Windows 8 Antivirus
In a move that is likely to anger the antivirus industry, Microsoft is adding security features from its Security Essentials program to Windows 8. This is good news for consumers, but bad news for the antivirus industry. Microsoft should have been doing this since the release of Windows 95. While many of us do simultaneous facepalms and giggle at a decade-late decision, others question the legality of doing so. A multi-billion dollar industry has grown, based on the absolute porous operating system that is Microsoft Windows.
That’s right. Microsoft this week began offering U.S. customers its free antivirus program via Windows’ built-in update service, a move one major security firm said may be anti-competitive. Microsoft is adding features from its Security Essentials program, which is currently available as a separate download for Windows users, to the Windows Defender package already built into Windows. This means that Windows 8 users will get out-of-the-box protection against malware, along with firewall and parental controls from within Windows without requiring users hunt down a separate download or buy new software. (more…)
My Scam PC
I’ve seen this ad on TV for a program to speed up your computer off on on when viewing cable. The program that installed was called “Cyber Defender”. It’s listed in many sites on the internet as a possible Virus, Trojan or Rogue.
It would do one and only one operation and that was to scan the registry. Or at least it appeared that’s what it was doing. I was locked out of selecting any other options. Then it reported over 400 errors in my registry, but when I hit the button to Fix the problems, it took me right to there web site, where I was presented with the opportunity to spend money to buy their program. (more…)
Apple Mac Malware
Malware that targets Mac OS X isn’t anywhere near catching up to Windows-based malware in terms of volume and variety, but it seems that OS X malware may be adopting some of the more successful tactics that Windows viruses have been using to trick users. Researchers have come across a sample of an OS X-based Trojan that disguises itself as a PDF file, a technique that’s been in favor among Windows malware authors for several years now.
The new piece of malware hides inside a PDF file and delivers a backdoor that hides on the user’s machine once the malicious file is opened. Once the user executes the malware, it puts the malicious PDF on the user’s machine and then opens it as a way to hide the malicious activity that’s going on in the background, according to an analysis by researchers at F-Secure. The Trojan then installs the backdoor, which is named Imuler.A, which attempts to communicate with a command-and-control server.
That server isn’t capable of communicating with the malware, however, the researchers found, so the malware is on its own once it’s installed on a victim’s machine. What’s not clear is exactly how the malware is spreading right now, what IS known is that this disables Apples built-in malware protection
“This malware may be attempting to copy the technique implemented by Windows malware, which opens a PDF file containing a “.pdf.exe” extension and an accompanying PDF icon. The sample on our hand does not have an extension or an icon yet. However, there is another possibility. It is slightly different in Mac, where the icon is stored in a separate fork that is not readily visible in the OS. The extension and icon could have been lost when the sample was submitted to us. If this is the case, this malware might be even stealthier than in Windows because the sample can use any extension it desires,” the analysis by F-Secure said.
Windows-based malware variants have been using the same sort of techniques for hiding themselves for a long time now. They often use common file extensions such as DOC, PDF, XLS and others to entice users into opening the malicious file. In some cases, the malware may not have the proper icon to go along with the fake file extension, as is the case with the Mac OS X Revir.A malware that F-Secure identified. It’s a simple trick, but it’s still quite effective and users have shown themselves to be willing to open these files, regardless of the potential consequences.
Notably, the Trojan horse bails and deletes itself if you have the Little Snitch app installed.
F-Secure offers removal instructions if you fear you’ve been infected; the fix involves deleting entries from your browsers’ .plist files. Check out F-Secure’s page if you’re concerned, but you only need to worry if you recently installed Flash Player from a download that you didn’t get from Adobe’s website.
BING!…your infected
Search engines from Microsoft and Yahoo! Have once again been caught displaying ads that direct users to malicious content, some that infects them with malware that’s hard to detect and get rid of, researchers said. I see that they put as much thought into who is allowed to advertise as they do in making a stable operating system.
Queries such as “FireFox Download,” “Download Skype,” and “Download Adobe Player” typed into the sites returned links promising to deliver the software requested but instead attempted to hijack people’s computers, GFI Labs researcher Christopher Boyd said in a blog post published Friday. Clicking on the links takes users to pages that look like the software maker’s official site, except for the URL.
