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Computer/ Internet Tips & News
March 2017
This Month's Tips:
Recognize a scam by double-checking your browser address bar
It's time to stop using Internet Explorer
Less than a month to stop using Windows Vista
Why trust anyone else to service your computer?
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Recognize a scam by double-checking your browser address bar
When using your web browser to visit different websites on the internet, always double-check spelling in the address bar. Scammers typically use misspellings of popular websites to get you to divulge your secure personal and login information. Double-checking the website address can also give you an important clue into the authenticity of a pop-up or request to login to a website.
In 2015 Microsoft released a new browser called “Microsoft Edge” bundled with their Windows 10 operating system. Since the release of Edge, Microsoft has stopped updating features in the once-popular Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer has become less reliable and more prone to security issues in the past few years and we no longer recommend it using it as your primary browser. Currently the most popular and secure browser is Google’s Chrome browser.
Microsoft’s Windows operating system lifecycle currently shows that extended support for Windows Vista will end on April 11, 2017. At that time Microsoft will no longer release security updates, and computers with Windows Vista will become increasingly dangerous to operate if connected to the internet.
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