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Ian:
This is worth reading, as it warns about the dangers of posting mobile phone pics on the internet, Page 2 is especially interesting...
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3239522
DaveR:
My spam trap has collected quite a few of this particular email today, needless to say it is fake and should be deleted and reported as Spam. (I have removed the links):
Subject: News Releases : Upgrade New Adobe Acrobat Reader 2011 For PC And Mac
INTRODUCING UPGRADED ADOBE ACROBAT 2011
Dear Customers,
Adobe is pleased to announce new version upgrades for Adobe Acrobat 2011.
http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Advanced features include:
- Collaborate across borders
- Create rich, polished PDF files from any application that prints
- Ensure visual fidelity
- Encrypt and share PDF files more securely
- Use the standard for document archival and exchange
To upgrade and enhance your work productivity today, go to:
http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To leave comments, please contact us at: comments@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Best regards,
Andy Tailor
Copy rights © Adobe Acrobat 2010 - All Rights Reserved
1028 Parkway,Seatle,CA,10283, USA
Website: http://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Fester:
This week, my PC was invaded by some kind of hijacking ''virus'' which demanded money, or my systems would be destroyed... and my online banking details compromised etc..etc..
If I didn't buy this anti-spyware It spelled the end of my world and my business...apparently.
The genius that is Dave R, took less than10 minutes to sort this out for me... (the cost so far only a couple of pints in the Deganwy Quay hotel bar)
However, see here.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13973805
Indestructible viruses, sounds very scary.
Why do these people have so much time on thier hands to cause such mischief?
DaveR:
--- Quote from: Fester on June 30, 2011, 10:24:13 pm ---Why do these people have so much time on thier hands to cause such mischief?
--- End quote ---
$$$$$$$$$$$
Yorkie:
I am running Microsoft Security Essentials on one of my PC's and (touch wood) I have had no problems so far. The program runs in the background and from what I can tell examines everything that goes on. I run the Full Scan option occasionally and on the first occasion it pulled out a few oddments of Trojans etc but since then I have had nothing from the scans. Apart from Very serious threats which I opt to destroy automatically when found I have anything else it comes across sent to quarantine so that I can actually see what it is catching.
As this does not operate well with other security software on the same PC this is all I use.
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