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  2. Windows Defender Security Center scam: How to protect your ...

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    "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked for security reasons’ from Windows Defender Security Center. It came with an audio message and siren."

  3. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    4. On the left side of the window click Turn Windows Firewall on or off. 5. Under Customize settings for each type of network, in the Private network location settings and Public network settings sections, select the Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended) option. 6. Click OK and close all open windows. 7. That's all !

  4. Turn pop-ups off or on in your browser - AOL Help

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    If you click on links in a legitimate email and get a notice that link can't be opened, you will need to either temporarily turn off your pop-up blocker, or add AOL Mail to the list of sites you allow pop-ups from. • Manage pop-ups in Edge • Manage pop-ups in Safari • Manage pop-ups in Firefox • Manage pop-ups in Chrome

  5. Fix problems with AOL websites due to ad blocking software

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    Unblock yahoo.com in any antivirus software, which may have built-in ad blocker; Disable ad blocker on the home Internet router. Refer to the manufacturer's instruction manual; Check all the icons in the browser navigation bar for a possible ad blocker, and disable/remove them

  6. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    On Windows 10 and 11, since Microsoft removed the syskey utility, scammers will change the user’s account password. The scammer will open the Control Panel, go into user settings and click on change password, and the scammer will ask the user to type in his password in the old password field.

  7. MAC filtering - Wikipedia

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    In computer networking, MAC address filtering is a network access control method whereby the MAC address assigned to each network interface controller is used to determine access to the network. MAC addresses are uniquely assigned to each card, so using MAC filtering on a network permits and denies network access to specific devices through the ...

  8. IP address blocking - Wikipedia

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    It can also be used to restrict access to or from a particular geographic area; for example, syndicating content to a specific region through the use of Internet geolocation. [1] IP address blocking can be implemented with a hosts file (e.g., for Mac, Windows, Android, or OS X) or with a TCP wrapper (for Unix-like operating systems).

  9. How to stop pop-ups, according to cyber security experts - AOL

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    How to stop pop-ups solution #2: Check your web browser. Steinberg recommends checking your browser (i.e. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer) to make sure it doesn't have any proxies ...