Category: Virus

Never Click links in unexpected Text messages!

Paul
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Unexpected Text message

Today I got a really interesting text from (347)268-9158 and the Message contained:

Eamon, Urgent alert about the USPS shipment 5K24F6 from 7/17/2020. Click : sj1v.info/[hidden]

I’ve always believed that you should never click anything that you didn’t expect to receive.   I was at work at the time so I decided to wait till I got home to try to figure out this out.   I did my usually searched for the message on Google maybe someone else commented about this also.   That came back with nothing.   So my next option was to see if I could find out where this url was going to so I went to a URL expander such as CheckShortURL because I thought it might be a shortened URL.   It couldn’t find out the expanded URL.

Deeper Look

I decided to check out this domain because I was curious about a url that didn’t look like a normal URL.  So I did a WHOIS Lookup with Whois.net and I got this information about the domain:

You can see some very important information about this domain.   For instances you can see when this was created which was a day ago.   It seems kind of strange to create this domain a day ago.   I have always said don’t click links.

Do not Click

I can’t express how much you should not click links that you didn’t ask for or from unknown numbers such as this.   I have my thoughts that it tries to compromise your phone and get a virus or something in your phone.   I serious doubt a new website would send me to a new site about an order that I supposedly did in June or July!   If in doubt always GOOGLE the number or google the message to see what others might have to say about the message.

 

Day 9 – Keeping sanity at home

Paul
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Routines

I can say so much about the day to day routines that I go through to keep my sanity. You get up and check your email and then you start to figure out what you will be eating in the morning. Each day you are trying to find something to keep you busy while you wait the day out. Covid-19 seems to bring out the dread and fear. I still say you shouldn’t fear the pandemic but listen to what is recommended.  Washing your hands and keeping away 6 feet seems to be the CDC recommendations for the time being, least we should also be socially distant.   We are social animals and I know we have a really hard time doing that.   I’ve read stories about that and know from first hand about people not listening and staying away 6 feet.  It seems there is a debate on whether this is foolish pandemic or a much needed change!

News Media

The News media still seems to be foolishly trying to scare people and make their best known fear around the world.   I still think that this pandemic will show us just how much the media controls the information and what we actually see or hear about this Covid-19.   In the USA, Trump extends social distancing until April 30th , So we might just be in isolation for another month at least!   The curve of this virus has not even peaked and we have yet to see a downward climb of the end.   It could be weeks or months before we are back to our normal routines.

Peoples lives at risk!

With people not working, or trying to provide for there family, where is the end of this. There has to be some kind of give and take about people working and surviving this problematic issue.   We all just can’t stay home and veg out.   We are should always be willing to work and overcome this virus and show people just how much we value our work ethic.   Are you worried about being evicted or how you feed yourselves and family in the coming weeks?  Why not comment and tell me your thoughts and fears and lets start a conversation about this and others.   We can be socially distance and still have a really good discussion about this and others topics!

 

 

Why you shouldn’t fear the CoronaVirus!

Paul
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Fear is out there

If you’ve been reading blogs, or listening to the news. The CoronaVirus is now considered a Pandemic by the World Health Organization.

What’s a Pandemic, you might be asking?

According to the World Health Organization, a pandemic is declared when a new disease for which people do not have immunity spreads around the world beyond expectations.

You’ve probably heard all the stories of people dieing or that there will be a toilet paper shortage!  Everything I have heard has been amusing to say the least.   I know the fear is real out there and people are doing every silly thing out there to protect themselves.   I am here to hopefully dispel some of these fears and show you how to approach this problem.  Now let’s make this clear, so you know what I am talking about.   I’m a First Aide Responder and I know about some of this because it’s my job to know.   So I am going to talk about this with statistics.

Statistics

Yes, I’ve said this really big word.   If you compare what is being reported right now to what some of the other information.   You might be able to not fear this as much.   Fear does some strange things to people actions and we should acknowledge that or we are all going to be experiencing The Walking Dead!   Either way, we are doomed if we don’t get a hold of our fears.

