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Android: Amazon App Store Free App–ATARI GREATEST HITS PRO

Amazon The Free App of the Day, Christmas Day offering from the Amazon App Store is ATARI Greatest Hits Pro. image

  The regularly free version of ATARI GREATEST HITS only comes with 1 game (Missile Command). The pro version of the app includes the following games

  • Missile Command
  • Missile Command 2600
  • Pong
  • Centipede
  • Centipede 2600
  • Millipede
  • Millipede 2600
  • Basic Math
  • Flag Capture

“You can also purchase additional Atari games quickly and easily from within this app. Choose from 25 separate packs, each of which contains three to four individual Atari games. (For example, the Adventure 4-pack contains the well-loved game Adventure, as well as Haunted House, Return to Haunted House, and Save Mary.) “

     I loaded the app on my Acer Iconia Tab 500 (16gig), and it ran just fine.  The Controls for each game are easy and responsive. The look for each game is that of the original Arcade version.  If you are an ATARI fan this is a must have. 

     You will see on the Amazon page some negative comments about the app, from what I can make out, most of the negative comments are people who did not read the part that says it comes with only 9 games and you have to buy others. Even then, the remaining game packs for the app cost $0.99 each, for games like (Listed in their packs)

  • Major Havoc – Secret Quest – Sentinel – Yars’ Revenge
  • Lunar Lander – Codebreaker – Sky Diver – Video Pinball
  • Liberator – Human Cannonball – Star Raiders – Star Ship
  • Gravitar – Demons to Diamonds – Radar Lock
  • Crystal Castle – Maze Craze – Surround
  • Black Widow – Space Duel – Desert Falcon – Space War
  • Battlezone – Red Barron – Air Sea Battle – Submarine Commander
  • Asteroids – Asteroids Deluxe – Canyon Bomber
  • Combat – Combat Two – Warlords
  • Tempest – Outlaw – Atari Video Cube
  • Super Breakout – Breakout – Circus Atari – Off the wall

Alert: Adobe issues a critical update for its Shockwave player. You really need to update your system if you have Shockwave installed.

adobe-logo  Adobe has issues a “Critical” update for its Shockwave player.  By Critical, they mean that a bad guy could potentially run software on your machine that could expose you to malware or viruses without you knowing.  In the past, you got viruses because you downloaded a file or clicked on an email attachment, so you knew you were “safe” as long as you followed basic common sense.  Now a days, instead of trying to trick you, they just look for issues in software and then use those issues to get past you and any security you may have on your pc. 

     Imagine your home, every time you leave, you check all your windows and doors and make sure they are locked (at least I hope you do).  Now imagine that the lock to the front door breaks and falls off, and instead of getting a new lock, you just shut the door and hope no one notices.  Guess what, you may get away with it for a while, but eventually your luck may run out and a bad guy will use the broken lock to get in and steal from you. These critical updates are the computer equivalent of that lock on your door. By updating, you are going out and getting a newer / better lock.

 

For those Geeks out there, here is some basic information on the alert. The complete alert can be found at (LINK) Adobe (http://www NULL.adobe NULL.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-27 NULL.html)


Security update available for Adobe Shockwave Player

Release date: November 8, 2011

Vulnerability identifier: APSB11-27

CVE number: CVE-2011-2446, CVE-2011-2447, CVE-2011-2448, CVE-2011-2449

Platform: Windows and Macintosh

Summary

Critical (http://www NULL.adobe NULL.com/devnet/security/security_zone/severity_ratings NULL.html) vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.1.629 and earlier versions on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities, to run malicious code on the affected system. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.1.629 and earlier versions update to Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.3.633 using the instructions provided below.

Affected software versions

Shockwave Player 11.6.1.629 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh


 

     So how do you know if your computer has Adobe Shockwave installed.  PC users, you can go to Start –> settings –> Control Panel –> Add/Remove programs (XP and earlier) or Programs and Features (Vista and Win 7). Then look at the list of installed programs, if you see Adobe Shockwave installed, then you have it. (It doesn’t matter if it is used or not, it just matters that its installed on your pc).

