Fake PC security email

Tell all the Net users at your house to delete any email they see with the subject, "MS Windows/Critical Error." It's a fake, and its attachment is a "trojan" program that - if installed - takes over your computer, ZDNET UK reports. Microsoft would undoubtedly have employed a copy editor to fix all the typos in the email. If you ever want to check to see if your family's PCs are up-to-date on Microsoft's security patches, just go to WindowsUpdate.com.

Also, don't open any attachment that says it's about a delivery confirmation - regardless of what anybody bought online. It could be a version of the old "Bagle" worm that's recirculating, according to ZDNET UK. Normal delivery confirmations usually just appear in the body of an email. Basically, tell your kids not to open *any* attachment in an email or file sent with an instant message unless they confirm beforehand with the person supposedly sending it that it's what their message says it is. Feel free to email me any questions.