  • In 2018 we had 37,461 people killed in a Car crash.
  • Each year in the United States, more than 250,000 people have to seek care in a hospital due to pneumonia. Unfortunately, about 50,000 people die from pneumonia each year in the United States. (accord to the CDC and is 20%)
  • About 647,000 Americans die from heart disease each year.

As of writing this there is 125,813 cases of Coronaviruses, and 4,607 have died from this world wide.   Now if we do the math, we can see that is 3.23% for the entire world.  As you can see the percentages of people being killed by this new virus is low.   You really shouldn’t worry about this virus.

Preventive Measures

Most of the preventive measures people are saying actually work.   I however will tell you what I know and share with you my thoughts.

  • Wash your hands — This is the best way to avoid getting sick from this illness.   I don’t suggest using alcohol based hand sanitizers due to it drying out your hands and to much of this can make the virus more immune to it.   A good Hand wash with water and soap is the best way to wash this virus from your hands.
  • Avoid medical face masks —  I’ve seen it all people wear these wrong or wear them more than they should.   You are more likely to get symptoms of the illness when you wear a medical mask for too long due to your breathe having moisture and Bacteria just loves moisture.
  • Vitamin C and D — Taking your vitamins can help your body fight off this illness way faster than if you didn’t.   I’ve been doing this for years and haven’t gotten sick for very long.

These are just simple ways to avoid getting this virus and avoid having to worry about getting pneumonia which is one of the reasons why you die from the virus.   I am sure you’ve probably heard all this but it is true.  Are you afraid of this virus?  why not leave a comment and tell me what your thoughts are?

How the Coronavirus will effect your LDR!

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CoronaVirus (COVID-19)

It’s undeniable that we’ve all heard about the Coronavirus and the impact that is going to come from being in a LDR the next few weeks to months maybe even years.   There is no telling how long this will last but I know it has an impact on me alone.   I know it is going to effect every area differently but I thought I would talk about this just a little.   If you’ve been under a rock or don’t know anything about this virus.   You can visit the CDC and find out even more about this virus.  If you are traveling you should check out the travel advisories from your current country or you can check out what the CDC advises people to avoid!

Cheaper Tickets?

I’ll say this much, the more talk there has been for this virus there seems to be a dramatic drop in prices for flights to and from places.   Even looking for the cheapest ticket for your needs could provide you with some great savings.   I have talked to people who have traveled as of recent and they see that the less people are traveling.   Although that will also bring on lay offs for people who are in the flying industries.

Work hassles!

If you haven’t needed to worry about this, it will only be time before you will.   Just like my work has there own policies in place where you wold need to be tested before you can come back to work.   This can be a hassle since you are traveling and could be coming from an international travel or you could be just traveling across the state.   I’ve heard companies are setting up some strict requirements for employees who are travel!  I am quite surprised at what Walmart is doing to help people not go to work!

If you are like me and you can’t afford to do some of these things, and are worried about the virus.  I’d recommend just waiting and seeing.   I plan on waiting to see what happens in the next coming months before I buy the tickets but if I can find a really cheap ticket in the coming months, I still might go see my Girlfriend.   What’s your plan?  Why not leave a comment and tell others how you plan to deal with this problematic virus and are you afraid of it?

How computer viruses use word of mouth to infect systems!

Paul

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Social Network is Culprit!

I remember some very interesting Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites used in the past to get people to click on an infected link.  This is one of the oldest techniques.   The virus post something on your twitter account or your Facebook account about something really interesting.   Even if you trust your friend, sometimes the friend or twitter account that you know aren’t really in control of what they post.   This is the first line of trust that the virus makers use to spread their viruses until other computers and systems.   You should never click any link unless you know where it is going.  Although this is becoming less and less troublesome, I am sure it isn’t going away but just biding it’s time to come out and strike another day.

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