Don, Had to answer this one specifically: - Update your computer using the included update function. Do not believe any update notice sent via e-mail or from a web page. THIS IS A - HUGE - NO !! NO !! I'm my days, this updates were sent on CD's and you upgraded from them - GOOD Now for the BAD: Step back and think of what has to happen: MS - has - to - see - everything - on - your - computer - EVERYTHING - they can even see your PERSONAL DATA !! The demographics of your hardware and software - how much memory, disk space, audio and video setup, what software you are running, etc. Theoretically, all they do is download and update what you need <devil's pitchfork> So you think it's all hunky-dory - right - WRONG - because hidden in their processes they can do, LITERALLY ANYTHING THEY WANT TO to your system and YOU WILL NEVER KNOW, UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE - or - YOU CRASH, CAN'T BOOT AGAIN and YOUR DEAD, EXCEPT FOR A REBUILD. Bottom line, their intention is to INVADE YOUR PRIVACY and their is NO way for you to STOP them. Even with Windows XP, did you know that every DVD you watch on your system, is getting SENT BACK TO MICROSOFT !! As the story goes, about 10 years? ago now, that is how they (MS) found out the businesses were running pirated copies of various MS software. Duaine On 02/27/2012 11:50 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote: > Don, > > A lot of what you said is - simply - not - true !!!!!! > > For the um-teenth time, Anti-Virus software is only good for the KNOWN viruses. Meaning, if someone in this group were > to create a NEW virus and sends it out via the email group. ANY Anti-virus software is NOT going to catch it because > it is NEW and the software companies have never heard of it yet. So you have just gotten SCREWED - and - there is not > a damn thing you can do about it - except rebuild your system. > > For example, I use semi-simple passwords (because I have so many) and they are pretty repetitive, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT > - EVER - GOTTEN HACKED. And I attribute that to the items I previously discussed !! > > Yes, all emails and email addresses reside in the "cloud". However, if you use an email client, the "cloud" time is > reduced to a very, very short time, since they are downloaded to your desltop / laptop. So now you are in complete > control. > > Also, if you use an email client, where your email addresses are stored - the "cloud" will _never_ know what they are. > > How long have you been dealing with computers (desktop, etc) ??? > > I have been dealing with them since the very beginning since 1983. > > And, yes, there was a time that I was a Microsoft BIGOT. But now, I learned my lesson, and avoid them like the PLAGUE. > > Which is why I started my webpage about MS & Windows, so the public can see and get the REAL STORY !!! > > http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/other/microsoft.html > > Also, since _Day 1_, MS has been screwing with the public. People were loving MS-DOS so well, that they had a terrible > time getting their first version of Windows out. To force it, PC manufacturers _had to pay for a LICENSE for Windows > whether they INSTALLED it or not._ So that is how we got Windows. _This came out in the lawsuit with IBM over the > fight between IBM-DOS and MS-DOS._ > > Plus before getting into pianos, I had a computer career of 24+ years (Mainframes, Midrange, Desktops and Laptops). > > So, I _know_ what I'm talking about .... not sure that you do <grin> > > Duaine > > P.S. I could discredit you on almost any point, if I really wanted to. > > On 02/27/2012 10:25 PM, Don Mannino wrote: >> >> Al, >> >> Preventing hacks is partially a matter of careful computer use. Anyone with any style of computer can get an e-mail >> account hacked, as the most common causes are: >> >> - Responding to or following a link in a fraudulent e-mail message >> >> - Clicking OK on warning screens too early without reading the warning carefully >> >> - Users who create very simple passwords >> >> None of these are affected by the type of operating system or web browser. >> >> The response that using web mail is more dangerous is not accurate, in my opinion. All e-mails reside “in the cloud” >> out on computer servers somewhere. They are either accessed via e-mail software using secure connections, or they are >> accessed using a web browser through an encrypted web page. Both methods scramble the information during transit, and >> they both require a password to get connected and make the data move to your computer screen. If someone gains the >> password to your account, you have been hacked no matter how you read your mail. >> >> So . . . >> >> - change your e-mail password occasionally (a couple times a year is OK as a rule), and change it immediately if you >> suspect something bad is going on. >> >> - Use a strong password. Passwords that use a mixture of upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters are >> very strong. Man*1n0 would be an example of a fairly strong password, although making it longer would be even better. >> >> - If a web site pops up a lot of nasty windows, or Windows itself pops up a warning about a web site, be suspicious. >> If pop-up windows from a web page won’t close, forcing the web browser to close (using Windows Task Manager, accessed >> by CTRL-ALT-DEL keys, or by right-clicking on the task bar). Never go to that page again. >> >> - Be VERY careful about clicking on links in an e-mail message. They can be spoofed – the link in the message can >> look like one address, but it can actually take you to another. So be very careful. >> >> - Never believe e-mails that tell you to visit a web site to update your password! These are almost always false, and >> dangerous. If you suspect it might be valid, then go to the web site mentioned yourself and log in normally, without >> following any links in the e-mail, then check to see if it needs to be updated. >> >> - Update your computer using the included update function. Do not believe any update notice sent via e-mail or from a >> web page. >> >> In Windows, definitely use good Anti-Virus / Firewall software. Personally I think Norton Internet Security is the >> best, but some disagree because Norton is the most popular, so it gets attacked sometimes. >> >> Don Mannino >> >> *From:*pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf Of *Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft >> *Sent:* Monday, February 27, 2012 5:41 AM >> *To:* Pianotech Web Pianotech Web; Pianotech List >> *Subject:* [pianotech] OT for Duaine H >> >> There is a lot of email hacking going on lately. Can you give us a short "what to do" if it happens. >> >> Al - >> >> High Point, NC >> > > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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