Hi People

Take a look at the link below, it appears that Microsoft products are full of 'holes' that can be (if not already) severely compromised
http://vista.blorge.com/2010/10/13/patch-tuesday-brings-another-record/

The situation is becoming more and more of an issue, and the programs being exploited, are any that have possible access to the internet or that is involved with the security of a computer using a Microsoft OS.

My advice (for what you may consider its worth) is that you consider alternatives to the Microsoft products on your computer.

My suggestions for alternatives are :

• Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer - Google Chrome is a clean, few frills browser with a 'sandbox' between you and the internet.  This adds another level of security to your browser.
• VLC media player instead of Windows Media Player - It is open source so it is free, with many users adding to it all the time.  It also contains a DVD player, which doesn't require a third party codec to play the films.
• OpenOffice.org instead of Microsoft Office - Again it is open source and free. It reads and writes Word, Excel and Powerpoint files. It also allows you to create a PDF file, so that when you have completely finished a document (no further editing required), then you can create it as a PDF so no one can change it.
• Superantispyware instead of  Defender/Microsoft Essentials - A third party antispyware product is going to be less of a target than anything from Microsoft.
• Yahoo Messenger instead of  MS Messenger
• Thunderbird instead of Outlook Express or Outlook

So there are alternatives to many vulnerable Microsoft programs and most are totally free.  Consider them carefully as you may well need to be less of a target for hackers and other internet nasties.

See you next time

ThankYou for your attention

Prometheus1618

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Warning Telephone Scam

Hi People

The title says it all really.

About a month ago, a lady rang me saying that she had had a telephone call from 'Microsoft' saying that they ('Microsoft') had noticed that her computer was suffering from corrupt files and spyware.  She put them off and called me.  I told her that it was a scam and she breathed a sigh of relief.

  I thought nothing more of it,until a couple of days ago, another lady rang me saying the exact same thing, only this time she followed their instructions

First of all, she asked them why she should believe them, so they asked her to go to a website to 'prove' they were genuine and mentioned again that they were 'Microsoft Partners' (I believe they may have ripped off someone's site and presented it with a new domain name (the www address ).
Being convinced that they were who they said they were, she allowed them to access her computer remotely.

Needless to say, they must have put something on the computer as directly they had finished, they told her that her PC was indeed infected and that for XX sum of money, per 3 months she could have her computer kept clean. 

She twigged at this point (but the damage had already been done), and told them that she had not agreed to pay any money.  

To which they said well if you dont have it done your computer will close down in six hours.

*  NOTE Microsoft DO NOT ring you unless you have contacted them first to arrange a support call *

Do not take phone calls from Microsoft Partners.

This was the point at which I was called in to remedy the situation



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