 

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     So you ask “What is the Shockwave program, and more importantly, why do I have it?” or “I don’t remember downloading that?”.  The answer is that you didn’t, at least most likely not directly downloaded.  From (LINK) Wikipedia (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/Adobe_Shockwave)

 

“Adobe Shockwave (formerly Macromedia Shockwave) is a multimedia platform used to add animation and interactivity to web pages”

 

     Which means that if you play 1 of 1000’s of various online games, you probably saw a pop up that said something along the lines of “This program requires Adobe Shockwave, Do you wish to download it” (That’s NOT the exact wording), and since the majority of people never read those pop up’s, you just clicked run and went along playing your game. 

     So now what do you do if you find that you have it. Here is the solution directly from Adobe


Solution

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.1.629 and earlier versions upgrade to the newest version 11.6.3.633 available here: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ (http://get NULL.adobe NULL.com/shockwave/).


     When you click on the link from Adobe, you will arrive at the following page.

 

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Click on Agree and Install now.  This will bring up one of the following pop ups where you will click on Install (Yes I know again)

 

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or

 

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**Be aware of a pop up that you may see after you click install.  (This pop up really gets me !@#!@$!%%^!&!*&)

 

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If you see a pop up for the Google Toolbar or Any other Toolbar make sure to uncheck the box before clicking next. (Commentary: If this is a critical update, as noted, Why Adobe, WHY! are you trying to sneak in software that should stand on its own.  If people want a toolbar let them go and get it, don’t try to get paid or whatever other benefit you are getting for tricking people who either don’t know or don’t read messages to end up with something else they probably DON’T NEED! That’s the end of my soapbox)

 

Once you see your browser show the following message

 

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You have completed the update for this browser.  I know your saying WHAT! Unfortunately Shockwave comes in 2 versions. One version is for Internet Explorer and One version is for all other web browsers (that’s the program you use to surf the web).  The instructions above were based on Internet Explorer, if you have a 2nd (or more) browser installed like Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc. then you need to do this again using one of those browsers. Remember it doesn’t matter if you don’t use them, if they are installed on your pc, then you MUST do the upgrade. Just follow the exact same steps with the other browser to complete the upgrade. 

Lastly, the focus of this post was for Windows users, but Mac users, keep in mind this affects you too.  If you have a Mac you should do this update as well. 

Facebook: Check your FB setting for the People, Pages, Places Directory

facebook   The Facebook People, Pages, Places directory feature (LINK) https://www.facebook.com/directory/people/ (https://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/directory/people/) has been out now a couple of weeks, however I still find people that don’t know about it. If you were concerned about (hoping for) privacy, well this feature just pretty much ends any and all hope.  With the PPP directory Facebook has every user, page, place easily accessible to everyone.

     All you need to know is a name (or you can just throw in a fake name if you want to meet strangers).  The screen shot below is the current 1st page of the directory (as of 10/10/11)

 

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     Every user on Facebook is in this directory, and unfortunately (AGAIN!) Facebook does NOT give a way to completely opt out of being listed.  However, there is something you can do to limit your visibility in the Facebook PPP directory.

     There is now a setting (which seems to be set to Everyone by default) by going to your privacy settings (Top right of page) –> How You Connect (Bottom of page) as shown in the example below

 

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Once you are in the “How You Connect” window, you will see as the very 1st choice “Who can look up your timeline by name or contact info?”

 

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     Any Facebook user who is still trying to hold out for just that little bit of privacy while still being able to use Facebook will want to change the setting to Friends only, or Friends of Friends if you are ok with privacy middle ground.

     Making this change should limit your exposure from the PPP directory. As always its suggested that you look over all the settings under privacy (even make notes if you have a hard time remembering) on a regular basis, you never know when a setting could be changed or added “for your benefit” that you would rather not have.

