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