Users who downloaded and installed the software are in for a nasty surprise.
“As an example, the fake Firefox file installs a rootkit, runs IE silently in the background attempting clickfraud and also performs Google redirects,” Boyd wrote. Microsoft and Yahoo were in the process of removing the malicious ads, he said.
It’s not the first time widely used search engines have been caught displaying ads intended to harm their millions of users. Ad services used by Google and Yahoo have repeatedly been duped into serving content that punts malware and other threats.
Criminals often go to elaborate lengths to pose as legitimate marketers in an attempt to get links to their toxic wares in front of as many eyeballs as possible.
“Microsoft’s Security Team has identified the source of this malware attack and is blocking those sites from loading additional malware,” the company said in a statement. “We are continuously monitoring our sites to protect customers; and also working with law enforcement authorities to find and prosecute the people responsible for these types of attacks.”
A Bing Forum thread has Wil from Bing telling a webmaster that it can take between 3 and 6 weeks to have a malware label removed from the search results.
This is in comparison to Google which normally can remove a malware label within 24 hours.
I am not sure if this is a special case or if most Malware reviews take 3-6 weeks at Bing. Wil from Bing said:
Your issue is already being reviewed. Malware re-evaluation requests take 3-6 weeks to finalize our review and create a new reputation ranking of the page/site. A representative will get in touch with you for updates.
When you are presented with Malware via Bing, Bing disables the link but does allow the searcher to ultimately visit the page at their own risk. I’d assume 99.999% of those searchers run.
Bing has a detailed post on Malware on their blog with more information.
Malware and hacked sites are a huge issue in search. Google has been very good at handling it for the most part recently and is excellent at removing the malware or hacked label quickly after the site is fixed. Bing takes 3-6 weeks? Well, that seems excessive. Maybe I am reading it wrong?
This is why I tell people to NOT use Internet Explore. If you must continue using Windows unfortunately, then please by all means use ESET NOD32 in conjunction with HitManPro.
The State of Hacked Accounts
A recent report from Commtouch finds about one third of Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and Facebook users even noticed when they were hacked, and more than half found out later after friends alerted them. This lag time provides a wide open window for scammers to use social engineering techniques to target more valuable targets, and harvest droves of personal information, long after a user might need to take steps to protect themselves. I always recommend that people use ESET NOD32 in conjunction with HitManPro. Combined, both of these of programs should keep you 99% free of malicious software found on the web these days.
We see increasing use of social engineering in online scams these days, which really is just a way to elevate trust of the scammer. In years past, hackers used this as a cornerstone of their activities, gaming people out of dial-up numbers, phonecards, etc. Later that gave way to more mass spam campaigns and other nonsense. As organizations have gotten better at implementing filter and reputation systems, scammers seem to be moving back the other direction toward old familiar ground.
The attacks are becoming much more sophisticated, and sequential, so breaking into your email account may very well be just the tip of the spear, so to speak. After they gain this, they datamine and repeat the process, targeting very specific areas as they go. Many users have the same username/password pair across multiple services, so the scammers build a database as they go, slowly gaining more and more access to your life. Over time, their database becomes more and more valuable for sale to other scammers, and the process repeats.
The report, “The State of Hacked Accounts”, said one in eight hijacked accounts were used for phony distress email scam, asking the friend to wire funds to a foreign country, never to be seen again. More than half were used to send spam.
Among the 34% who knew their account was hacked, 15% cited a Facebook link scam, 15% cited a WiFi connection, and 15% clicked on email-based malware. There’s other great information in the report, it’s a good read.
How do you protect yourself? First, find some way to manage your passwords across the different services you use. It may be easy to think up a random password that’s secure, but that makes it hard to remember, especially if you change it often. Also, watch your email account for strange behavior that doesn’t look like it originated from you, for example, bounced messages it doesn’t look like you sent. Keeping on top of your accounts might spare you the expense of having your data trotted out for the world to see and exploit, which is never a good end to the story.
Solution: try Linux!
Windows PC Malware
The latest semi-annual Security Information Report (SIR) from Microsoft has been released, and its 232 pages carry reminders of some important facts about computer viruses, other malware and overall PC security.
