Posted on 07/05/2020 9:04:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A Google bombshell last week gave users a great reason to quit Windows 10. Now serious new problems mean millions of Gmail users might want to join them.
Gmail’s spam filter is sending possibly perilous messages direct to users’ inboxes
Reported by both Windows Latest and MSPowerUser, Gmail users are discovering that Microsoft’s Windows 10 built-in Mail client is deleting their emails and/or sending them to spam automatically.
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Re: Maybe someone here can tell me why my msn Hotmail account puts every one of my own emails in spam, no matter how many times I mark them “not spam”.
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My wife and I have a similar problem with Microsoft Outlook email. We constantly have emails going to spam including political, conservative, “sporting goods,” and even financial related emails. Some we cannot tag as not spam, but even when we can they still go to spam.
windows 10 is a total piece of shit and it just keeps getting worse and worse on a daily basis ...
Gmail certainly isn't dumping them... Although I just rapidly delete them since I have already been almost bled dry by the automatic Trump monthly deduction from the bank account...
Don't know how much longer the old lady and I can subsist on canned dog food... Although if the communists steal/win the election, we're above their "retain-as-live-citizens" age and won't have to worry about any kind of food...
Microsoft is just another Indian company now that produces crap Indian-quality software. Google is no better. Use Linux.
“...Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice...”
Can any of them open Win-7 Office 2007 *.doc or *.docx files?
I’m still using Win-7 Pro x64 and am well-protected by Norton 360 Premium, MalwareBytes Premium and CCleaner Premium. My unit’s 100x better than any Win-10 box.
I have Linux Mint Cinnamon v18.3 as a back-up.
I use Windows 7 on my desktop pc. I have Windows 10 on a laptop but do not like it. I use at work as well.
Protect your pc and backup files. Some are free and others cost some money.
Webroot - anti virus
Malwarebytes - anti spyware / ransomware
EaseUS Todo Backup Home 11.5 - backup files
FreeFileSync - backup files - free
RealTimeSync - backup files - free
MiniTool Partition Wizard - partition the hard drive - free
LibreOffice (free) - replace Microsoft Office
Wordperfect - Office
CCleaner - cleanup pc - free
4K Video Downloader - free
GIMP 2.10.12 - paint program - free
Oracle VM VirtualBox - run programs in a virtual windows such as Windows XP or Windows 7, Windows 10, Linux - free
TFC - Temp File Cleaner - free
Long Path Fixer - when Windows won’t let you copy file elsewhere - free
TakeOwnershipEx - when Windows will not let you rename or delete a file - free
Tweaking.com - Envelope Printer - free
Dreamweaver cs6 - make webpages
Expression Web 4 - make webpages - Free
FileZilla Client - FTP program to upload webpages/files to your site - free
You're welcome to live with your head in the sand, but I can tell you with 100% certainty that your system could be compromised in less than 5 minutes. It has nothing to do with a virus or malware. Viruses and malware are passe. They're not used by criminal enterprises.
If you have SSLv3 or TLSv1.0 enabled on your machine (I'd bet the farm you do), it's trivially easy to get into your machine.
If you have a printer attached to your machine, directly via USB or via network, it's trivially easy to compromise your system through the spooler.
If you have off-the-shelf retail network hardware such as a router/switch combo made by Linksys, NetGear, or TP-Link, I would take a Vegas bet that the firmware is out of date and full of security holes.
Win7 is one part of a larger security perimeter in your home environment. The OS is the last stop for an attacker, and using a deprecated OS means you're essentially leaving a welcome mat at the front door with the key dangling from the door handle. Relying on third party "security" suites is foolhardy and is 100% NOT going to protect you.
Norton protection for Windows 7 once Microsoft ends its support
Even your antivirus vendor is advising you to upgrade!
LibreOffice can open Office files. You can also re-save them in the same format. There might be slight incompatibility issues upon saving.
It is free to try.
https://www.libreoffice.org
Many thanks!
What’s “SSLv3 or TLSv1.0”?
The router is an xfinity (Commiecast) unit, and is updated weekly, I’ve been told. I ditched the Linksys years ago.
Many thanks for the sage and appreciated advice, but I’m staying w/ Win-7. Everything important is moved onto external ‘My Book’ drives, and is also backed-up to another WD external drive.
SSLv3 (Secure Socket Layer version 3) and TLSv1.0 (Transport Layer Security version 1.0) are cryptographic protocols used to secure communications to and from your machine. Both of these protocols are deprecated. TLSv1.2 is the current standard, and TLSv1.3 is starting to become ubiquitous.
SSLv3 and TLSv1.0 have been easily compromised and are considered insecure. Windows 7 supported these protocols out of the box, and if you haven’t taken steps to turn off support, they’re still active.
TLSv1.2 will eventually become deprecated as processing power increases, and Win7 will never be updated to support TLSv1.3 or future cryptographic functionality. Caveat emptor.
I have all Windows support/downloads etc turned-off, as of 1/15/20.
Thank you for your advice.
Use Thunderbird and never ANY Microsoft mail application including Outlook.
Thunderbird works fast, is free, and does what people need with email.
Never fear, the Gates Virus Vaccination Team will be right on this.
FileZilla is a super easy FTP, works very well
It’s great software and has practically no overhead.
I used it for years before I got off my butt and donated a few bucks.
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