Computer Safety & News

Users with modern systems should be able to upgrade without needing more RAM or processor power, as noted below: Windows 8 – No increased hardware requirements from version 7 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386339,00.asp QUOTE:  Microsoft says Windows 7 users won’t need bigger and better hardware to run the freshly unveiled Windows 8. The PC system requirements will be […]

Users should avoid clicking on suspicious news alert links offered to them via Facebook: Facebook – Fake BBC Video scams continue to surface http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/fake-bbc-video-facebook-scam-returns.html QUOTE: It seems scammers have a bit of thing for spoofing BBC websites at the moment. Yesterday it was work from home scams, and last month it was a Facebook wheeze […]

Please update systems as prompted for better protection from malicious attacks currently circulating: Adobe Flash out-of-band security update for September 2011 http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2011/09/prenotification-security-update-for-flash-player.html http://blog.trendmicro.com/adobe-releases-out-of-band-patch/ QUOTE:  Adobe released an out-of-band security update to address six critical vulnerabilities, all affecting Adobe Flash Player.  One of the six, a cross-site scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2011-2444, is reportedly being exploited […]