Here is the link to their blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/archive/2011/10/10/latest-microsoft-security-intelligence-report-now-available.aspx
When it comes to Windows, there are ten things that one should keep in mind:
Infections happen
According to the report, of all the computers that visited the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool(MSRT) in the first half of 2009, 8.7 out of 1,000 (that is, not quite one percent) had some kind of malware infection identifiable by the tool.
The hot spots were Serbia and Montenegro, where the rate was 97.2 per thousand, Turkey with 32.3, Brazil with 25.4, Spain with 21.6, South Korea with 21.3, Saudi Arabia with 20.8, and Taiwan with 20.4.
The cleanest were computers in Finland with a rate of 1.9. The U.S. rate of 8.6 was nearly the same as the global average. (Other sources–typically malware protection vendors who see no reason to be coy–quote much higher infection rates.) Not mentioned by the Microsoft report is that Apple Macintosh infections remain rare.
Malware amounts to an ecosystem
There’s viruses that replicate themselves and spread to other computers, sometimes just for its own sake.
They’re called worms if they do it through e-mail or instant messaging. Trojans follow the metaphor of Homer’s Trojan Horse, whose occupants emerged in the night to open the Troy’s gates to a devastating attack. Spyware watches your actions for marketing purposes. Adware produces annoying popup ads. Malware, incidentally, is any software you didn’t ask for, especially software that has malicious intent. A bug, meanwhile, is any software that doesn’t work right–and may be preferable to malware.
Malware has many sources
You can get an infection by visiting a malicious Web site, or by clicking a file attached to spam e-mail, through a p2p file-sharing network, by downloading what you thought was free software, or by using an infected removable device like a USB memory stick. Intrusion attacks can come in over the Internet.
Malware can bite
Many trojans will download other malware that take root in our computer and start doing nasty things. These include password stealers and keyloggers that will try to swipe your account information so that someone else can swipe your money. Or they may turn your computer in to botnet node, under the remote control of a bot herder, who will typically use it to spew spam.
Trojans rule (in the U.S.)
If you’re going to get an infection, at least in the U.S. it’s likely to be some kind of Trojan. According to the SIR, 42 percent of the infections that the MSRT discovered were Trojans. Adware was also big at 16.3 percent. Nasty password stealers amounted to 4.1 percent. Elsewhere, infections are a toss-up. In Brazil, for instance, password stealers aimed at on-line banking predominate. Spain and South Korea have little in common, but both are afflicted by worms that target on-line gamers.
Vulnerabilities vary
Not all operating systems are equally vulnerable. Microsoft’s figures show that unpatched Windows XP has an infection rate of about 32.5 per thousand–about four times the global average. The rate falls to a sub-average 8 for thousand for Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (i.e., fully updated.) The rate for updated Vista machines was 3.1 per thousand for the 32-bit version, and 2 per thousand for the 64-bit version.
Patching works
Hackers have a reputation of being ahead of the software vendors, but in reality they often use vulnerabilities for which patches has already been issued. Even when the bad guys get the upper hand, it may not be for long. Microsoft likes to use the example of the “Reno” Trojan that was attacking Vista, causing Windows Explorer to generate trackable error reports. After Microsoft issued a patch, the reports fell from 1.2 million error reports daily to less than 100,000–in three days. Within a month it was off the chart.
Updating works
The rate of infection of 64-bit versions of software was usually a third lower than the rate of infection of the 32-bit version.
Malware is not the only danger
The big news is the rise in phishing–e-mail that tries to trick you into revealing information that could be used for ID theft or other fraud. The phishers have been going after denizens of social networking sites and even large corporations.
Upshot: Update your gray matter
Software can’t protect you against the phishing plague–only common sense can do that. If some random e-mail asks for your personal information because somehow otherwise your bank account, or our game subscription, or your corporate computer privileges will be suspended, delete it.
Yes, this is why I show people Linux all the time, where you do not put up with all this mess. Who has the time to keep up with all of this garbage? It’s a wonder anyone gets any work done using Windows. There are two lines that I carry with me and I use them often these days:
“In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates?”
“I get paid to support Windows, I use Linux to get work done.”
Web Browser Defense
For most of us, the Web browser is the first application we use when we turn on a computer. It’s how we check email, read the news, chat with friends and do just about everything.
