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Warning: My kid almost got me with a fake game download link
Last Tuesday, my son was on my laptop trying to get a free game mod. He clicked a link that looked real but it started downloading a weird .exe file named 'setup_helper.zip'. I caught it because Windows Defender popped up a red flag I'd never seen before, something about a 'Trojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml'. I made him cancel it, ran a full scan (which took about 45 minutes), and then had to explain to a 10-year-old why you never click download links in forum comments. Has anyone else had to deal with a sneaky fake game installer? What's the best way to explain this stuff to kids without scaring them?
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karen3617mo ago
Used to think kids were safe, this changed my mind lol.
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daniel1407mo ago
Yeah, that's a rough one to see, @karen361. Watched my nephew the other day and he somehow got a whole marble stuck in his nose in the two seconds I looked away. Had to make a whole trip to the clinic. Makes you realize they can find trouble anywhere, even in a totally baby-proofed room. It really does change how you see things.
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jasonallen6mo ago
Tbh a marble in the nose is one of those things you never think about until it happens. But here's the thing, a totally baby-proofed room doesn't really exist. Kids are basically tiny engineers who find new ways to test the limits of everything. You can put covers on outlets and lock cabinets, but a marble is just a gravity-powered problem waiting for a two-second gap. That trip to the clinic sounds like a right of passage honestly. It's not about making the room perfect, it's about accepting that you'll miss something and just having the clinic number saved.
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matthewdixon7mo ago
Even the quiet ones can find a way to eat a marker cap when you blink.
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