All of my info tech people at the college where I'm a professor, as well as my husband's info tech people at a huge private corporation, say this is the real deal:
A newly discovered serious Windows exploit (WMF exploit) is threatening to infect your PC with viruses, trojans and other forms of attacks.
Details of the threat: Without getting too technical, this new vulnerability can make any picture or website a carrier for any malicious code that a hacker wishes to insert in your computer. This code could include any one of thousands of viruses, it can open a backdoor to your computer so that anyone can take control of it, it can delete your entire hard drive, etc.. The possibilities of the harm that it can deliver are limitless. If you download or open an infected picture, or you simply browse to the wrong website, your PC can be infected.
Who is Affected: Everyone. All versions of Windows are vulnerable to this particular kind of attack.
Is there a cure or patch for it? Not currently. A permanent fix will probably not be available from Microsoft until some time next week.
Can this infection be prevented? Yes. Below are outline several things that you can do to prevent your PC from being infected.
Only browse to trusted, reputable, business-related websites.
Do not open or view any mail attachments or links that you were not
expecting, regardless of the sender.
Do not open or download any pictures in any format (jpg, bmp, gif,
zip, etc.) unless the source of the picture is 100% reliable and this
is done for strictly business-related reasons.
Do not download any screen savers, wallpapers or themes.
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SoWal Staff
I have to go eat or go to bed. Good night.
Bye for now.
Admin
i know it's kinda quiet. I kinda like double funn.
Double your pleasure, double your funn.
Go back and edit the reference and it will be a secret.
Admin
Bye for now.
When do you hit the road?
SoWal Staff
When do you hit the road?
Tomorrow at 9. So that means I need to get up really early and put everything in my really clean car.
SoWal Staff
Double your pleasure, double your funn.
Go back and edit the reference and it will be a secret.
ok. i did.
Funnkalicious
this funn is going to hit the sackiifunn.
toodles...it's been lovely.
toodles...it's been lovely.
SoWal Staff
this funn is going to hit the sackiifunn.
toodles...it's been lovely.
hasta luego sowal.
until monday!
Admin
Tomorrow at 9. So that means I need to go get up really early and put everything in my really clean car.
:shock: If I had gone to bed at a decent hour we could have had breakfast. I'll be asleep when you're hitting Montgomery.
SoWal Staff
:shock: If I had gone to bed at a decent hour we could have had breakfast. I'll be asleep when you're hitting Montgomery.
That sucks! Montgomery will see me flying through. Oh well! Next time!
Funnkalicious
keep driving and you'll hit nyc. :clap_1:
SoWal Staff
keep driving and you'll hit nyc. :clap_1:
well i'm flying up there in march. nashville will do for now. ok nighty.
Meow
This was like an episode of "Three's Company"!!!!! I loved it!!! One ?...didn't someone send the Kitty the NYE pics? It might have been double FUNN, so Kimmi brastrapfunn....you took Kitty off the "A" list???? Psssssssssssssssss! Thank you my little whiteyfunn...don't you wish your girlfriend was BLONDE like me??? BTW...where is the shot of Mermaid on the bar?
If Microsoft sent me a message that my computer received a security update, would that be for this WMF exploit???? Some other computer geek, besides me, is going to be
, when they see this thread has SEVEN pages "devoted" to a computer problem!!!!!! Hardee har har!!!
If Microsoft sent me a message that my computer received a security update, would that be for this WMF exploit???? Some other computer geek, besides me, is going to be
, when they see this thread has SEVEN pages "devoted" to a computer problem!!!!!! Hardee har har!!!SoWal Staff
Oh, Miss Kitty! We missed you. I thought for sure you would be up! Don't you love tangents! I did send you NYE pix but there is no Mermaid on a bar. Just ones of her watching from her table (where she is dancing, of course). Don't you love my new 'tar.
got any pics?
Hey BR! My puter was off this morning. After turning it on a little tool bar pop up told me that MS has automatically downloaded a very important security feature (or something to that effect). Do you think this has something to do with the WHM thing? 
percy
ive sent them to the following:Otherwise known as the B-team, with the exception of Mermaid.
peapod
rivo
mermaid
landlocked
k-dwells
SoWal Staff
Otherwise known as the B-team, with the exception of Mermaid.
No way! Everybody is on the A-Team.
beats on hoodAuthor
Hey BR! My puter was off this morning. After turning it on a little tool bar pop up told me that MS has automatically downloaded a very important security feature (or something to that effect). Do you think this has something to do with the WHM thing?Yes, if you're set up for automatic updates from Microsoft. That's how my husband got his update.
percy
No way! Everybody is on the A-Team.Suhweet!
cracker
ive sent them to the following:
peapod
rivo
mermaid
landlocked
k-dwells
I wanna see them too! No fair!
SoWal Expert
Hey BR! My puter was off this morning. After turning it on a little tool bar pop up told me that MS has automatically downloaded a very important security feature (or something to that effect). Do you think this has something to do with the WHM thing?
We got ours that way too and it is fixed. Thanks again BR!
SoWal Expert
OK- I just read this thread while trying to eat lunch. There was too much to keep up with to eat. Now I need to take a nap!
Meow
Oh, Miss Kitty! We missed you. I thought for sure you would be up! Don't you love tangents! I did send you NYE pix but there is no Mermaid on a bar. Just ones of her watching from her table (where she is dancing, of course). Don't you love my new 'tar.
I don't like you new tar, I love it!!! Miss K was passed out on the sofa last night...and Molly was in her apartment.
Tangents Rule!!!
Where are you...Nashville today?
Funnkalicious
I don't like you new tar, I love it!!! Miss K was passed out on the sofa last night...and Molly was in her apartment.She's en route! :clap_1:
Tangents Rule!!!
Where are you...Nashville today?
Meow
She's en route! :clap_1:
Oh Buoy!!! Whitey is helping me get ready to watch sara82 leave Dallas for grad school. I plan to "act" excited for her!
How soon before whitey is plugged in?
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