Alert: For all my fellow WordPress bloggers – version 3.05 of WP is now available. (Highly recommended you upgrade)

WP  WordPress has announced the release of version 3.0.5 of the WordPress blogging software (LINK: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/02/wordpress-3-0-5/ (http://wordpress NULL.org/news/2011/02/wordpress-3-0-5/)). WP is reporting that this upgrade is highly recommended as it includes a number of fixes for the WordPress software.  (If your blog is hosted on WordPress.com then this update is being done automatically for you)

This security release (http://codex NULL.wordpress NULL.org/Version_3 NULL.0 NULL.5) is required if you have any untrusted user accounts, but it also comes with important security enhancements and hardening. All WordPress users are strongly encouraged to update.

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Enhances security
Three point one comes soon

The release addresses a number of issues and provides two additional enhancements:

Two moderate security issues were fixed that could have allowed a Contributor- or Author-level user to gain further access to the site.

One information disclosure issue was addressed that could have allowed an Author-level user to view contents of posts they should not be able to see, such as draft or private posts.

Two security enhancements were added. One improved the security of any plugins which were not properly leveraging our security API. The other offers additional defense in depth against a vulnerability that was fixed in previous release.

Download 3.0.5 (http://wordpress NULL.org/download/) or update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area. Please update immediately.

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Alert: Facebook Scam to look out for – “See who viewed your profile”

facebook I ran across another (of the many) Facebook scam this week.  A friend had a post listing the iknow_extension this weekend.  The app is one of many floating around Facebookland all claiming that they can help a user see who have been “looking at your page”.

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At the core, all these scam apps are the same, they prey on the unsuspecting who are not technologically knowledgeable. Some of the variations of catch line that I’ve seen are

  • Awesome! you can finally find out who has looked at your page
  • OMG… I cant believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile!
  • Check out who has blocked you on Facebook

of course there are many more than these.

In all cases, it plays into the human curiosity factor, using social engineering to trick the user into infecting there machines.  One thing that everyone should be aware of, is that even if it was possible to create an app for the purposes of seeing who has looked at your page, such an app would be completely against the Facebook privacy policy.

In cases like the “iknow” app, it will lead you to a page with an “allow” function that will do 2 things, add itself into your Facebook profile, with the specific purpose of being able to then control your profile so that it can continue to spread itself (Like a bad disease), and also then tell you that you need to “download” a file to activate the app.  That download in fact being the master malware that will then infect and control your pc (I refer to it as the gatekeeper, as this malware you download in fact just handles what your pc does, so that it can continue to download more and more on your machine.  In the same way of what would happen if you gave a burglar the keys to your home, and he was just there to open the door so others can steal from your house).

If you do (or have fallen for these) scams, the 1st thing you need to do is go into the Applications and plugins area in Facebook to remove the rogue app from being allowed access to your account.  You do that by doing the following

Application and Plugins (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/help/?page=25)General Application Support: Adding, displaying, and removing applications (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/help/?page=964)

How do I remove or delete an application from my account?

You can remove an application you have allowed from the Applications Y…

You can remove an application you have allowed from the Applications You Use (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/settings/?tab=applications) page. To get to that page, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Privacy Settings (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/settings/?tab=privacy) page from the “Account” drop-down menu located at the top of any page on Facebook.
  2. Click the “Edit your settings” link under the Applications and Websites section towards the bottom of the page.
  3. Click on the application you’d like to remove. If you don’t see the application listed, you can find it by clicking the Edit Settings button towards the top right-hand side of the page.
  4. You’ll then see an expanded view of your settings for that application. From here, you can click the “Remove application” link. Once you confirm you’d like to remove the application, it will no longer have access to your data and be removed from your profile, bookmarks, and your Applications and Games Dashboards.

Once you have done that, the next step is reviewing your Facebook posts and removing any posts created by the “rogue” application.  That is as a courtesy, so that others don’t fall for it from your posts.

Lastly – I recommend downloading the following applications, and running a full scan with each application (one at a time) on your pc.

