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Virus stealing from Paypal via Chrome
hi,
A virus recently stole about USD2000 from my paypal, i noticed the same day and got the money back. It was from a second PC I don't use much and was "protected" only by AVG-free.
I noticed as there were transactions occurring on the screen in Chrome browser. I immedately powered the machine off (from the power button 4 seconds) and went onto my usual pc to investigate. A series of mostly USD100 transfers had been placed, with some purchases. Presumably my paypal password was saved on Chrome, and I was logged in (note not to save passwords in Chrome!)
As a precaution I reset all key passwords on several online accounts.
Later i turned off the internet and rebooted the infected PC and ran a scan, 6 threats were detected but only amber rated. Then i turned on the internet to update the scan and nothing new came up.
What other precautions would you recommend?
Thanks
A virus recently stole about USD2000 from my paypal, i noticed the same day and got the money back. It was from a second PC I don't use much and was "protected" only by AVG-free.
I noticed as there were transactions occurring on the screen in Chrome browser. I immedately powered the machine off (from the power button 4 seconds) and went onto my usual pc to investigate. A series of mostly USD100 transfers had been placed, with some purchases. Presumably my paypal password was saved on Chrome, and I was logged in (note not to save passwords in Chrome!)
As a precaution I reset all key passwords on several online accounts.
Later i turned off the internet and rebooted the infected PC and ran a scan, 6 threats were detected but only amber rated. Then i turned on the internet to update the scan and nothing new came up.
What other precautions would you recommend?
Thanks
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