We rarely send out
alerts, and the DHS
never suggests disabling
common software... so
this is something to
take seriously.
I also am making a
personal appeal for you
to share this email with
others!
~Cliff Bodenweiser
~~~ This applies to PC
and Mac users ~~~
Please read this entire
transmission carefully
Your direct action is
necessary to keep you
from becoming a victim.
There is a 99% chance
that all of your
computers' web browsers
have JAVA embedded and
active within them. JAVA
itself has not
inherently been a bad
thing to have on your
computers... That is,
until now - wherein the
bad guys are sharing an
exploit with others to
attack innocent web
users like you.
The threat to you:
Once this exploit is run
it can silently extract
info from your daily
computing (your
keystrokes) and data
already on your computer
(i.e. Credit Card and
bank account info). It
is now starting to show
up in the wild (aka: the
Internet). Don't be one
of the victims... take
action and protect you
and your family and/or
your business.
What to do:
See below for your
options to mitigate this
threat. We can help if
you need us to assist or
handle this completely
for you.
Why?:
People always ask me
this question, so I will
answer it here: MONEY.
You see, the really bad
guys are including this
exploit in the "malware
kits" that they SELL to
hackers. Those hackers
implant this code into
legitimate websites,
which, when stumbled
upon by you, runs code
that allows them access
to your computer. Then
they can use it as they
see fit, including
stealing your personal
data and possibly your
MONEY.
Time is of the
essence... and the
danger is real.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HERE are the ways
you can address
this:
1)
Do nothing -
Certainly NOT
Recommended!
In this case you are
left vulnerable to
whatever the bad
guys want to do with
your computer and
personal
information!
2)
You can
make these changes on
ALL your
computers:
a) go into Control
Panel - (Add/Remove)
Programs - and uninstall
any programs that have
"Java" or "JRE" showing
up in the name.
OR
b) attempt to disable
JAVA from running on
your browsers:
Here are ways to attempt
to disable Java.
Please note: it is NOT
simple or easy to
disable JAVA in Internet
Explorer browsers unless
you are at the latest
version of JAVA (V7u10)!
3)
We can
make the
changes for you - as
long as
your computers are ALL
on and we have access to
them via LogMeIn.
Instructions: We
need you to
a) respond
to this
e-mail with
2
time-slots*
and
b) make sure
that the
computers
are actually
online and
awake at
those times.
Please make sure
we have access
through LogMeIn.
There will be a
12-18 minute
charge
to do this as
long as there
are no
complications
with getting
connected and
making the
changes.
*We are going to be
busy, so we need 2 large
time slots (please allow
us 10+ hours - even into
the early AM) when we
can jump in and make
these changes. We will
leave a note on the
screen when done.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thank you for
understanding the
importance and urgency
of this alert, and
doing what you can
to help protect
yourself.
Please pass this along
to family or friends
using the "Forward
this email" link at
the bottom of this
page.
If you want some help
please send us an email,
or see #3 below.
Cliff Bodenweiser
"Chief PC Doctective"
e-mail us anytime
support@pcdoctectives.com
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