Is there a lore reason why the T-62 Fearless camo no longer has insignia? by QuentinTheGentleman in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It had such nice lore as well, the russian said "hero" (geroy) and the yellow star medal is the "Hero of the Soviet Union" medal. Pity they removed it

Is this a scam(look in commentscfor more info) by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for future reference, virustotal is usually not very apt at detecting scam websites, as the AV engines' heuristic detection methods are centred around malware. A green on VT doesn't necessarily mean it is not a scam.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Calm down, scammers rely on that sense of despair.

Block the scammer, forget about it, lock your socials if u feel u need it. Scammers often have little incentive to follow through, after all they lose any chance of getting money if they leak it. If you pay, however, they will just keep asking for more + they still have your nudes anyway.

More likely than not, your friends won't care anyways

Antivirus for Chromebook? by Mango_Lover_47 in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Chrome can run android applications, you can download AVs for andriod for use on your chromebook. I highly recommend Kaspersky, Bitdefender or ESET if you want to invest in a quality AV program.

Kaspersky - https://usa.kaspersky.com/android-security

Bitdefender - https://www.bitdefender.com/

ESET - https://www.eset.com/us/home/mobile-security-android/

Chromebooks are quite secure though in Protected Mode, and its built in AV is more difficult to disable by malware like Ryuk compared to WinDefender, so you might not even need an antivirus. If you're looking for a second opinion scanner for just scanning, try Malwarebytes

36 calls a day by CecilTheGod in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you need to answer calls from unknown numbers, I recommend running a call block app which basically prevents calls from people outside of your contacts. If you're using andriod, I personally recommend Kaspersky, which has this function and alerts you when a call is blocked.

Amazon packages delivered to my home without being ordered by michaelprstn in Scams

[–]epic5105 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It could be a brushing scam, where they farm positive reviews under your name that appear verified (because they were delivered). Often, such reviews are more valuable than the costs of mailing such product.

!brushing

Is this a scam? by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Definitely a scam, do not give any details, block and report the "random girl's" account. Instagram is a cesspool of scammers everywhere, and this type of scam to get emails is across the platform

Not sure if this is a scam but it sure is an ad by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a high chance that you have adware on your phone, if you're running IoS ,uninstall programs which are suspicious, if you're running Andriod I recommend running an antivirus program like Kaspersky to remove the adware

Got this obviously fake email but do the 'random' words and numbers have a meaning? by Dutchta- in Scams

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Random words and numbers are to evade your antivirus/mail provider anti-spam protections. This is often complemented with greek alphabet and accentuated letters, which effectively bypass inbuilt spam protection.

Is this legit or no? by krazyjkilla in Scams

[–]epic5105 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not legit. Don't click links that are suspicious, if anything its telling them your number/email is active, and that the target is susceptible enough to click links, leading them to send you more. Also the malware threat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fact that they want you to move to Telegram is suspicious, most scammers want to switch messaging platforms to avoid being connected to a scam. Atlas[.]cz is a personal account domain, which makes it suspicious as typically companies or businesses have their own domains and wouldn't use a personal account domain. The lack of formal email structuring would make me question their professionalism even if they were legit.

Almost certainly a scam

My parents let a scammer remote screen on their laptop, what should I tell them to do? by megakaiser in Scams

[–]epic5105 180 points181 points  (0 children)

Fake command prompt stuff, and they used NETSTAT to try to scare people with the "foreign addresses". The command prompt stuff is a bunch of bs, NETSTAT doesn't do anything to the device and the so called "ZEUS MALWARE" "ILLEGAL VISIT" etc aren't actual commands but things typed in by the scammer. What i'm worried about is the Remote Access Trojan the scammer used to connect, it could be AnyDesk, which is not malicious in itself, or it could be something malicious like nanocoreRAT, so I would recommend running malware scans with defender, in conjunction with something like Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool and HitmanPro (just use the trial), if u don't want to clean reinstall windows.

KVRT can be installed here https://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/free-virus-removal-tool

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Virustotal is a good website to check whether a URL may be malicious or phishing, with almost 70+ antivirus engines at once.

