BestByte Computer & Technologies - Computer Support, Repair, and Networking - Granger, Indiana
 
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Do you type email in all caps?  People who type in all capital letters may not be aware that they are often irritating their reader.  You may not realize that your reader is making assumptions about you, solely based on your email being in all caps.  Here’s why:
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The latest tactic being used to install a virus, malware or spyware on your computer is to get you to fall for a legitimate-looking fake alert, saying a virus has been detected on your computer.  The fake alert usually comes in a pop-up that informs you to click to download the “cure” for the virus, and when you do, you just installed the virus.  This was not accomplished with high-tech coding, but with the use of good old-fashioned social engineering.  I’ve seen numerous infected computers in the past six months that were infected by the unaware user.  Here are my recommendations.
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