| Copyright 07-2004 by Gina Novelle
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| | machine attitude again." Okay, with every
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| Most people refuse to believe they need
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| | security patch, Microsoft has issued the
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| it. After all, their computer is in their
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| | following information:
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| office or home and only turned on by
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| | "An issue has been identified that could
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| them. They no longer use diskettes and
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| | allow an attackerto compromise a computer
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| their e-mail is checked with the latest
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| | running Windows and gaincomplete control
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| and greatest virus checker.
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| | over it. You can help protect
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| Just try to advise your Boss, Mom, Dad,
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| | yourcomputer by installing this update
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| brother or sister that someone could hack
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| | from Microsoft."
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| into their home or office computer and
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| | Still don't believe? Then see for
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| look at their files. Watch their
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| | yourself, and go to and view the updates
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| reaction. Most of them will say: "Well if
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| | you haven't installed. But wait, there's
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| someone really wants to take the time to
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| | more! You can order the CD for FREE,
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| view my files, let them. I have nothing
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| | totally free; no shipping charges. Where?
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| of value on that computer anyway." This
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| | Go to this website:
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| is the same reaction consultants receive
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| | I still didn't fully answer why
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| from clients.
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| | consultants don't tell their customers
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| So nothing of value is on your computer?
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| | these updates exist. With each update, a
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| What about Turbo Tax? If you did your
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| | client may experience a change or
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| taxes last year, then your social
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| | problem. For example, when we installed
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| security number is on your computer. If
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| | the Security Update CD a few weeks ago,
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| you do online banking, then your bank
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| | we could no longer open e-mail
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| account is on your computer. What about
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| | attachments. On the web we discovered
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| your financial statement, your genealogy,
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| | that when the update installed, it also
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| your passwords? Oh, you have passwords on
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| | changed a setting in Outlook Express
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| your Accounting Files! Ha! Check out
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| | under Tools, Options, Security. The
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| So now let's talk about the real world.
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| | update put a checkmark on "Do not allow
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| Okay, a phone line, or DSL or Cable line
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| | attachments to be saved or opened that
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| is a TWO WAY FLOW. There's a key word
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| | could potentially be a virus." This
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| here, a TWO WAY FLOW! Now you think in a
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| | little checkmark rendered several clients
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| skeptic way, that this article is going
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| | unable to work, because they could no
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| to give you scare tactics so it can sell
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| | longer open any attachments, On
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| you on the latest and greatest virus
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| | Microsoft's website, this article
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| checker. Nope, to plug the security leaks
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| | appeared:
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| in your computer is absolutely free. You
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| | On another client's machine, she could no
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| don't even have to pay for shipping, keep
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| | longer open the database in Versa Check
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| reading.
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| | Software. That company also had a patch
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| If it's free, then why didn't my computer
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| | to fix it. However, our clients had to
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| consultant tell me about it? You wouldn't
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| | pay for our research to find and fix the
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| believe how many updates will need to be
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| | problems the updates created. Then it
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| installed. My Toshiba Windows XP system
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| | appears to a client, that their
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| is barely 2 years old, and Windows had 49
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| | consultant has found a way to "once
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| + 18 + 2 updates. Why do I list them in
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| | again" hit their pocketbook. We are no
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| that manner? First you must install the
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| | longer heroes in this industry. We have
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| first 49, then another 18 are found, then
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| | now become the villains in league with
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| an additional 2 more.
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| | Microsoft. This has led many consultants
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| These are not just software updates,
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| | to a policy of "if they don't ask, don't
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| these are Security Updates. Now you think
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| | tell." But the real truth is: If you do
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| there is no way; my machine would need
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| | not do the updates, then you become a
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| all these updates. Besides how bad could
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| | bigger victim, via a virus, or an
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| this security stuff be anyway? There's
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| | identity theft victim! It's your choice!
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| that "I don't have stuff of value on my
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