What many users don’t realize, however, is that the Web browser is the most important security defense our computers have — and yet 60 percent of the browsers accessing the Internet today are outdated. An outdated browser ends up impacting everyone’s security, privacy and performance.
I wrote about Microsoft warning us *rolls-eyes* last week, in that we were not using a “secure” browser like Internet Explorer” GASP!..the horror of us ignorant consumers!
To help users understand the importance of the browser you use, the Online Trust Alliance (OTA), a Web-industry trade group based in Bellevue, Wash., that promotes security and trust in online marketing and commerce, recently unveiled the “Why Your Browser Matters” initiative.
“The ‘Why Your Browser Matters’ initiative provides users overall recommendations to upgrade their out-of-date and legacy browsers for a more safe, more private and more compelling online experience,” said Craig Spiezle, executive director of OTA. “The Initiative is all about communicating with computer users to make them realize that an updated Web browser is one of the most important security steps you can take. It’s as important as running anti-virus/anti-malware software.”
Spiezle is quick to point out that while there is no magic bullet when it comes to computer security, the browser is on the front line of defense because it is used so frequently.
“Modern browsers detect malicious websites and phishing URLs, analyze downloads and support a broad suite of privacy features,” Spiezle said. “It’s critical to have these at your disposal when it comes to protecting yourself online, as well as protecting your machine in general.”
Modern browsers try to provide security for users in three different ways, explained Roger Thompson, chief emerging threats researcher for ICSA Labs in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
For example, said Thompson, all modern browsers have “blacklists” of known malware sites and try to prevent users from visiting them. This method works well if the malicious sites are well-known, but online criminals try to move websites around by changing domain names and IP addresses faster than security researchers can update the blacklists — so sometimes this doesn’t work.
Some browsers, such as Google Chrome, also run applets and executable code in a “sandbox,” meaning that the code and applets can’t affect other parts of the browser or the operating system. Again, this doesn’t always work.
And all modern browsers have a somewhat regular patch cycle, in which developers fix vulnerabilities to prevent direct attacks.
A good illustration of how a browser can act as the first line of defense is with regard to shortened URLs, or Web addresses.
URL-shortening services such as bit.ly, tinyurl.com or is.gd are handy to use when including links in instant messages, text messages or Twitter posts. Unfortunately, URL shorteners also mask the actual URLs they lead to, and give no warning that links might be drive-by downloads or exploits waiting for unsuspecting victims.
Fortunately, some enterprising software developers have created a way to find out where you’re going.
“There are plug-ins available for Chrome and Firefox that will automatically expand short URLs to their actual address when viewing pages containing such links,” said Harry Sverdlove, chief technology officer of Bit9, a Web security company in Waltham, Mass. “These are useful when using Facebook or Twitter from a browser, common places where malicious links are hiding in short URLs.”
How to protect yourself
As Thompson pointed out, browser vendors are good about providing updates and patches that improve security by fixing vulnerabilities that bad guys exploit. But after that, it’s up to the user himself to take action by actually downloading the updates, or upgrading the browser to the latest version.
You can check the version number of your browser by going to the Help button on your browser’s menu and checking the “About” section. (On a Mac, click the name of the application next to the apple icon in the upper left of the screen.) Often, the “about” pop-up window will prompt you to check where there might be updates available.
For those who use Internet Explorer, Spiezle has this important piece of advice: ”If it says Internet Explorer 6 … run, do not walk to the nearest free download of Internet Explorer 9.”
(If you’re still running Windows XP, update to Internet Explorer 8, the latest version you can install.) Which is the highest version you can run on Windows XP, unless someone figures out a hack for it, which they will. I rather you run Google Chrome.
Internet Explorer 6 has been the target of a number of malicious attacks over the past decade; newer versions of Internet Explorer are much more secure.
Does it matter which browser you use? Spiezle and Thompson disagree on that question.
While Thompson said that today’s browser upgrades have leveled the playing field when it comes to security, Spiezle pointed out that there still are differences among them, and each user has to assess which is best for his own uses.
“You need to look at not only the security features, but also privacy features, as well as support for the latest technologies,” Spiezle said.
Here is the link for a good start, https://otalliance.org/browser/ At first I was thinking that this was another Internet Explorer centered website, but at least they mention the alternatives.