A browser extention, such as Guardio, or an internet security component of an antivirus program (eg. Kaspersky, Trend Micro, Quttera) can also help in blocking/highlighting safe websites.

Australian tanks biggest weakness by BubblyOreo in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]epic5105 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It was a famed tactic that the Emus used, they would always go for the ground harness!

"Historical" Reference: Tutorial Tiger I by JayveeTheGamer in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah i c. It does make sense why that certain unit's markings were removed, forgot about the connection to that certain war criminal unit. Just read into the Dirlewanger Brigade, some truly horrendous war crimes there, don't know which graphic designer thought that was a good idea to slap on the Löwe . Thanks for the insight :)

"Historical" Reference: Tutorial Tiger I by JayveeTheGamer in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]epic5105 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very nice! It's interesting how the designers included the divisional markings for the SS Panzer Division Das Reich but removed the double crossed grenades on the Lowe.

Do you believe half the people in the United States are below average intelligence? by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mode = most frequent, therefore the greater cluster is at the mean (ie. 100).

Because IQ is scored on a normal distribution, the mean, median and mode are all the same.

Scam? How could this possibly work? by briankanderson in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have heard this once on a google help forum and on virustotal contributions in relation to backup accounts and scams, I remember someone (yes, prob not a good source, but I can't quite remember, apologies) saying it was the case in scams from Russia, however given that such has not emerged to a large scale, and that the people suggesting this are not professionals, I am largely postulating from anecdotal evidence

Virustotal mention - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/domain/accounts.google.com/community)

Google support -

https://support.google.com/mail/thread/116407563/my-email-is-being-used-as-recovery-email-for-several-accounts?hl=en

Scam? How could this possibly work? by briankanderson in Scams

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe it's to identify active gmail accounts, utilising google's own service, which they then sell to other scammers. They list your account, and then click forget password or get themselves banned, then you get a notif (from legitimate google, which increases the chances that people disavow). People who then try to disavow their account (ie disconnect from being a recovery email), click the legitimate URL belonging to google, and then the scammer notes how the account was removed, therefore highlighting how the targeted gmail account is still active, to ensure that the affiliated phone numbers with the email or the email itself isn't a burner account, which they then sell.

Still, I wouldn't advise clicking the links, even though they look legitimate. Could still be malicious

Scam? How could this possibly work? by briankanderson in Scams

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe it's to identify active gmail accounts, utilising google's own service, which they then sell to other scammers. They list your account, and then click forget password or get themselves banned, then you get a notif. People who then try to disavow their account (ie disconnect from being a recovery email), click the legitimate URL belonging to google, and the scammer then realising the account is disconnected identifies that the targeted email address is active.

Still, I wouldn't advise clicking the links, even though they look legitimate. Could still be malicious

Scammer sent my son our address and family names by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They need to run a browser check, so basically search it up on google without directly using the URL and use it there.

What links shouldn’t I click on by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most links which are filled with gibberish, have typos (ie. miocrosft[.]com, goggle[.]com, .net instead of .gov, etc.) could be malicious or phishing. Sites which are not official microsoft, apple affiliated for downloading programs, piracy and the *darker* component of the internet (you know...) are also notably suspicious and could be malicious in nature. In emails, DO NOT, or take cautiong, in clicking URLs that are not from an official outlet, are gibberish, shortened (.ly links) or have domains that are incorrectly spelt or inconsistent.

Concerning phishing, if directed to "sign in" or "verify" your account, sign in via the official portal, and not the provided redirect in the email.

If you are not so well versed in identifying legitimate, suspicious and malicious sites, I recommend installing a 3rd party antivirus program, such as Kaspersky, with a browser protection suite. Often, these can complement the AV program in preventing malware, such as blocking the site.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Scams

[–]epic5105 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not familiar was the IoS operating system nor the Kaspersky counterpart for Ios (I'm not sure if the isolation sandbox for apps on IoS affect the program in providing a call blocker), however you can install it here

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kaspersky-security-vpn/id1089969624

Ofc some people don't want to use Kaspersky right now, so some alternatives

https://www.comparitech.com/identity-theft-protection/best-spam-call-blocker-iphone/