A very important notification

[Antvasima]

This is just a brief, but extremely important, notification to everybody in the wiki, especially all of our staff members, to never ever click on any suspicious links to locations outside of this wiki, as it could be trolls attempting to affect your computer with malware.

Thanks in advance for your help and cooperation.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

I have been notified ahead of time. I have merely ignored the links without clicking on them and reported them.

 

[Creaturemaster971]

Where have these links been occurring?

 

[KLOL506]

Duly noted. Will report right away if I see any.

 

[DarkGrath]

Thank you for the warning, Ant. Has this been occuring frequently as of late?

 

[Andytrenom]

I'll try to keep this in mind from now on

 

[Antvasima]

I was just sent a very suspicious link in the Tenchi Muyo wiki, by a here banned troll account, so it seems like the trolls may have upped their game to trying to infect our computers.

 

[DarkGrath]

I see. Thank you again for warning us, Ant.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

Even the military is going to be after them if they keep this life set up. So yeah, don't touch any of their links; just remove/block them and report them.

 

[Antvasima]

Yes. You can report them here: https://fandom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

 

[Antvasima]

@DarkGrath

No problem.

 

[SinsofMan]

I would also like to add that not having an anti virus is 2019 is pretty hard to justify.

Here is a free one guys: https://www.avg.com/en-us/homepage#pc

There is also plenty of free VPNS if you want to avoid leaving a free foot print:

https://www.tunnelbear.com/pricing

This is the one I prefer to use. However don't use it for youtube + digital streaming since it has a data cap.

There is plenty more; but the point is that malware is propping more often because more people are using the net. That simple.

If you are not going to do the above; at the very least hover over a link before you click. And please; for the love of god make sure you are not on website that says "google" but is actually a fake website designed to solicit your information.

That is all; thank you for coming to my ted talk everyone and please be safe out there with link clicking!

 

[OpMasada]

I am really annoyed by how silly these trolls are acting over a wiki that discusses fictional characters.

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you. I would personally recommend getting a reliable paid for VPN service though. A paid for antivirus program is also preferable, but the free V3 Mobile Security is also good if you use the Android operating system.

 

[SinsofMan]

Thank you. I would personally recommend getting a reliable paid for VPN service though. A paid for antivirus program is also preferable, but the free V3 Mobile Security is also good if you use the Android operating system.

As you wish

Best Paid One I have used:

https://www.dashlane.com (doubles as password manager too!)

https://nordvpn.com

https://www.purevpn.com

Tunnel Bear also has a paid option that I have used. It is okay.

I have used the above with high reliability. Nord VPN is sort of an honorable mention since you can probably find alot of youtube sponsorships that use Nord VPN.

AVG and Avast do have paid plans but I prefer Avast for paid and AVG for free.

I cannot vouch for mobile anti viruses, as I am an old man who prefers to browse on the net with my computer so yeah you might be right.

I just offered free because I have struggled with money in the past and I would imagine others have as well. Paid stuff is hard to really speak for since you have to either be lucky or just really experienced.

 

[Antvasima]

@SinsofMan

Okay. Thanks again for your help.

 

[The_King_of_Prudence]

Isn't this already in the rules somewhere?

 

[Antvasima]

Likely yes, but it is good to make more members take notice of it.

 

[Andytrenom]

Dashlane huh? I remember hearing about it from a sponsorship segment one of my favorite youtubers made

 

[SinsofMan]

Dashlane huh? I remember hearing about it from a sponsorship segment one of my favorite youtubers made

I actually use it for this site! I didn't bring it up as a password manager; but that part is free and easy to use. Works on any device too.

It also gives you other personal info like if you pay; such as ID Theft Protection, VPN, etc etc.

Also, fun fact. I actually messed up getting the sponsor code to work and when I accidently brought the product for full price, they gave me a partial refund to compensate. Good company.

Edit: It also generates passwords for you and auto stores them. Other then the occassional hiccup, it works fine.

 

[Andytrenom]

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[DarkGrath]

Thank you for all the advice, SinsofMan! It's greatly appreciated.

 

[SinsofMan]

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But yeah check it out. Best password manager; although I only used like 3 in my life compared to 8 anti viruses and like 6 vpns.

 

[Andytrenom]

Not to boast but I'm pretty decent when it comes to making up passwords

One of the passwords I use and depend on my own memory to enter is 44 characters long as a matter of fact,

 

[Tunir_uchiha]

Ok, I will be careful.

If I notice any suspicious link, I will let you know.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[TISSG7Redgrave]

noted

 

[The_King_of_Prudence]

Did someone just post suspicious links on the suspicious links warning thread?

 

[Starter_Pack]

As always, Ant knows what he's talking about.

This should be common knowledge, or at least fall into pure common sense, but don't click on links that lead to weird places without knowing where it goes first, especially if it comes from someone you don't know.

 

[Antvasima]

Did someone just post suspicious links on the suspicious links warning thread?

No, but the posts were derailing the thread.

 

[Yobo_Blue]

For those of us who use tablets, would a VPN be sufficient?

 

[Antvasima]

As I mentioned, there are antivirus programs for tablets as well, such as V3 Mobile Security, Avast Mobile Security, and Lookout.

 

[Antvasima]

You can probably Google for "best tablet antivirus program" or somesuch for other tips as well.

 

[Sptflcrw]

I mean, I hope it's obvious to not click on suspicious links by now.

 

[SunDaGamer]

E-Safety is something everyone should know by now

 

[Antvasima]

E-Safety is something everyone should know by now

Well, it never hurts with reminders. Just because most people are likely careful doesn't mean that everybody is.

 

[Uselessnoob245]

Yeah one time I went on a troll wiki site to see my entire page covered with harmful words by source coding.

 

[Elizhaa]

Thanks for the message, @Antvasima and @SinsofMan thanks for the hepful link XD

 

[Dino_Ranger_Black]

I heard of this as they are even attacking other sites. Thanks for the heads up....

 

[Antvasima]

Another important note. The trolls are now attempting to spread malware by making something seem like a link to an in-wiki location.

You should always check where a link truly leads before you follow it.

 

[Anttron224]

I saw some of his comments, he made one look like a youtube link when it wasn't