1. Get a credit report – Review that credit report thoroughly. If you find anything wrong then immediately call the Attorney General (MO 800-392-8222) and report it.

You can get a FREE credit report using https://www.annualcreditreport.com. The three credit reporting agencies are Experian, TransUnion and Equifax.

It is suggested to get only one report at a time starting with one agency, e.g. Experian, then 3 or 4 months later get a credit report for one of the remaining 2 agencies, e.g. TransUnion, and 3 or 4 months later get a report from the remaining agency, e.g. Equifax. In this way you will be able to keep track of your credit all year long with a free report

2. Start by putting a fraud alert for 90 days on your credit report so that you have to be contacted before any credit cards or bank accounts are opened. It is best to do this through Experian (888-397-3742) and they will notify the other credit reporting agencies.

Note – Don’t do a Security Freeze unless it is absolutely necessary as there is significant paperwork and identification required should you need to open a bank account or are trying to get a credit card.

If worst comes to worst then a Security Freeze may be in order. By placing a security freeze on your credit report, you make your personal information useless to a thief. When a lender or creditor tries to access your credit report, they will not be able to see it. Thus, they won’t issue new credit in your name. If you freeze your credit report, you can temporarily lift it when you need to apply for credit. But there is still paperwork and identification involved.

3. Go to www.ftc.gov and Register a complaint. Fill out the form and provide as much information and documentation as you have that will be helpful.

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The malicious messages appeal to the curiosity of users, with subjects such as “I just got a piercing and you’ll never guess where! Take a look at the photo. ” or “You’re going to be mad at me for sending you this photo, but you NEED to see it :3″

TwittWorm.A edits the registry so the system CANNOT be restored or started in Safe Mode. It also makes a series of changes to the host file to prevent users from accessing certain Web pages, particularly those related with antivirus companies.

Another feature is that it prevents the running of certain programs for viewing active processes or monitoring network traffic. Twittworm.A also spreads through USB devices, creating an autorun.inf to automatically infect computers on connection.

Beware/Be Aware!

Subject: Please update your Firewall as soon as possible

We have found that it was from a bogus site with the following information:

From: “Firewall Update Notification”

The message is trying to get you to believe that your firewall needs updating as soon as possible.

As you can see it came from a site called cupboss.com which is a Spam Domain and NOT from SonicWall or any reputable Firewall company.

If you are a CPU Help network customer with a SonicWall firewall, then those units update themselves. For those of you using the firewall that came with your Anti-Virus Internet Security program then it, too, updates itself.

DO NOT under any circumstances even bother opening these emails as you risk infection from behind your Anti-Virus protection.

Please feel free to contact CPU Help if you have any questions or have managed to get infected by this bogus email.

Windows 7 Upgrade

Before you decide to upgrade to Windows 7, I recommend reading the article link at the end of this blog post as it says everything that I have been telling my customers for the last several months about upgrading to Windows 7 right away.

For our computer customers who purchased computers during the months that Microsoft offered the Free Upgrade to Windows 7, here is some information that you will find useful.

First, there were coupons included with the documentation that accompanied the computers/laptops that you purchased during this period. That Windows 7 upgrade coupon has the info for upgrading. You will need to go to https://windows7upgradeoption.com/Landing.aspx and enter your Vista code and the code off the coupon. All upgrades are coming from Microsoft.

Second, Here is the information regarding the Expiration date for the upgrades:

Upgrade Offer Form Expiration Date ==> February 28, 2010
This is the last date for qualifying end users to submit Upgrade media redemption orders.

Finally, you can redeem the coupon for the upgrade media at any time prior to the expiration but you don’t necessarily have to install the upgrade right away. Therefore, we recommend that you request the upgrade now, put it in a safe place and not install until you can’t live without it. Our understanding is that you will get the Windows 7 media and a Certificate of Authenticity (COA). You should then be able to install the upgrade anytime in future once your third party applications have come to Windows 7 compliance.

Here is the article that I recommend reading before upgrading to Windows 7. Again, it says everything that I have been telling my customers for the last several months about upgrading to Windows 7 right away: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354488,00.asp

I hope that this information is helpful and please feel free to contact CPU Help if you have any questions regarding the new Windows 7 and it’s upgrade.

Best Regards,

CPU Help Team