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Originally Posted by Rathji
It is actually embarrassing for me, because I am really careful about what I do online and I should be way smarter than to fall for whatever it was that I fell for.
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Really? I'm more than willing to bet you didn't get a keylogger from legally purchased software or downloads from reputable music sites like iTunes or Amazon.
So were you actually being careful? Doesn't sound like it.
And now, potentially, you are going to have hack attempts on your bank accounts, other online services, etc.
Edit: Not to sound like a total donkey about it, its just that I hear this excuse almost daily at work, and its never true. Lesson learned here - if you venture into the dark alleys of the internet, expect to get beat up and rolled for your shoes every once in a while. Who knows how much personal info has been divulged at this point.
Edit2: If you like rolling down the dark allerys of the internet, you should seriously consider setting up a virtual machine that you use exclusively for those trips. You can set up a virtual machine so that it has a non-persistent virtual disk. Use it, if it gets infected, who cares - when you power it off, no changes are saved, and when you power it back on, it comes up pristine. This still isn't a foolproof solution because its on the network inside your home network, but its better than nothing