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ATT Phishing scam

I received a call from a client this morning about an email from ATT that he was worried about. I asked him to forward the email to me so I could take a look at it.

This looks really good, but something doesn’t smell right. Check out that return address- that doesn’t have anything to do with ATT…and if you hover your mouse over the link itself, you can see it sends you to a site I don’t recognize AT ALL.

This email  is absolutely 100% a scam. It’s based on an actual notification ATT sent out in January – they copied and pasted some of the text  to make it look legit, and then changed dates (the actual email this is based on went out in January and referenced Jan 30th, not May 11th) and links and stuff to redirect you to a phishing site. Be on the lookout for these. Once the scammers find a new formula, they like to push it hard for a few months. If you see an email like this from “att“, Just delete, or call me (440-777-7881) if you have a question!

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ATT Phishing scam

I received a call from a client this morning about an email from ATT that he was worried about. I asked him to forward the email to me so I could take a look at it.

This looks really good, but something doesn’t smell right. Check out that return address- that doesn’t have anything to do with ATT…and if you hover your mouse over the link itself, you can see it sends you to a site I don’t recognize AT ALL.

This email  is absolutely 100% a scam. It’s based on an actual notification ATT sent out in January – they copied and pasted some of the text  to make it look legit, and then changed dates (the actual email this is based on went out in January and referenced Jan 30th, not May 11th) and links and stuff to redirect you to a phishing site. Be on the lookout for these. Once the scammers find a new formula, they like to push it hard for a few months. If you see an email like this from “att“, Just delete, or call me (440-777-7881) if you have a question!

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3 long beeps 4 short beeps

When I walked up to the client’s computer, I noted that it was on and running fine. When I asked what the problem was, she told me “It makes  this horrible loud noise when it starts up!”

“From the speakers or from inside the machine,” I asked.

“It’s coming from the speakers, but like nothing I’ve ever heard!”

I restarted the machine and was greeted by a blank screen and three long tones, followed by four shorter ones. Then the process repeated. After five repetitions of this, the computer started normally.

I began to pull cables, and once I yanked the printer USB the sounds stopped. (Shocking. It’s NEVER the cable!) I tried the keyboard and mouse in that same port to make sure it wasn’t the actual slot, and had no problems. It seems this beep code refers to a malfunction USB device. Just swapping the port may help, otherwise replace the cable or device.

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iOS 11.3 and 3D Touch Problems

What to Know About iOS 11.3 and 3D Touch Problems

Ah, iOS, our old nemesis. Every time Apple comes swooping in with bug fixes, it sprinkles in a few new ones. With the introduction of iOS 11.3, reports are flooding in that upgrading disables 3D Touch on iPhones. That goes for new and repaired phones.

Gadget Hacks reports this is a prominent bug on the iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, but that it may affect others, too. The silver lining is this bug doesn’t brick the phone. It temporarily disables 3D Touch shortly upon unlocking the screen with Touch ID or Face ID. It may also cause lock screen notifications to malfunction.

Some sources recommend running through a gauntlet of soft fixes like cleaning the home button, disabling 3D Touch, force restarting, and re-enabling 3D Touch, or re-adding fingerprints, but don’t count on any of those steps to fix the problem.

What’s the real solution?

If it’s not too late, don’t upgrade to iOS 11.3.

If it is too late, try downgrading to the previous version of iOS to ride out the bug fixes in safety.

If it’s too late, and the bug is more severe than expected, the issue may be hardware-related.

Expect questions from customers

This is a pressing concern because iOS 11.3 is a tempting upgrade. On top of performance and security enhancements, it promises a fix to Apple’s infamous battery throttling (in iPhones 6 through 7 Plus) by sharing battery performance stats and allowing users to turn off throttling.

For now, educate as many customers as possible on the risks of upgrading to iOS 11.3 until a bug fix comes along. It won’t be worth the enhancements if 3D Touch goes away.

Contact us with questions and concerns

iOS updates commonly cause glitches on devices old and new, but if you experience numerous problems with our iPhone replacement screens regarding this upgrade, please contact us and we will assist you to make the situation right.

 

Call us at: 440-777-7881 or e-mail: info@iphone-mend.com

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Reset Mac user password.

Got an old iMac 9.1 running OSX Lepoard in. Client needed the password reset on it, but had long forgotten it and didn’t have the Apple account it was bound to.

1. Boot into single user mode (press Command-S at power on). It’s bassically just a command line (like DOS for you PC users)

2. Type fsck -fy

3. Type mount -uw /

4. Type launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist

5. Type dscl . -passwd /Users/username password, replacing username with the targeted user and password with the desired password.

6. Type exit

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Laptop Repair!


