4.29.14 An interview? Playlist TVBOAL Details

I don't get it.  Why are people asking his permission to buy this album.  YOU'RE A DAMN ADULT! if you want the album buy it, if not don't.   You do not need anyone's approval.  SMDH

I think it is because fans remember the the releases of Demo recordings that Adam did not support -- Take One and Beg for Mercy/

How to Practice Safe Sex, umh, I mean Safe Computing (but now I have your attention )

To understand how to protect yourself from the new Internet Explorer Zero-Day bug, it helps to understand the conditions under which your PC might become infected with this bug. Here's a good article about the Zero-Day bug that makes some points about this:

www.pcworld.com/article/2148368/new-internet-explorer-zero-day-puts-web-at-risk-and-xp-isnt-getting-a-fix.html

Here are some important excerpts:

"This new remote code execution vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2014-1776, has the potential to give hackers the same user rights as the current user. That means a successful attacker who infects a PC running as administrator would have a wide variety of attack open to them such as installing more malware on the system, creating new user accounts, and changing or deleting data stored on the target PC. Most Windows users run their PCs under an administrator account.

These attacks aren't theoretical, either—security firm FireEye discovered these attacks being actively used in the wild. For these attacks to work, however, a user would have to visit a malicious website attempting to install the code. Microsoft says attacks could also come from "websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements" where an attacker could insert malicious code.
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Luckily, Windows XP users can easily mitigate this vulnerability by simply using any Web browser but Internet Explorer. For longtime IE users on XP, turning to Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox would be your best bet, both immediately and going forward.

Google has promised to support the XP version of Google Chrome until April 2015, while Mozilla has yet to announce a Firefox end-of-support date for XP. Should a vulnerability hit either of those browsers on XP it will be patched, unlike IE."

For those who absolutely must use IE, Microsoft advises downloading and installing the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) 4.1. This utility helps to protect against malware and is available for Windows XP PCs with service pack 3 installed.

You can also run IE in a more secure mode by going to Internet Option s> Security and setting the slider to High."


So note that 2 conditions have to exist before your PC can become infected with this particular bug:

1) You have to go to a web site that is infected with this bug using Internet Explorer!

So, simply change to FireFox or Chrome. The advantage is that both FireFox and Chrome are continuing (Chrome for another year, FireFox for ??) to patch their software when vulnerabilities to bugs are found. Since Microsoft is no longer providing fixes for IE, it will become more and more vulnerable to new bugs as time goes on. Note the advice above for installing the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) that can help protect a Windows XP PC. (This is the 1st time I have hear of EMET, so I'll have to do some more checking on it.)

A good anti-virus software that is set up to scan any files that are being downloaded from your browser can also help prevent a web based bug from infecting your PC. I recommend using the full featured versions of security software and not just the cheaper anti-virus only versions, either McAfee All Access, McAfee Total Protection or Norton 360. Both of these programs require a yearly subscription, but are licensed to be used on multiple devices (PCs, tablets, smartphone, etc.) for a year. Check each software package for the exact details on how many multiple devices.

You will also need the same sort of protection for your email. Be very careful not to click on any suspicious web links in emails or other web sites.

2) You have to be running your PC in Administrator mode to become infected with this bug!

This is extremely important advice that most of the web sites talking about how to protect yourself from this bug are not really covering! All Windows operating systems support the ability to have multiple user accounts on your PC. You can have an account for yourself, your husband, children, etc, with everyone having a different login button and password if wanted. These accounts can be set up to have different capabilities. The 2 most important account types are "Administrator" and "Standard User" (may also be called "Standard", etc.). Access to an Administrator account is required in order to install almost all software on your PC (there are some exceptions for programs that do not access operating system functions).

Most home computer users set their every day working account to be an Administrator account. This is usually the default given when you first setup your PC. But it is really dangerous to use an Administrator account for every day use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most bugs/viruses require that you be logged into the computer with an Administrator account in order for the bug/virus to install on your PC. So, by simply setting up a Standard User account for your every day work account, you can prevent your PC from becoming infected by most bugs/viruses.

In Windows Vista, 7, & 8, if you want to install software while logged into a Standard User account, the installer will simply ask you for the Administrator password and then continue with the install. So it is critically important to use a really good password for the Administrator account so that your PC is protected from the bug trying to guess your password. If you don't use a password on your Administrator account, the bug/virus can easily infect your PC. It is a really good idea to use a good password with a Standard User account, but not as critical in preventing infections.     

As I remember, in Windows XP you have to log out of the Standard User account, log into the Administrator account, install the software, then log out of the Administrator account and back into the Standard User account. Yes, I know that's a real pain, but not nearly as much of a pain as getting a bug/virus!!!

It is really easy to create an Administrator account for software installation purposes and then to reassign your current account as a Standard User account. It is just a bit different on each of the Windows operating systems. I'll see if I can find good instructions online and post them in the next few days.
 

dancygeorgia - you are the greatest to share your tech knowledge with us.  Thanks a bunch!  Would you consider reposting the entries about computer safety in the "how do I?" section where you have given tech help before?  It's so handy to go looking there as the posts get lost here in the news thread.