  • Superantispyware
  • Malwarebytes

My suggestion for the simplest way of downloading and installing these 2 apps is by visiting www.ninite.com (http://www NULL.ninite NULL.com) and selecting them (about 1/2 of the page down).  Ninite will not only download the apps on to your pc, but also handle the installation of the apps on your pc.

Remember that before running either of the apps, you should find the update tab on each and make sure that the app is updated to the latest definitions.  Once each app finishes its “full scan”, clean out whatever each finds, and then reboot and run both apps again.  (I know this sounds like a pain) You want to reboot and rerun both apps to make sure that nothing was left behind.

If your scans come up clean, then you should be ok.  Until the next adventure in technology (at least)

Alert: You need to make sure your Windows/Office software is up to date. Targeted attacks against recently addressed Microsoft Office vulnerability is now out

Last November, Microsoft released security bulletin MS10-087 (http://www NULL.microsoft NULL.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-087 NULL.mspx), which addresses a number of critical vulnerabilities in how Microsoft Office parses various office file formats. One of them is CVE-2010-3333 (http://cve NULL.mitre NULL.org/cgi-bin/cvename NULL.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3333), “RTF Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability,” which could lead to remote code execution via specially crafted RTF data. A few days before Christmas, we received a new sample (sha1: cc47a73118c51b0d32fd88d48863afb1af7b2578) that reliably exploits this vulnerability and is able to execute malicious shellcode which downloads other malware.

The notice that was posted on the Microsoft Protection Center blog ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/12/29/targeted-attacks-against-recently-addressed-microsoft-office-vulnerability-cve-2010-3333-ms10-087.aspx (http://blogs NULL.technet NULL.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/12/29/targeted-attacks-against-recently-addressed-microsoft-office-vulnerability-cve-2010-3333-ms10-087 NULL.aspx) ) concerns a flaw in the Microsoft Office program that was fixed in November. The bad guys have now found a way to exploit the flaw on computers that do NOT have the updated software. This affects you no matter which version of Office or Windows you are running.

Symantec underlined the seriousness of the flaw to CNET’s Elinor Mills in November:

“One of the most dangerous aspects of this vulnerability is that a user doesn’t have to open a malicious e-mail to be infected,” Joshua Talbot, security intelligence manager at Symantec Security Response, said at the time. “All that is required is for the content of the e-mail to appear in Outlook’s Reading Pane. If a user highlights a malicious e-mail to preview it in the Reading Pane, their machine is immediately infected. The same holds true if a user opens Outlook and a malicious e-mail is the most recently received in their in-box; that e-mail will appear in the Reading Pane by default and the computer will be infected.”

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So what does this mean to you…….It means that if you receive an email, even if its obvious that the email is bad and you don’t click on it, just by it appearing in the reading pane section, will cause your computer to get infected with malware.

How do you make sure you are protected?

Windows Vista / Windows 7

If you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7 go to start –> Control Panel –> Windows Update

Once in Windows Update –>  click on Check for updates –> Once the scan is complete –> system will tell you how many updates you need –> now click on Install updates.

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Once you have successfully updated all Windows / Office software your Windows update should look like this.

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Windows XP

In Windows XP –> Using Internet Explorer –> Visit the Microsoft Update website (LINK) http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us (http://www NULL.update NULL.microsoft NULL.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default NULL.aspx?ln=en-us)

(IMPORTANT NOTE: In XP – Microsoft has 2 websites for updates. One is called Windows Updates and one is called Microsoft Updates. You want to make sure that you are on the one that says Microsoft Updates as the Windows Updates site does NOT give you Office updates)

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Once you are on the site –> Click on Custom and let it scan your pc.  (Note you may be asked to run an ActiveX file if this is the 1st time you have been to the site. Just make sure you say you in this case specifically)

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You may also get a message about a needed download –> if you do just click on “Download and Install Now”

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Once Microsoft Update completes its scan it will show you what updates you are missing

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Look under the “High Priority” updates and make sure that you have selected them all

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Followed up clicking on “Review and install updates”

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This will bring you to the confirmation page.  Make sure you have all missing updates selected. You will see 1 final “Install Updates”. Click on it –>

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Followed by “I Accept” under the agreements area –> and then watch your updates download and install.

