"BITS AND BYTES..."
Another week begins, so pull up the drawbridge, fill buckets with hot tar, and prepare to do battle with unknown enemies planning to target your castle [i.e. - home network].
Let's cover some security basics quickly:
- If someone calls you and tells you they are from Microsoft, or some anti-virus firm and they've noticed that it appears your computer is infected, HANG-UP-THE-PHONE. There's nothing more to say than that.
- If a window slides up on from the lower right-side of your screen announcing a new update for Java, Flash, or Adobe Reader, what should you do?
- Click install, and when it asks you if your sure click "yes", or
- Click the "X" to close the window/box and go directly to the website and download the product from there? [HINT - This is the correct procedure]
- If you open Malwarebytes to run a scan and it tells you that it's been 200 days since it was last updated, expect to find Viruses, Trojans, PUP's [Potentially Unwanted Programs], or PUM's [Potentially Unwanted Malware]. Update your definitions immediately and run a scan.
- If your 2013 Anti-Virus program has just expired, don't just buy the 2014 product and use the key to re-activate the 2013 version - actually install the new anti-virus engine and all of the improvements within.
- Using Microsoft Security Essentials is like running around with a big sign on your back that says "INFECT ME, I'M EASY..."
And bad things never go away for very long, so be on alert for the infamous email attachments. They get trickier with each attempt and if you're not careful you could fall for one of these.
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| IMAGE: MALWAREBYTES |
'Nuff Said,
Brian
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