Microsoft Word Virus
A new virus has cropped up in various countries across the world and its target appears to be corporate networks. The Duqu virus, first noted last month by a laboratory at Budapest University, has now been spotted in several other countries and appears to be sent via Microsoft Word documents attached as emails. Microsoft has announced that it is working on a fix.
The point of the new virus seems to be to gather corporate information and then send it to some as yet unknown site. Thus, it’s a form of corporate espionage. Chillingly, researchers at Symantec, the giant antivirus company, say it looks like some of the code in the virus is the same as was found in the Stuxnet virus that wreaked havoc on Iran’s nuclear program, indicating that the perpetuators were either able to obtain the code from that virus, or, are the same people.
The virus is activated when a person to whom an infected Word document was sent, opens it. The virus infects that computer then seeks out other computers through the corporate network. As it goes, it collects data and then apparently, seeks a path out to the Internet where it can send the data it’s collected to a predefined destination. Thus far it has relied on a so-named zero day exploit to take advantage of a previously unknown weakness in the Windows kernel, which means getting in and doing its dirty work before victims have a chance to come up with a means of defense against it.
Thus far, it appears that the virus has been targeted at specific types of companies, as the data- collecting part of the virus seems to seek out information pertaining to industrial control-systems. So it’s likely that whoever unleashed the virus, did so in hopes of gaining information on how companies are designing and manufacturing their products; not something the average person would need to worry about, but still enough to cause concern about the growing sophistication of computer viruses.
So far, instances of the virus have been seen in Iran, India, France, Ukraine, the UK and at least eight other countries that have not been specifically identified.
In the mean time, Microsoft has released an advisory and a stopgap fix for the zero-day vulnerability exploited by the “Duqu” Trojan, a highly targeted malware strain that some security experts say could be the most important cyber espionage threat since Stuxnet.
According to the advisory, the critical vulnerability resides in most supported versions of Windows, including Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. The problem stems from the way Windows parses certain font types. Microsoft says it is aware of targeted attacks exploiting this flaw, but that it believes few users have been affected.
Nevertheless, the flaw is a dangerous one. Microsoft said that an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code, install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. The most likely vehicle for the exploit is a poisoned email attachment. This means that a hacker deploying the Duqu Trojan against a Windows machine that hasn’t yet downloaded the temporary fix could gain nearly total access to a person’s computer.
Microsoft is working on developing an official security update to fix the flaw. For now, it has released a point-and-click Fixit tool that allows Windows users to disable the vulnerable component. Enabling this tweak may cause fonts in some applications to display improperly. If you experience problems after applying the Fixit solution, you can always undo it by clicking “disable” image in the Microsoft advisory and following the prompts. So in reality, some of you may not be to may not be able to fix this until the next ‘Patch Tuesday’ in December.
Mac Flashback Trojan
The security by obscurity myth is finally blown out of the water…Mac’s are pretty much mainstream these days and it yet again proves my points about Mac virus resistance, it may be virus resistant, but unless you upgrade the users, no platform is Trojan proof.
Apple has updated the malware protection built into its Mac operating system to flag a recently discovered trojan that hijacks users’ machines by masquerading as a benign document. Malware disguised as an Adobe Flash installer, meanwhile, remained unchecked.
The file quarantine, which Apple snuck into a prerelease version of Snow Leopard in 2009, was updated to include a definition for Trojan-Dropper: OSX/Revir.A, which antivirus provider F-Secure disclosed on Friday. According to an update on F-Secure’s blog, the malware disguises itself as a PDF file in an attempt to trick users into clicking on it.
“The malware then proceeds to install a backdoor, Backdoor:OSX/Imuler.A, in the background,” stated the F-Secure analysis, which was posted Monday. “As of this writing, the C&C of the malware is just a bare Apache installation and is not capable of communicating with the backdoor yet.”
By Tuesday morning, Apple had added a definition for Revir.A into the file quarantine feature, our review of a Mac running OS X Lion, aka 10.7, has shown. By our count, it’s the 10th definition to be included, although two of them cover malware with the identical label of “OSX.HellRTS.” The definitions are stored in a file called XProtect.plist tucked away in the /System/Library/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/ folder.
