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pypeke · 07-30-2024, 11:15 AM

I have not downloaded anything to my new laptop. My old laptop is old, but I have upgraded it over the years. I love that laptop, but it is pretty old now (2013). I heard that MS will stop supporting Windows 10 next year so I bought a new laptop. My old laptop is a giant tablet called Sony Tap 20. Best PC I have ever had but pretty heavy for a laptop! It is still faster than my new laptop, but my new laptop weighs about 3 lbs! If nothing bad happens on my old laptop, I will download that app on the new one along with Calibre. Always good to be reminded to be careful when downloading unknowns.

So, since my 2 old laptops are wirelessly networked with the two 8TB external drives, could a virus or malware (or anything bad) infect every laptop and external drive? I know he was trying to be helpful, but I usually never know what he is doing to my stuff. He put my Apple account (movies and music) in with his Apple account so we could share each other's movies, and now I cannot buy anything from Apple. I have a cash balance there and cannot spend it. Apple refuses to remove his account from mine. They say he is the only one who can.

ANYWAY....I am not sure if it is safe to have all 3 laptops networked together now that I have downloaded that Nook for Windows app. Maybe, some malwarer viruses stay hidden for a while.....I have no idea.

Thanks, to all!

07-30-2024, 11:15 AM	#102
pypeke Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 202 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo Colour and Sage	I have not downloaded anything to my new laptop. My old laptop is old, but I have upgraded it over the years. I love that laptop, but it is pretty old now (2013). I heard that MS will stop supporting Windows 10 next year so I bought a new laptop. My old laptop is a giant tablet called Sony Tap 20. Best PC I have ever had but pretty heavy for a laptop! It is still faster than my new laptop, but my new laptop weighs about 3 lbs! If nothing bad happens on my old laptop, I will download that app on the new one along with Calibre. Always good to be reminded to be careful when downloading unknowns. So, since my 2 old laptops are wirelessly networked with the two 8TB external drives, could a virus or malware (or anything bad) infect every laptop and external drive? I know he was trying to be helpful, but I usually never know what he is doing to my stuff. He put my Apple account (movies and music) in with his Apple account so we could share each other's movies, and now I cannot buy anything from Apple. I have a cash balance there and cannot spend it. Apple refuses to remove his account from mine. They say he is the only one who can. ANYWAY....I am not sure if it is safe to have all 3 laptops networked together now that I have downloaded that Nook for Windows app. Maybe, some malwarer viruses stay hidden for a while.....I have no idea. Thanks, to all!