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For independent-living and life-plan communitiesEdited by William Kohn · Aventura, Florida

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Tech Tip · Phones and computers

That “virus” warning is a fake

A pop-up that says your computer is infected and to call a number is a scam, not a real scan. How to close it on a Windows computer, a Mac, an iPhone or an Android phone, and what to do if you already called.

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Edited by William Kohn, who lives in a life-plan community himself.

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