Apple engineers pushed out the update around the same time that a new trojan was discovered menacing Mac users. According to Mac antivirus provider Intego, the Flashback trojan is built on a sophisticated code base that installs a backdoor on infected machines, and covers its tracks by using encryption when communicating with remote servers.
“The backdoor is able to download further software, but, for now, we are not seeing this activity,” Intego’s analysis stated. “It is also able to update itself, and creates an Sha1 hash of the malware to see if it has changed. If the Sha1 of the software version on the server is different from that installed, this means that an update is necessary.”
With the explosive growth of Macs, iPhones, and iPads, malware purveyors have finally begun targeting Apple products after years of almost exclusive focus on Microsoft users. Earlier this year, an outbreak of fraudulent Mac antivirus products ignited a huge spike in support calls from frantic Mac users who had been tricked into installing a piece of malware called MacDefender. Apple eventually added definitions for it to its file quarantine, as well.
I think the difference between Microsoft and Apple here is that Microsoft weren’t the ones to create a condescending “I’m a PC” commercial insinuating that their operating system was virus free…With the amount of braindead Apple fans who claim that Apple Virus / Malware is an oxymoron, that 30 second spot could turn out to be some of history’s most damaging tech-related FUD.
Early I wrote that actually most targeted vulnerabilities are in Flash, PDF or Java these days via Internet Explorer (IE) and once you take IE out of the equation, Windows does quite well, especially given the rich rewards and vast selection of low-hanging fruit users can offer.
Linux deters computer viruses
Linux is an alternative operating system, such as Microsoft Windows or Apple OSX. However, it is far superior as Android, which is built from Linux, is surpassing Apple’s beloved iPhone and all the while, Windows Mobile phone looks on wondering what is happening. The open design of Android and Linux is becoming readily apparent.
Computer experts say that Linux has much of the same applications, it not more then what the other operating systems currently offer. All of the major Linux distributions come by default with a word processor and internet browser of course, but the advantage is it gives you a decreased footprint to catch a virus or have a some nefarious piece of malware hose your computer and work.
There is one characteristic of the Linux operating system that stands out. That is, because Linux is open source software whose source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees. Open source code evolves through community cooperation. These communities are composed of individual programmers as well as very large companies. No one single entity has control of Linux and it’s kernel base.
Linux is completely free, no gimmicks. All you have to do is download one of the popular systems like Ubuntu or Linux Mint and burn it onto a CD, then install it onto your computer. If you have an old computer laying around, or one that has been rendered inoperable form an infection of some sort. Go ahead and try it!
Everyone is using Linux and you are not, you are missing the boat! http://jet-computing.com/who-uses-linux-everyone-does/
As time moves on, it is imperative that you make some changes. This is especially true in the computer world. Sadly, many people do not welcome change and insist on continuing as they are, even when it is apparent that change is sorely needed. Which is fine with me, I will continue taking in their money.
When someone gives me a computer to repair, very often I will demonstrate Linux to them after I repair what was wrong, which typically is software related as Windows becomes a mess at times. However, even shown the benefits and advantages with a short personal tour, there are still those that will not budge.
Here are five reasons why people do not change, this can be used in any venue.
- Fear - Most people are happy in the situation that they are in. In fact, they often presume that making a change could turn out to be worse than they had been expecting. This is basically fear of the unknown. When not conquered, it keeps people stuck with what they know however painful it may seem to someone on the outside.
- Assumptions - People assume many negative things when they think about making a change. They think that they may not be able use a new operating system, or that it would be way too hard to relearn everything all over again. If you have done your research well, then there is no reason to assume anything negative. Assume the best until and unless you are shown otherwise.
- Time - Many computer owners are willing to accept change – but might think that the time is not yet right for the step. Unfortunately, this is a symptom of procrastination. In its most pervasive form, it results in nothing getting done.
- Trust - As a computer user, you might not be ready to trust anyone who is advising them to change. The point is — if a suggestion is made by someone, consider the source. It they are a credible professional, colleague or family member, you would do well to at least consider their advice.
- History - Anyone not wanting to change might cite examples from the past to prove their point. They might point to previous ideas that have not succeeded, and convince themselves that history will repeat itself if they go ahead with the change.
Refusal to accept change is a computer user’s worst enemy. Change is a part of life — you can either accept it, or watch as people surpass you.
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