After the updates install –> Reboot pc –> and visit site again to see if you have any remaining updates.  Continue the steps until you get 0 (zero) remaining “High Priority” updates.

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Once you are at 0 (Zero) now your Windows / Office software is up to date.

(FINAL NOTE: This does NOT mean you are free and clear, as always you need to take care of precautions when surfing the Internet.  There are still many other ways you can have your computer compromised)

ALERT: Windows Live Messenger 2009 Users–“Active links in Messenger 2009 temporarily turned off to prevent a malicious worm”

microsoft  Microsoft has announced via the Windows Team Blog (LINK) http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/11/12/security-alert-active-links-in-messenger-2009-temporarily-turned-off-to-prevent-a-malicious-worm.aspx (http://windowsteamblog NULL.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/11/12/security-alert-active-links-in-messenger-2009-temporarily-turned-off-to-prevent-a-malicious-worm NULL.aspx) that they are now blocking Active links in Windows Live Messenger 2009. What that means is that when you are in a chat with someone, if a link appears that you will NOT be able to directly click on it to open the link. If you wish to see the link you will need to copy it from the chat window and then past it into your browser. 

     Keep in mind that not only in WLM chat but in all chat programs there is always a possibility of receiving “Rogue” links that were not actually sent by the person who you are talking to.  If you ever receive a link via chat, you want to make sure and check with the person you are talking to, so that you can confirm if its legit or not. 

     Those who click on the malicious link, will download a Worm (a form of virus), which will install on your pc, and then use your pc to send itself to all your friends links.  As always you should make sure you have an up to date Antivirus.

A particularly malicious worm (a self-replicating computer virus) is currently trying to spread itself through many of the world’s largest instant messaging and social networks, including Windows Live Messenger 2009. We’re very serious about protecting our customers, and are pursuing multiple avenues to help stop its progress. The worm spreads by inserting a link into an IM conversation with a person whose computer is already infected. When someone clicks the link, it opens in a browser, downloads the worm on the recipient’s computer, and then repeats this process.

Normally, when Messenger sees a web address in a conversation it is turned into a hyperlink which, when clicked, automatically opens in a web browser. This feature makes it very easy for the malicious worm to be unknowingly installed on your computer by clicking on the link and being sent to a web site containing the malicious software. We’re pursuing a number of activities to help protect you, working actively with industry experts and law enforcement to help stop this criminal activity.

Most notably, we’ve temporarily turned off active hyperlinks for web addresses sent in IM conversations using Windows Live Messenger 2009. You will still be able to copy a web address and paste it into a browser window if you know it to be safe, but by removing active hyperlinks from Messenger 2009, we’re taking a significant step towards stopping the unintentional spreading of this worm.

Because we’ve now blocked active links in Messenger 2009, starting today, some customers may also see a notification in the main Messenger window warning them that some features might not be available.

Messenger warning message (http://windowsteamblog NULL.com/cfs-file NULL.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-00-53-82-metablogapi/6116 NULL.messenger_2D00_warning_5F00_3E135389 NULL.png)

Messenger 2011 is not impacted in the same way, thanks to its Link Safety feature. However, we are actively monitoring the situation and investigating different approaches to help protect customers using the latest version of Messenger, should the situation change.

As always, we encourage customers to exercise caution with links to web pages that you receive in IMs, especially if the links are to a web page that you are not familiar with, unsure of the destination of, or suspicious of. Malicious software may be installed in your computer simply by visiting a web page with harmful content.

If you think your computer may have already been infected by a malicious worm, check the , please visit the Security TechCenter on Microsoft TechNet (http://technet NULL.microsoft NULL.com/en-us/security/default NULL.aspx), and then download and use the malicious software removal tool (http://www NULL.microsoft NULL.com/security/malwareremove/default NULL.aspx). For additional help with Messenger, check out the Messenger Solution Center (http://windowslivehelp NULL.com/product NULL.aspx?productid=2).

