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 Beware "Love" Notes Are Lure In Valentine's Day Attack Sign-Up For SecureIT Plus From ACS Ask The Help Desk Where Did The Menu Bar Go On Internet Explorer 7? Sites Of The Month Great Sites To Check Out In February Short Tutorial Add Useful Buttons To Internet Explorer Command Bar (Toolbar) |
Welcome ACS Internet and SpeedLINE Customers! Welcome to the February edition of our eNewsletter. In this edition, you'll get information about holiday-themed attacks (including Valentine's Day) from the Storm worm that can infect your computer with malicious code. In our Great Sites section, we share resources related to Black History Month, the start of the NASCAR season, and President's Day. You'll also learn how to customize Internet Explorer 7 by adding additional buttons as well as adding a menu bar to the browser. The goal of each of our monthly eNewsletters is to keep our subscribers informed regarding their Internet connection and to improve their Internet experience. To meet this goal, each monthly newsletter will usually contain information related to:
To see what's inside this issue, take a look at the index to the left and thanks for reading! - ACS eNewsletter |
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Beware - "Love" Notes Are Lure In Valentine's Day Attack
The team behind the notorious Storm worm often takes advantage of holidays to launch attacks, and Valentine's Day is no exception. The worm is now using a Valentine's Day twist to try and infect users with malicious code. Be on the lookout this month for suspicious e-mails with subject lines about love. These "love" notes are actually designed to deliver a "poison kiss" to your computer.
The body of the message directs the recipient to a site featuring a large heart and a notification that says, "Your download should begin shortly. If your download does not start in 10-20 seconds, you can click here to launch the download and then press run. Enjoy!" If you receive one of these e-mails, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. This Valentine's Day worm was originally packaged in a way that fooled most virus scanners. The SANS Internet Storm Center reported that initially only 4 out of 32 virus scanners were able to properly identify the downloaded file as Storm-infected prior to actual execution. Sophos, a world leader in enterprise IT security and control, says this worm is accounting for almost eight percent of overall e-mail traffic. The Storm Gang changes the content of their attacks frequently, sometimes on a daily basis. To help protect your computer from spam like this, make sure you use and regularly update your computer's anti-virus software. In addition, do not click on website links contained in e-mail messages from unfamiliar or suspicious sources.
Sign-Up For SecureIT Plus From ACS
With SecureIT Plus from ACS, not only is your computer fully protected from the plethora of Internet security threats, it is also optimized and maintained to provide top notch performance.
GUARANTEED protection SecureIT Plus provides the industry's only guaranteed computer protection. In fact, if your computer suffers from an Internet-related issue while using SecureIT Plus, we will remove the threat or pay to have the machine repaired.* Spyware threat detection and removal Spyware is a general term for a program that secretly monitors a computer user's actions. SecureIT Plus uses a three-phase approach to protect a user's computer from spyware. Hard drive optimization and maintenance SecureIT Plus uses Diskeeper Professional to provide ongoing maintenance by optimizing file storage and disk defragmentation for faster performance. Internet pop-up ad blocking SecureIT Plus has a fully customizable Internet pop-up blocker to minimize pop-up ads and displays, saving both time and bandwidth. Personal firewall protection The firewall feature of SecureIT Plus brings additional functionality and the added protection of rule creation, traffic management, and block/add capabilities. Parental control and content filtering The parental control feature found in SecureIT Plus assists you in managing the amount of time your family can spend on the Internet, and helps you protect them from undesirable content that can ultimately prove harmful. Sign-up today and try SecureIT Plus FREE* for one month! *Sign-up for SecureIT Plus by February 29, 2008 and receive one month of SecureIT Plus service free. A $14.95 installation charge applies. The SecureIT Plus license key must be activated, by the customer, on or before February 29, 2008 in order to receive the one month of free service. SecureIT Plus is available to residential and small business customers and is regularly $5.95 a month. Based on ACS service area, some restrictions apply. In order to qualify for the guaranteed computer protection, the user must have incurred the threat on the machine while SecureIT Services was installed. SecurityCoverage will identify and offer to repair any existing threats on the user's PC during the supported remote installation service. These repairs may require an additional fee. The SecurityCoverage guarantee is only available on PCs certified during the supported remote installation service. SecurityCoverage reserves the right to deny the guarantee claim if the threat is deemed to be pre-existing or self-inflicted. Maximum remedy is $100 to be paid toward the repair of the end user's PC. SecurityCoverage, at its sole discretion, will determine when it is appropriate to engage an outside computer repair entity.
Ask The Help Desk - Where Did The Menu Bar Go On Internet Explorer 7?
Question: I recently purchased a new computer and it has the Microsoft Vista Home Premium operating system and includes Internet Explorer 7 as the browser. I noticed that Internet Explorer 7 does not have a menu bar at the top any longer. I used to frequently use the "Edit" button located on the menu bar to cut, copy, paste, etc. Is there a way to get this menu bar back onto the Internet Explorer 7 browser?
Answer: Yes, there is. With a goal of freeing up more space on the browser window, Microsoft Corp. removed the menu bar from its newest browser, Internet Explorer 7. To place the menu bar and its many associated functions back onto the Internet Explorer 7 browser, follow these simple steps:
Sites Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In February
Presidential Visit
http://whitehouse.gov/history/whtour - What better place to visit in honor of President's Day than the White House? (Granted, we mean the online version.) Take a 360� tour of the Oval Office, then pick a few of your favorite presidents from the past and read through their full bios. Historical photos of the presidents and first ladies in the White House are included here, as well as quizzes and games for kids. Black History Month http://history.com/minisites/blackhistory - February is Black History Month--a time to recall and celebrate the many contributions to our nation made by people of African descent. Established by historian Carter G. Woodson, the first celebration occurred in February 1926. Browse through this site to learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the history of the civil rights struggle, read the stories of African-American icons in a variety of fields, and watch inspirational video clips of famous speeches and interviews. Leap Day Learning http://teachervision.fen.com/calendar/teaching-methods/3779.html - Since this is a leap year, we have an extra day at the end of February. Ever wondered how this all came to be? Learn virtually everything there is to know about the history of the calendar at this educational site. You'll even find out about modern proposals for calendar reform to make it more convenient to use. Wedding Planner http://theknot.com - There's a long "to do" list to complete before the bride and groom can say, "I do." If there's a wedding in your family's future, this site could be invaluable. It helps couples stay organized during the planning process with wedding ideas, shopping resources, and planning tools in one convenient place. Take advantage of the site's wedding budgeter where you can build your wedding budget, get expert advice, track each payment due, and schedule e-mail reminders. Get Your Motors Running http://motorsport.com - The NASCAR season begins this month with the 50th Annual Daytona 500 and that's just a fraction of the action. Race to this site for the latest news and schedules from more than 230 auto, motorbike, and powerboat circuits. You can also take a look back at past seasons of motorsport events, check out the statistics, and view recent race photos.
Short Tutorial - Add Useful Buttons To Internet Explorer Command Bar (Toolbar)
Unlike the Internet Explorer 6 browser, Internet Explorer 7 includes few buttons by default on its command bar (toolbar). To add additional buttons to Internet Explorer 7 browser when using either Windows XP Home Edition or Windows Vista Home Premium operating systems, follow these steps:
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