Month: January 2013

No up-to-date working Anti-Virus software? Fail!

Mark Smith / / Advice

It’s amazing how many people still don’t understand the importance of having up-to-date working anti-virus software on the computer.

Just to make it clear – if you don’t have it or have a copy that’s expired or it is not updating itself then you WILL catch something nasty – it’s just a matter of time.

And when you catch a virus your computer doesn’t belong to you any more!

It WILL steal your work, your passwords, your card details, your phone numbers your address – whatever is there.

And when they’re stolen they’ll be used to try and steal MONEY – yours, your employers, anyone’s – they don’t care.

So check things are working ok: www.checkmypc.lincoln.ac.uk

If you are a student or staff you can use the free Uni. anti-virus: https://portal.lincoln.ac.uk/C5/VirusProtection/default.aspx

And there’s some good free anti-virus out there like: Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG, Avira etc.

Why wouldn’t you?

Plenty of Phish?

Mark Smith / / Advice, Phishing

Looks like a new round of Phishing is hitting University email accounts.

It looks something like:

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Subject: Attention: Account User

Attention: Account User

This email is being sent to you because of violation security breach that was detected by our servers.

Our server detected that one of the messages you received from a contact has already infected your mail with a dangerous virus. You can no longer be allowed to send messages or files to other users to prevent the spread of virus to other users.

Please follow the link below to perform maintenance work needed to improve the protection of the email for us to verify and have your account cleared against this virus.

Failure to comply will lead to the termination of your Account in the next 24 hours.

[LINK REMOVED]

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

University of Lincoln

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DON’T CLICK ON THE LINK

If you did click and entered your details please contact ICT Helpdesk on x6500 or helpdesk@lincoln.ac.uk

New year, new toys?

Mark Smith / / Advice

It’s 2013 already and some of us may have been lucky enough to receive a new computer from Santa.

To make everyone’s lives easier you can check it’s secure and will work on the University’s network by surfing to:

 http://checkmypc.lincoln.ac.uk

Also you can load the free University Antivirus software for PCs and Macs:

 

https://portal.lincoln.ac.uk/C5/VirusProtection/default.aspx