Paypal "security measure" -is it right?

macman

OP, what security are you running on your W98 PC then? Which antivirus, which firewall, which anti-spyware?

chunter

http://securitywatch.eweek.com/a_practical_approach_to_managing_phishing_april_2008.pdf
Paypal's advice on preventing phishing

kwikbreaks

I'm getting more convinced that this is a scam. I put part of the text reported in the first post into google and up popped...

http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/report/7454

That one is an eBay scam. Te next link is a PayPal scam...

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/shady/messages/2372.html

gaz_jones

Ordered myself one of the paypal security dongles. Its like the password generator I have for my work laptop. Very good ideas.

kwikbreaks

chunter wrote: »

You're simply dicing with death if handling money over a VERY old operating system.

Look on the bright side - in another few years it will be totally secure because the newer generations of virus won't run on it (Maybe)

ShockingPink

macman wrote: »

OP, what security are you running on your W98 PC then? Which antivirus, which firewall, which anti-spyware?

We use AVG free edition and run it daily; it hasn't found any viruses for yonks.

macman

ShockingPink wrote: »

We use AVG free edition and run it daily; it hasn't found any viruses for yonks.

Which is because it's not very good at finding them....
You must be running an older version, because the current one (8.0) does not support anything older than Windows 2000. However with W98 your AV options are rather limited.
Also be aware that the is no firewall protection with AVG Free, and none built into W98, so you are running without any firewall protection.

weegie.geek

macman wrote: »

so you are running without any firewall protection.

No outbound protection possibly, but they're probably behind a router at least.

ShockingPink

It's version 7.5. I think a newer OS migt be on the cards....

Still haven't sorted Paypal, but presumably as I've not answered their request for my CC details I should still be safe?? I feel such a numpty - I'm so careful about fake emails but when it's a URL you've typed yourself you think it'll be OK...:rolleyes:

macman

weegie.geek wrote: »

No outbound protection possibly, but they're probably behind a router at least.

If the OP's OH is addicted to obsolete technology, then a USB modem is more likely. She hasn't mentioned a router as far as I can see.
This has got me thinking about the internet banking aspect. If you get hacked running an insecure OS, or running without proper security, are the banks likely to start saying that they will not refund you, because you have been negligent? Up until now they have been fairly lenient (no doubt to encourage the take-up of online banking to reduce their overheads). But with 20m people apparently now using some form of online banking, the losses must be mounting up, which is presumably why all the major banks are offering free security software, handing out card readers etc. So I can see them taking a tougher line before too long.