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Profile Spy Steps Up Attack On Facebook Users

Over the past week we alerted users to the return of "profile spy", a tool that promises to let users see who’s viewing their profile. As we said last week, the tool is FAKE, however it isn’t preventing thousands of users from participating in the scam once again. Rather than using a different strategy than last time, the only thing that the scammers have changed is the URLs. Do not complete this scam, instead share this article and let your friends know of the scam.

5 Tips to a Phishing Free Life

Phishing scams threaten our Internet security and can be hard to detect. They can lead to identity theft, viruses, or the need for computer repair. To help protect your Internet security, we offer five tips for detecting phishing scams.

Facebook users are now better protected from unauthorized password changes

Facebook users are now better protected from unauthorized password changes and suspicious logins thanks to a new set of security features.

If running Windows XP SP2, please upgrade!

The bug admission affects all versions of Windows (XP, Vista, and 7).

How to: Make your Facebook account more secure in 5 seconds!

A little known feature in Facebook will help you stay on top of your Facebook account and everyone who’s accessing it. The feature, provides you with notifications every time a person accesses it from a new computer. You can receive both email and SMS notifications about the access.

Two New Facebook Scams: reference Mother went to jail and McDonalds

Hot on the heels of the Coca-Cola Facebook scam, there are two more spreading via Facebook status updates.

Photo Printing Kiosks can share malware and viruses

A common place that a lot of people probably do not think getting a virus from is digital photo kiosks. These places are prime distribution points for infections. Think about it, if you were up to no good with some know-how, you could infect the photo kiosk computers then sit back and laugh as literally thousands upon thousands of people walk in and insert their memory cards.

Why use a UPS or Surge Protection?

The past couple of weeks we have had many computers brought into the shop that have had un-expected power supply or motherboard failures. We have also had many electrical events in the area such as lightning and brown outs. Most did not have an UPS or surge protector. Coincidence? Not likely...

3 Easy Steps for Email Safety

We cannot remind others enough about the tips below. We see it everyday... a computer gets trashed by someone not following the 3 cardinal rules of email.

3 Safe Social Networking Tips

Social Networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, etc are great for connecting with others. But you must exercise some caution or you might end up getting some bad results. Below are three to keep you safe out there:

Facebook scam - Never gonna drink Coca Cola again

If one of your friends said they were never going to drink Coca Cola again after watching a horrific video, would you be tempted to watch the video? Judging by the number of Facebook users who have posted status updates claiming they are never going to drink Coca Cola again, it seems plenty found it an invitation impossible to resist.

Safe Internet Browsing Habits

We have found that when we say “practice safe browsing habits” many people have no idea what we are talking about. This is an unfortunate truth in our world, and we hope that by writing this post that we can educate some of you on how to stay safe on the Internet, so that more people will know and practice safe browsing habits.

Should your kids be on Facebook?

Parents are you being asked "When can I join Facebook?" by your teens and tweens.

Although Facebook itself clearly states that the site is not for children under the age of 13, evidence suggests that many kids lie about their age and open Facebook accounts at age 12 or even younger.

Attacks on the Windows Help and Support Center

Microsoft has been monitoring for active attacks on the Windows Help and Support Center vulnerability (CVE-2010-1885) since the advisory was released on June 10th. At first, they only saw legitimate researchers testing innocuous proof-of-concepts. Then, early on June 15th, the first real public exploits emerged. Those initial exploits were targeted and fairly limited. In the past week, however, attacks have picked up and are no longer limited to specific geographies or targets, and we would like to ensure that you are aware of this broader distribution.

Things to do NOW!

Another Facebook attack!

Avoid clicking any links saying "99% of people can’t watch this video for more than 25 seconds."

Today, AVG discovered an interesting bit of maliciousness on Facebook. The initial lure is a link that says that 99% of people can’t watch this video for more than 25 seconds.

When you click the link, you are confronted with another screen that offers to show you a video, but, for the video to load, you need to copy and paste some code into the browser address bar.

PrattvilleAL.gov - New Site Translation Feature

We just implemented a site translation feature for The Official City of Prattville website. The site now has 58 available languages reaching to more than 98% of internet users.At the bottom of any page, you may click a flag or use the drop down to change it to whichever language you need. This will accommodate their international businesses and our international traffic on their website. prattvilleal.gov

Here are 9 good reasons why you need a multilingual website today rather than later: