Date:         Fri, 5 Dec 2014 11:54:05 -0500
Reply-To:     Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday: Firing Up The Beast of Turin
Comments: To: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

> And in my role of IT security person where I work, I would tell my
> people not to open a link sent like this because you have no idea what
> it is. For future posts, please include a brief description as to
> where the link will take us.
>

Like many of you, I am the unofficial "computer guy" for our friends and
extended family and am called on way too often to "fix" a computer that is
acting up.  At least twice a month, I receive an email from someone to my
personal email account from a friend whose account has been hacked.     It
is a continuing battle to  convince people to do exactly like Marc
recommends.

I personally do not click on links in an email unless there is a
description of the link and the email is signed by the sender.

Last night, I received 3 emails from "the list" that I ignored since they
violated that rule.   Am certain I probably missed some interesting
information but I would rather do that than risk having something get past
my high end virus and malware detection software.

Harold


Harold Teer
1991 Westy -- VANGAUX
Harrisonburg, VA



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