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Virus's, Spyware, Trojans and Malicious infections continue to be a growing problem for businesses and personal computer users.
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Customers should immediately install patches/updates for
MS08067
and other vulnerabilities as soon as vendors release
these patches. They should configure their PCs to
receive automatic updates and patches from Microsoft and
software vendors. |
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Make sure your customers' security software is
up to date. |
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Instruct customers to disable the “Drive Auto-run” feature to
avoid infections from USB drives. |
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Your customers should employ secure passwords using a
combination of letters, numbers and symbols and
frequently change them. |
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Educate your customers to
take caution when searching online for DOWNAD
and Conficker information. There are reports of rogue
antivirus packages that are taking advantage of the
situation. They will tell you that you are infected and
ask you to pay money to download their application,
which in many cases turns out to be malware. |