It affects those of us with Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems.

The Sidebar feature ( the little icons/gadgets that would load up on the right side of the screen that one can customize) have been found to have some security vulnerabilities.

they could allow an attacker to access your system via these gadgets.

Microsoft is recommending you disable the Sidebar right away.

You can read about it and apply the FIX in this Microsoft link. It has been verified and is true:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2719662 read the article and scroll down

they show a Fix IT For Me link #50906 that will disable this.

 

You click on it, then click RUN and continue through the prompts then RESTART your computer.

you can also search online you will find lots of tech sites talking about this.

Please let your friends know about this --again this involves anyone using Windows Vista or Windows 7

Pieri Levandofsky

The deadline is only a couple of days away...you've probably heard on the news and via emails and other methods about the DNS Charger malware that the FBI reported on. The infection would redirect your computer browser to websites that look legitimate but are not.

To check if your computer is infected you can click on this linkhttp://www.dns-ok.us/  and if you see GREEN then you're fine!

Otherwise you will need ot have someone check your computer and remove the infection.  Also check with your Internet Service Provider for assistance.

I'm posting something that I read a while back in a computer magazine. Since it's summertime and many are away traveling. When you get back home and turn on your PC that has been off for over a week...stop and give your antivirus program a chance to do its updates----BEFORE you quickly log into your email.

Virus are created daily, if the computer hasn't been on for days then it cannot protect you from any new viruses out there because it has not updated itself with the latest tools.   Be patient and let the virus protection grab the latest definitions, then open your email. This way if something suspicious is in your email the virus protection will have a chance to identify it and neutralize it since it has the latest updates!

Hope everyone is having a great 4th! 
Pieri