Computer came in so I could change out the fan – it was wobbling and getting loud. Came off by sliding a couple of clips, no screws. The fan has two screws and one wire, all perfectly accessible without any for the disassembly. LAPTOP MANUFACTURERS TAKE NOTE! THIS IS HOW YOU DESIGN THINGS RIGHT!

Now I’ve got to go out and disassemble an entire computer And break through a bunch of plastic restraints on a metal retaining baffle, just to change out the keyboard on a different unit. Ugh.

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ATT Phishing scam

I received a call from a client this morning about an email from ATT that he was worried about. I asked him to forward the email to me so I could take a look at it.

This looks really good, but something doesn’t smell right. Check out that return address- that doesn’t have anything to do with ATT…and if you hover your mouse over the link itself, you can see it sends you to a site I don’t recognize AT ALL.

This email  is absolutely 100% a scam. It’s based on an actual notification ATT sent out in January – they copied and pasted some of the text  to make it look legit, and then changed dates (the actual email this is based on went out in January and referenced Jan 30th, not May 11th) and links and stuff to redirect you to a phishing site. Be on the lookout for these. Once the scammers find a new formula, they like to push it hard for a few months. If you see an email like this from “att“, Just delete, or call me (440-777-7881) if you have a question!

by Matthew Skelly Matthew Skelly No Comments

ATT Phishing scam

I received a call from a client this morning about an email from ATT that he was worried about. I asked him to forward the email to me so I could take a look at it.

This looks really good, but something doesn’t smell right. Check out that return address- that doesn’t have anything to do with ATT…and if you hover your mouse over the link itself, you can see it sends you to a site I don’t recognize AT ALL.

This email  is absolutely 100% a scam. It’s based on an actual notification ATT sent out in January – they copied and pasted some of the text  to make it look legit, and then changed dates (the actual email this is based on went out in January and referenced Jan 30th, not May 11th) and links and stuff to redirect you to a phishing site. Be on the lookout for these. Once the scammers find a new formula, they like to push it hard for a few months. If you see an email like this from “att“, Just delete, or call me (440-777-7881) if you have a question!

by Matthew Skelly Matthew Skelly No Comments

ATT Phishing scam

I received a call from a client this morning about an email from ATT that he was worried about. I asked him to forward the email to me so I could take a look at it.

This looks really good, but something doesn’t smell right. Check out that return address- that doesn’t have anything to do with ATT…and if you hover your mouse over the link itself, you can see it sends you to a site I don’t recognize AT ALL.

This email  is absolutely 100% a scam. It’s based on an actual notification ATT sent out in January – they copied and pasted some of the text  to make it look legit, and then changed dates (the actual email this is based on went out in January and referenced Jan 30th, not May 11th) and links and stuff to redirect you to a phishing site. Be on the lookout for these. Once the scammers find a new formula, they like to push it hard for a few months. If you see an email like this from “att“, Just delete, or call me (440-777-7881) if you have a question!

by Matthew Skelly Matthew Skelly No Comments

iOS 11.3 and 3D Touch Problems

What to Know About iOS 11.3 and 3D Touch Problems

Ah, iOS, our old nemesis. Every time Apple comes swooping in with bug fixes, it sprinkles in a few new ones. With the introduction of iOS 11.3, reports are flooding in that upgrading disables 3D Touch on iPhones. That goes for new and repaired phones.

Gadget Hacks reports this is a prominent bug on the iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, but that it may affect others, too. The silver lining is this bug doesn’t brick the phone. It temporarily disables 3D Touch shortly upon unlocking the screen with Touch ID or Face ID. It may also cause lock screen notifications to malfunction.

Some sources recommend running through a gauntlet of soft fixes like cleaning the home button, disabling 3D Touch, force restarting, and re-enabling 3D Touch, or re-adding fingerprints, but don’t count on any of those steps to fix the problem.

What’s the real solution?

If it’s not too late, don’t upgrade to iOS 11.3.

If it is too late, try downgrading to the previous version of iOS to ride out the bug fixes in safety.

If it’s too late, and the bug is more severe than expected, the issue may be hardware-related.

Expect questions from customers

This is a pressing concern because iOS 11.3 is a tempting upgrade. On top of performance and security enhancements, it promises a fix to Apple’s infamous battery throttling (in iPhones 6 through 7 Plus) by sharing battery performance stats and allowing users to turn off throttling.

For now, educate as many customers as possible on the risks of upgrading to iOS 11.3 until a bug fix comes along. It won’t be worth the enhancements if 3D Touch goes away.

Contact us with questions and concerns

iOS updates commonly cause glitches on devices old and new, but if you experience numerous problems with our iPhone replacement screens regarding this upgrade, please contact us and we will assist you to make the situation right.

 

Call us at: 440-777-7881 or e-mail: info@iphone-mend.com

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