About this tag
On WindowsForum.com, the tag 'red flags' covers warning signs in cybersecurity and system behavior. Discussions include identifying phishing emails through suspicious sender addresses, grammatical errors, and urgent language. Users also report red flags in Windows security settings, such as the Action Center incorrectly showing antivirus or firewall as off even when the software is active. These topics help users recognize potential threats and troubleshoot misleading system alerts.
  1. whoosh

    ART Castle On A Lake

    :)
    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • blue towers castle castle landscape coastal landscape island lake medieval architecture red flags rocky island seascape waterscape
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  2. Neemobeer

    Indicators of a Phishing/Social Engineering Email #2 - Fake PayPal

    Here is another real phishing email. This one purporting to be from PayPal. Lets dig in... (Orange) we have typos and grammatical errors (1) Again we have a weird email address from @paypap-us.com. This is highly unlikely owned by PayPal. (2) This email is probably BCC'd to a bunch of users...
    • Neemobeer
    • Thread
    • bcc cybersecurity email security email tactics fake emails fraud alert fraud detection grammatical errors link tracking malware paypal phishing red flags redirect scam prevention social engineering spam typo urgency
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Security
  3. whoosh

    VIDEO The 14 Red Flags of Dating | The Art of Manliness

    :razz::ahaha:
  4. acme

    Windows 7 ON - Off Security

    I get a red flag from the little ACTION CENTER icon at bottom once a week saying that my anti-virus, firewall, anti spyware is off. But my Norton 360 isn't off, just the ACTION CENTER on the Control Center SECURITY SETTINGS shows OFF. I have to turn my 360 off and on to reset it. Never...
    • acme
    • Thread
    • action center antivirus control center firewall norton red flags security settings spyware windows 7
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support