{"id":6750,"date":"2021-12-24T13:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T18:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=6750"},"modified":"2021-12-24T13:59:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T18:59:47","slug":"microsoft-and-apple-wont-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/24\/microsoft-and-apple-wont-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft and Apple Won&#8217;t Do This"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5e688603b58c67c63f1438ca0f220876.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6753\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5e688603b58c67c63f1438ca0f220876.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6753\" class=\"wp-image-6753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5e688603b58c67c63f1438ca0f220876.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5e688603b58c67c63f1438ca0f220876-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5e688603b58c67c63f1438ca0f220876-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Apple-logo-on-dark-gray-background.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6754\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Apple-logo-on-dark-gray-background.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6754\" class=\"wp-image-6754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Apple-logo-on-dark-gray-background.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Apple-logo-on-dark-gray-background-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Apple-logo-on-dark-gray-background-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Apple-logo-on-dark-gray-background-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">You need to remember that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple<\/a><\/strong> won&#8217;t do this: they won&#8217;t, really.  What won&#8217;t they do?  They won&#8217;t cause pop-ups to appear which try to scare you.  No pop-ups telling you to not turn your computer off.  Or, asking you to call a toll-free number.  No pop-ups telling you there&#8217;s a zillion infections on your machine.  By the way, they don&#8217;t call you, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-my-soapbox\">My Soapbox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">It&#8217;s difficult to believe but it&#8217;s now been five (5) years since I shared my first video about this issue.  (<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RK2i8RtCP60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keep Your Money &#8211; Don&#8217;t Get Taken In By A Scam<\/a><\/em><\/strong>)  Yet, even this week &#8211; the week before Christmas &#8211; I had three customers call me about this.  Unfortunately, one of them fell for the scam and allowed someone onto his computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-all-about-social-engineering\">It&#8217;s All About Social Engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The easiest way a scammer can get your money is by fooling you via Social Engineering.  I&#8217;ve talked about this a million times here in my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?s=social+engineering&amp;doing_wp_cron=1640350939.1606440544128417968750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/strong>.  Still, for some people, my preaching isn&#8217;t sinking in.  It&#8217;s pretty simple, actually.  Microsoft, Apple and Google will never use any of the three basic methods of Social Engineering to get you to do something.  In case you&#8217;ve forgotten, here are they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-list\"><li>By using fear or panic<\/li><li>Appealing to your willingness to help others<\/li><li>By attempting to tap into your dreams<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">If you want to see examples of these methods, please re-read my post, <strong><em>Social Engineering:<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/31\/the-weakest-link-in-the-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Weakest Link In The Chain.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-but-john-they-won-t-go-away\">But, John, They Won&#8217;t Go Away<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">One of the reasons people fall for these scams is their inability to get them off the screen.  In desperation, people will call the scammer&#8217;s phone number.  <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t do it!<\/strong><\/span><\/span>  Want to know how to get rid of these fake pop-ups?  Simple.  Hold down the physical button that you use to turn your computer on.  Hold it down for 10 seconds &#8211; ignore that the screen goes black in about 3 seconds &#8211; keep holding until the 10 seconds are up.  Wait 10 minutes.  Restart your computer.  When you open up your browser, do NOT click on &#8220;Restore Tabs&#8221; if it appears.  That&#8217;s it.  Easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-question-we-hear-all-the-time\">A Question We Hear All The Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">People often ask me why their anti-virus doesn&#8217;t block these scam pop-ups.  Anti-virus software can only block pop-ups that contain infections.  These scam pop-ups contain NO infections.  There&#8217;s nothing wrong with the pop-up except the words which try to manipulate you into doing something stupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-hate-to-sound-egotistical\">I Hate To Sound Egotistical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">I recognize that this sounds self-serving but here&#8217;s a rule I&#8217;d like you to adopt: don&#8217;t allow anyone else on your computer but us!  (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.4kcc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/support.4kcc.com<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You need to remember that Microsoft and Apple won&#8217;t do this: they won&#8217;t, really. What won&#8217;t they do? They won&#8217;t cause pop-ups to appear which try to scare you. No pop-ups telling you to not turn your computer off. Or, asking you to call a toll-free number. 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