Software: ALERT – Critical Adobe Flash Update Released. You need to make sure your system is updated to this version.

adobe-logo Adobe has released an update to its Flash Player (New Version 10.1) and Adobe AIR software to correct 32 issues that could lead to everything from the application / your computer crashing all the way to someone else (“Bad Guy”) being able to take control of your computer. The bad guys in the past week figured out how to use the vulnerabilities to be able to infect peoples computers, this update corrects those issues.

This Adobe advisory (http://www NULL.adobe NULL.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14 NULL.html) outlines the severity:

Critical (http://www NULL.adobe NULL.com/devnet/security/security_zone/severity_ratings NULL.html) vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.45.2 and earlier. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

The vulnerabilities in this patch batch affects all major operating systems: Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris; Adobe AIR 1.5.3.9130 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

**NOTE THAT THIS ISSUE DOES AFFECT SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON WINDOWS, MAC, AND LINUX.

Here are some things to keep in mind.

- If you have more than 1 browser installed on your computer (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, etc), you MUST check this on each one of the browsers, even if you only use one. Check on any that are installed.

- You need to verify the Adobe Flash Player version number installed on your system, Adobe recommends that users access the About Flash Player page (http://www NULL.adobe NULL.com/products/flash/about/), or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select “About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player” from the menu.

- In addition, check on your installed programs list (Windows Users – Start-> Settings-> Control Panel-> Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features). Check and see that it doesn’t list multiple installs of either Adobe Flash or Adobe AIR.  If it does from that screen highlight –> select uninstall to all but the latest one.

- If you would like to make absolutely sure that all older copies of Adobe Flash are uninstalled or if you are having issues doing the upgrade, go to the Adobe knowledge base page (tn_14157) which is at (LINK) http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html (http://kb2 NULL.adobe NULL.com/cps/141/tn_14157 NULL.html) and download the Adobe Uninstaller.  This will go thru your computer and automatically delete all versions of Adobe Flash.  Then you can just install the latest version.

- The following 2 links are the direct downloads from Adobe for Flash (NOTE that 1 link is for Internet Explorer and the other is for the rest of the Browsers).

http://fpdownload.ad…h_player_ax.exe (http://fpdownload NULL.adobe NULL.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_ax NULL.exe) (IE)
http://fpdownload.ad…lash_player.exe (http://fpdownload NULL.adobe NULL.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player NULL.exe) (All other browsers)

Keeping your computer safe is not just about updating the Operating System and having an Anti-Virus program. These days the bad guys are looking for anyway into your system.  Imagine that when you left your home, you locked all your doors, but left a Window unlocked because the lock was broken.  A bad guy could use that Window to get inside.  So what would you do, replace the lock of course. This issue with software is the computer version of just that situation.

Alert: How to deal with Rogueware software when it tries to load on your computer.

computer virus While surfing the web today I ran across a another version of the installer that tries to load one FAKE antivirus software (Antivirus 2010 is one of the most common names). The following can come up if you visit an infected website. The site that triggered these pop ups is a well known site, so do not assume that just because you are on a MAJOR website that you are not at risk.

What to look our for

As soon as you get to the website, the following pop up appears. **This is why it is important to read messages before clicking ok. 

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What you probably wont see (unless you drag the window above around the screen) is the little window (as shown below) that opens directly behind the main window. If you were to expand the little window you will see that its for 1anetantispy.

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If you click on the OK button above you will get infected. 

What to do if you see the AV check Window

1 – DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE POP UP WINDOWS.

2 – On your computer click on the start button –> click on Run (or type Run in the search box) –> Once you get the run box, type taskmgr into the Run box and press OK

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3 – This will open up the Windows Task Manager. Look for all items that involve the browser you are using.  (In the example below, its Internet Explorer) Highlight each item and then click End Task.  Once all the browser windows close

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4 – (A) If you are using Internet Explorer go to Tools –> Options –> and Click on Delete Browser History.  (B) If you are using Firefox, go to Tools –> Options – > Privacy –> and click where it says “Clear you current history”.

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