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32-Bit CCleaner Compromised By Hackers

September 18, 2017 by William Chriscoe

A popular windows operating system cleaner, CCleaner, has had the 32 bit version compromised by hackers. Luckily the majority of folks now have 64 bit operating systems. If you aren’t sure if you are affected, you can just download the latest version, and run your anti-virus and/or Malwarebytes scan(s) to verify your system is clean. More details about this can be found here.

 

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Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/18

September 18, 2017 by William Chriscoe

Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/18/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.

Mon 9/18- 2-5 pm

Tue 9/19- 2-5 pm

Wed 9/20- 2-5 pm

Thu 9/21- Off

Fri 9/22- 10 am-1 pm

Filed Under: General Tagged With: FACS

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Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/11/17

September 11, 2017 by William Chriscoe

Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/11/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.

Mon 9/11- 10 am-1 pm

Tue 9/12- 12-3 pm

Wed 9/13- 2-5 pm

Thu 9/14- 12-3 pm

Fri 9/15- 10 am-1 pm

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Sans Ouch! Newsletter – Password Managers

September 6, 2017 by William Chriscoe

One of the biggest complaints I hear from clients is the necessity for long and complicated passwords required by websites to protect their accounts and personal information. Once you need passwords for more than two or three websites, people have a hard time keeping them straight in their heads without committing them to paper, or saving them as a file somewhere on your computer. Another issue is that password that you only use in case of an emergency, for example an email password in Outlook or Thunderbird. A solution to this issue is to use a password manager. This Sans Ouch! newsletter gives you great information on the basics or password manager programs. It pays to do your research and choose the program that works best for you. I personally use and recommend LastPass. It has both free and paid versions, and is easy to learn. If you need any help in setting up a password manager, please give us a call.

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Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/4/17

September 5, 2017 by William Chriscoe

Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/4/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.

Mon 9/4- Labor Day

Tue 9/5- 2-5 pm

Wed 9/6- 2-5 pm

Thu 9/7- 2-5 pm

Fri 9/8- 10 am-1 pm

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Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 8/28/17

August 28, 2017 by William Chriscoe

Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 8/28/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.

Mon 8/28- 2-5 pm

Tue 8/29- 2-5 pm

Wed 8/30- 10 am-1 pm

Thu 8/31- 10 am-1 pm

Fri 9/1- 10 am-1 pm

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Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 8/21/17

August 21, 2017 by William Chriscoe

Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 8/21/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.

Mon 8/21- 2-5 pm

Tue 8/22- 10 am-1 pm

Wed 8/23- 2-5 pm

Thu 8/24- 2-5 pm

Fri 8/25- 2-5 pm

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Scambusters: Can You Trust Your Facebook Friends?

June 14, 2017 by William Chriscoe

Facebook scams are at an all time high. I know I usually get at least one friend request from someone pretending to be one of my established Facebook friends every week. This excellent article from Scambusters gives you plenty of information on how not to become a victim, and how to lessen the chance someone would ever want to spoof your Facebook account by hiding your friends list from everyone but yourself. I highly recommend you implement that recommendation immediately.

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Sans Ouch! Newsletter – Lessons From WannaCry (Latest Ransomware Attack)

June 12, 2017 by William Chriscoe

The latest Ouch! newsletter has great information regarding the recent WannaCry ransomware attack, and how to make sure you are as prepared as possible to not be a victim of this, or any of the next generation variants that will eventually show up. Unfortunately, the “bad guys” are making too much money to stop.

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Cyberattacks Are Here to Stay…Unfortunately

May 15, 2017 by William Chriscoe

You have been hearing about the scary cyberattack causing all types of problems on a global scale in the news. The good news is if you are using a currently supported operating system (Windows 7 or higher) you are protected. If you use Malwarebytes Premium you would have been protected regardless of whether or not your operating system was still supported. Companies and individuals running unsupported or unpatched operating systems are the real targets of these crooks. Microsoft in an unprecedented move, even released a patch for XP and Vista operating systems to stem the ransomware’s impact. I’m afraid it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Remember: keep your operating system updated. If you are not already using Malwarebytes Premium, now may be the time to start. This is just the beginning of the new norm. Please contact us if you have any questions about your security status/risk.

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