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Have you downloaded the latest virus definitions this week???
The Conficker worm is a computer worm that can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction. "Just days ahead of an April 1st activation date for the Conficker worm squirming through the Windows operating system, security researchers at the Honeynet Project have scored a major breakthrough, finding a way to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. The Conficker malware is programmed to generate thousands of domain names a day and, on April 1st, infected machines will start calling home to the authors for further instructions. However, as Joe Stewart explains, this does not mean there will be a computer meltdown on April 1. If the author(s) of Conficker planned some massive update of malicious code, they certainly wouldn’t do it on the one day everyone is watching for it. Most antivirus software should detect and block the Conficker worm, so if you have updated antivirus software on your computer, you have a relatively low risk of being infected by the Conficker worm. How's your "Back-Up Plan" ??? Portable hard drives, thum drives and backup media are now very affordable. You don't have much warning of a hard drive failure (having nothing to do with bugs) and redoing three months of quickbooks will make you wish you were in Brown County State Park!!! |
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Stay safe online! October is national cyber security awareness month.
Security Threats McAfee also said that while software makers have improved their ability to respond to vulnerabilities as the flaws are discovered, it found that at least 50 percent of computers connected to the Internet remain improperly protected by product updates or patches. Phishing attacks, a form of online threat aimed at stealing personal data for criminal use or identity theft, continue to increase rapidly, the frequency of phishing attacks is growing by 25 percent per month. Latest/Greatest Fix for spyware Microsoft Download Site Hoaxes are running around the internet. Before trying to fix something always be sure it is not a hoax! Norton has a hoax list so you can avoid deleting a critical file on your computer. Be sure you have a firewall activated and install the update. If you have not been keeping your computer up to date, you can get all the fixes from microsoft. Go to Microsoft right now! Have you downloaded the latest virus definitions this week?Have you checked recently for microsoft critical updates?Have you cleaned your cache & trash and defraged your computer lately? |
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