From UK ; emergency please help ,

[Mikelowree]

sorry since i got hacked and lost 3 devices im being extra careful , cheers for alll your help everyone , my anxiety has eased a bit for now , love to all

[Charlie Brown]

In the meantime firewall is enabled by default on MX-23 , you can also use that (from menu) to watch what's going on...

And (if you like only and btw.) for your data you can use Veracrypt (can install with 2 clicks with "MX Package Installer").. easy to use, strong.. first create an encrypted partition or "container" then put your important files & folders there. You can also use key files (say 1-2 of your favorite songs, or pictures, actually any file(s) ...) if you're afraid of forgetting the pw. etc... (You can also do these (other than the installation) when internet is off, if you like)

[thinkpadx]

sorry been working on repairing my wwodstove for the winter. major part to swap and one stupid bolt that after 7 hrs still cannot get it off.

anyway linux generally is pretty safe and as they said firewall is on by default. if you were hacked with win or mac then that is another issue. generally be diligent and don;t do anything stupid and try not to do more eotic tweaking etc. than you are able to. Just enjoy.

i know that panic when something goes awry - generally my stupid accidnetal click or some such. crucial because i only run linux and i use these for everything. so they are crucial.

good luck and enjoy.

[Mikelowree]

So I re installed mx linux however the behaviour is just getting g stranger I have this for over weeks and not had a single problem but since yesterday it's just acting strange will post a link to what I just saw as I was about to use it

This is a night mare

[Charlie Brown]

... one stupid bolt that after 7 hrs still cannot get it off...

" WD-40 "

[Mikelowree]

So no in notification area where the sound is , there is a now some thing g called speech-dipartcher-dummy and I can't access the menus to configure audio devices in same panel

This can't be normal I hardly used it its a brand new laptop so something is Deffo wrong

[Mikelowree]

A lot of tabs set to hidden is this by default? Also it's says applications view is not supporter on youur system? Can anyone tell me what's going on lol

[davidy]

Maybe with something like Teamviewer. If you know someone you can trust you could give them access remotely. Hacking paranoia is not a helpdesk fix. Plus if you don't actually backup your data anything's possible at that point.