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Offline marslater

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Unsecured WiFi Network detected with potential risk
« on: May 30, 2013, 02:58:11 AM »
Anyone getting this message? What does it mean? Goes on about a paid service not limited to Avast. Don't know what to do with it or what it means.
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Re: Unsecured WiFi Network detected with potential risk
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2013, 05:53:32 AM »
Unsecure WIFI usually means there in not a password or PIN required to log on. Often you will see "public wifi" or "Guest Network" available to access internet but are not secure, in that there is no special password etc required to connect. Anyone can access, hence the potential risk.
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Re: Unsecured WiFi Network detected with potential risk
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2013, 02:00:27 PM »
Quote from: marslater on May 30, 2013, 02:58:11 AM
Anyone getting this message? What does it mean? Goes on about a paid service not limited to Avast. Don't know what to do with it or what it means.
It also means that if you use that access, don't do your banking and shopping while you're using this "unsecure" or Public network.
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