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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 44000" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I have received the "Stranded Traveler" email scam from several Vincent owners. Just like calling Norman "Edward", they usually make some mistake. I never sign off the computer without clearing all of the temporary files including the local password files. I mentioned this to another Vincent owner. He tried it and when asked him how it was going he said he stopped doing it because he had to type in his passwords when he went on his favorite sites. I told him that was the point. If his computer is storing his password then anyone can get access to it. So, if you check the "remember me" box you are exposing your password because it is stored in a commonly known file in your computer. I suspect Norman got an email with instructions to deliver the contents of that file to the bad guys. Once they had his password, they no longer needed his computer, they had access through the website.</p><p></p><p>I know very little about computers, but I do know that even if I check the "remember me" box, my temporary files are cleared before I sign off and no site has ever remembered me after the cleaning. It is a small inconvenience, but in most cases, we are the weakest link in the chain.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 44000, member: 1177"] I have received the "Stranded Traveler" email scam from several Vincent owners. Just like calling Norman "Edward", they usually make some mistake. I never sign off the computer without clearing all of the temporary files including the local password files. I mentioned this to another Vincent owner. He tried it and when asked him how it was going he said he stopped doing it because he had to type in his passwords when he went on his favorite sites. I told him that was the point. If his computer is storing his password then anyone can get access to it. So, if you check the "remember me" box you are exposing your password because it is stored in a commonly known file in your computer. I suspect Norman got an email with instructions to deliver the contents of that file to the bad guys. Once they had his password, they no longer needed his computer, they had access through the website. I know very little about computers, but I do know that even if I check the "remember me" box, my temporary files are cleared before I sign off and no site has ever remembered me after the cleaning. It is a small inconvenience, but in most cases, we are the weakest link in the chain. David [/QUOTE]
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