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"Microsoft" Phone Scam

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:39 | Author: Administrator |

I have acquired a couple of new clients recently as a result of a phone scam. A caller says they are from Microsoft. They are not. Microsoft never makes unsolicited phone calls. If you get this, just hang up.

For further details if you want them:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres

Having re-read this it looks as though I scammed these people. Whilst new clients are welcome, I am called in post scam!

Missed Postal Delivery Scam

Sunday, 27 June 2010 20:13 | Author: Administrator |

BEWARE There is a spurious message allegedly from Royal Mail saying please read the attached "invoice" in respect of a parcel it will attempt to deliver to you. It contains a trojan and my research suggests quite a few people havwe been caught out by it. Not me, I hasten to add.

Last Updated (Sunday, 27 June 2010 20:19)

RIP AVG

Thursday, 25 March 2010 11:10 | Author: Administrator |

For many years, I have recommended AVG as a simple, effective and cost free virus checker. The marketplace has changed with Microsoft now providing a basic free virus checker. I have evaluated the Microsoft product at length and I think that it is now time to recommend using this product instead of the AVG offering.

If you look at my how to sheets I give detailed information on removing AVG and installing Microsoft Security Essentials instead.

The rest of this article deals with my reasons for recommending the changeover.

Last Updated (Thursday, 25 March 2010 11:12)

Here Today. Gone to Morro

Friday, 02 October 2009 03:31 | Author: Administrator |

Microsoft have launched "Morro" It's a free virus checker. "Free" and "Microsoft" normally go together as in "Tasteful" and "Roy (Chubby) Brown" so what's behind this, and should it be considered as the definitive free virus checker?

Last Updated (Thursday, 31 December 2009 07:01)

Mailing List Problems?

Sunday, 27 September 2009 12:03 | Author: Peter Johnson |

This article is for clients who use mailing lists to increase their business. It's very important to ensure your e-mails reach your clients and don't end up classified as Spam. Worse still, you might be classified- officially- as a Spammer. Comfy is developing a soution to this but here is a brief outine of what you might encounter if you send a few e-mails out via some sort of mailing list. NB if you have a mailing lists with a combined total of say 100 members, don't worry.

Spam Tin I have been in touch with a number of clients about this but if you are interested and Sue or I haven't spoken to you, please get in touch. I will then make sure you are kept up to date when final details of the Comfy Computing Mailing List services are available.

In the meantime, here is a brief background note about SPAM.

Last Updated (Monday, 30 November 2009 10:48)

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