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Mozilla Firefox security updateMozilla has released Firefox 3.6.2 almost a week early after some security
issues were found in earlier versions. We are advising all users to update to this version as soon as possible.
If you use Firefox there will be an automatic message delivered which prompts to install the security update. Simply click to install and follow the on-screen prompts.
Users who have turned off automatic updates can use the
"Check for Updates..." item on the Help menu within Firefox.
Identity theft 
Because of the increasing amount of identity theft I am seeing on customer PCs, can I urge you all to ensure that your antivirus scans are running regularly and to keep aware of the basic protection methods listed below.
There seems to be a huge increase in fake bank emails and telephone calls at present, so please follow these simple rules:
- Never reply to an email from your bank asking you to update your details - this is always a scam.
- Never speak to a person over the telephone about your account if they phone you, no matter how convincing. Always ensure that YOU telephone your bank on a known number before giving any details.
- Never give out your credit card PIN number (the one you tap into the cash machine) either online or by telephone.
- Always logout of any online banking session.
- Never use a public PC, eg in a library/hotel/cafe, to access online accounts.
Free insurance quotes in less than 5 minutes
Online comparison insurance sites take the
strain out of renewals (and you don't get earache!), so I've linked to the quickest and most
straight forward of them all. Please look at the 'Shopping' menu above
to find links to cheap car, bike, home and van insurance
Website additions
- A restructure to the menus
- Added an 'Identity theft' section to tutorials
- Added the hilarious 'QWOP' and 'Elf yourself' to the games section
- The introduction of another free online virus scanner, Eset's NOD32
- A full AVG tutorial in the 'Our services' menu above
- Major retailer discount codes for cheap shopping
PC health check 
The 'PC health check' is still £95 for previous customers
and £105 for new customers. It remains the most comprehensive check of
your computer that is currently available in the area. This covers all of the following:
- Complete scan of the hard drive(s) for malicious code
- Antivirus test and update
- Antispyware test and update
- Trojan and worm scan (including the Conficker worm)
- Rootkit scan
- Firewall check, update and penetration test
- Temporary file removal (accumulated 'clutter' of Internet pages, history, logfiles etc)
- Hard drive error scan
- Registry clean
- Router settings backup
- Examination of startup entries for malware
- Windows security patches and updates
- Advice on backup regimes
All necessary updates will be carried out provided there is broadband
Internet access at your home. Should you be interested in this service
please contact us via telephone or email. Details can be found on the
'Contact us' page of this site.
Parkinsons Disease donations - update 5
We are now concentrating our efforts until the end of 2010 by collecting for the Parkinsons Disease Society. The link can be found by clicking 'Contact us' on the menu above. My
family have been personally touched by this illness and any
contributions to aid the Parkinsons sufferers, present and future, is
warmly received. Donations to date total £537. Thank you for any
donations, however small.
In 2008 we ran a link for donations to
the Leukaemia Research charity fund. Our final total was £142 thanks
to your generous donations. Your money went towards leukaemia
research and the treatment of sufferers of this horrible disease.
Leukaemia Research is the only charity in the UK dedicated exclusively
to researching blood cancers and disorders including leukaemia,
Hodgkin’s and other lymphomas, and myeloma.
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