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The Beagle.A worm is quickly spreading across the Internet via e-mail. This worm has the potential to overload your outgoing e-mail server and dramatically reduce your Internet bandwidth, effectively causing you to be unable to connect to the Internet for valid purposes. If your machine becomes infected, it will also be left open to remote hacker attacks. Protect yourself by updating your anti-virus software and reading the Computer Advisory Notification (CAN) located here.
Lately we've seen an increase in fake "credentials check" e-mails that ask the recipient to verify their login and/or account information. Over the last few months, we've seen several different e-mails that ask users to click on a link that takes them to a "spoofed" (fake) web site where they are supposed to re-enter their account or login information for verification purposes. In reality, these fake sites use this information to steal the identities of those individuals who supply their information - a scam known as "phishing." Many of these scams have made the major news over the last few months, but they obviously must work since new variations continue to appear on a regular basis. Companies such as AOL, Citibank, VISA, Paypal and other reputable companies NEVER send out e-mails asking their customers to verify their information in these ways. There are many such scams floating around the Internet - don't fall for one!
Remember, no legit organization should ever contact you to ask for your account number, PIN number, or password.
Don't be a victim! Review our general security guidelines to learn how and why to secure your computer. Don't feel comfortable doing it yourself? We offer a full range of Network Security Services that can keep your computer systems safe.
Protect your friends and coworkers by forwarding this message to other computer users who may also be affected by these computing issues.
You have received this Computer Advisory Notification as a free service of Logical Operators, Inc. For more information on CANs, please visit the CANs Home Page on our web site. If you know of other computer users who would find this information useful, please forward a link to this page or your original CANs e-mail to them.
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