “infection”.
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I checked and I bought CCleaner during the Black Friday specials. So, I now have a ‘premium’ CCleaner.
Avast came with it. And, on the Avast screen, there’s a link to a VPN.
That’s all I can say.
ralph
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Hey Ralph. I’m trying to reply to your message but The Fool in all it’s glory keeps telling me post can’t be empty. Hope you get this.
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OK, this is about the 10th time I’ve tried to quote you and reply and the Fool keeps telling me the message can’t be empty.
It ain’t empty.
Now I forgot what I was going to say after all that BS.
Oh, yea, now I remember. Thanks for your input. Now I’m wishing there was another solution to the problem other than using a VPN.
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I’ve used a VPN for many years. PIA has been good for me and it’s not expensive. Best of all it’s fast…doc
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