Stop Gmail 'critical security alert'

J_B

I keep getting these on one of my Gmail accounts - I have 'allow less secure apps' turned on but still I get these annoying messages.


It's the account that is associated to my 'foreign sim' phone which lives at home, but I still check emails on my other phone when out and about.
Is it that it's getting a log in at home and 'away' that's confusing it?
Any way to stop it complaining??

devizes18193

https://sensorstechforum.com/google-critical-security-alert-virus-scam-gmail-remove/

J_B

devizes18193 wrote: »

https://sensorstechforum.com/google-critical-security-alert-virus-scam-gmail-remove/

I don't think it's a malware thing - I've clicked on all the links which just ask me to confirm it was me - I say 'yes' and carry on.

J_B

Sorry for bumping this up, but I've just had the 24th one of these false warnings in 9 months!


Does anyone else get them???

devizes18193

Are you using gmail or a 3rd party app . Ive had a problem like this with outlook on my pc

LadyDee

I get them on my laptop when checking emails on my tablet or my phone. I use Thunderbird with gmail.

J_B

devizes18193 wrote: »

Are you using gmail or a 3rd party app . Ive had a problem like this with outlook on my pc

On my phone, I use K9 mail to check two gmail accounts and two 1&1 accounts


It never gives the 'alert' on both gmails at the same time


My BP@gmail (which has only been open since June 2018) had three alerts in Feb and one on Saturday
My BC@gmail (which has been open for years) has had 24 in the last 10 months!


:mad:

Frozen_up_north

LadyDee wrote: »

I get them on my laptop when checking emails on my tablet or my phone. I use Thunderbird with gmail.

I use the web page access to Gmail on my PC/laptop and the Gmail app on my iPhone. I personally find both work fine, and I exchange a lot of emails. Is there any point using Thunderbird?

jjhdee

Does it say anything else besides the critical alert? That's the one with the red band on top of the screen, is it? Been a while since I've seen one.

J_B

jjhdee wrote: »

Does it say anything else besides the critical alert? That's the one with the red band on top of the screen, is it? Been a while since I've seen one.

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Sign-in attempt was blocked
BC@googlemail.com[/COLOR]

Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your account. Google blocked them, but you should check what happened.

forgotmyname

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

Is there any point using Thunderbird?

Yes when you have a lot of email addresses. fetch them all in one single program.

Although yahoo appear to dislike me not using their own login pages and are telling me i have not logged in for over a year.