Many have heard such a term as validation. What is this, however, not everyone knows. In general, the definition of this word in itself implies confirmation of legality, authenticity, legalization. Some sites, in particular social networks, may require validation. What does it mean?
Account Authenticity
Validation of an account on social networks means checking that you are a real person, not a robot. In this case, you must enter your mobile phone number in the window that appears. A free SMS with a confirmation code will be sent to it, which you will need to write on the same site. At the same time, social networks guarantee that the information received from you will not be disclosed or transmitted to third parties.
Users usually validate without hesitation. What kind of measure is this and why it is really needed, however, not everyone knows. It may provide some security to your account. For example, all major changes or additions on the pages of social networks require the confirmation of your phone. Thus, scammers will not be able to completely take over your account. In addition, the adoption of these measures allows you to quickly regain control of your page if it has been hacked.
Validation as a virus
It should be noted that the Vkontakte or other networks validation may be used for fraudulent purposes. In this case, the Internet user is most often asked in the window that appears to enter a username and password or send SMS to the proposed number. In no case do not do this. Most likely, this is just a virus that will provide your information to attackers, and for SMS they can withdraw a lot of money from your account.
In such cases, one often wonders how to determine if validation is real. That this is not a virus can be seen by going to the same page of a social network, but from another computer. If validation is still required there, then it is genuine. If, on another computer, authorization on the site is normal, then your PC has been “infected.”
Virus elimination
In order to eliminate the
virus, first of all, you need to get rid of malicious applications, and then restore the changed settings. Most often viruses change DNS server addresses and hosts files. Host codes recorded by the hosts virus redirect the user from this site to a substitute, which pseudo validation is performed by VKontakte. Odnoklassniki and other social networks can also have similar clone sites that are practically no different from the original ones.
You can restore the normal operation of the system by performing several phased steps. First, using an anti-virus program, you should check your PC for threats. In this case, be sure to use a full, not a quick check. Next, using a special utility, you need to perform a treatment for system disks and remove the viruses found. After restoring the system and cleaning the hosts files, you must check the correctness of the preferred DNS server, which is noted in the properties of the connection used. If it is specified incorrectly, change it to the desired one yourself or select "automatic receipt". After all these actions, the computer should be restarted, and most likely everything will fall into place, and you will no longer have problems with validation.