Computer Security Alerts

Computer Security Bulletins

Protect Your Computer

The following security computer alerts have been issued by the Academic Computing Center.

Ignore forged alerts! All ACC alerts sent through email are also listed below, with links to additional information. Before taking an action recommended in an email, please confirm that the email is legitimate. Many emails requesting action are bogus.

November 3, 2008	Beware of Email Scam/Phishing Attempts
October 13, 2008	Beware of Email Scam/Phishing Attempts
August 14, 2008	Beware of Email Scam/Phishing Attempts
July 15, 2008	COMPUTING UPDATE: MS Office Compatibility improves for Macintosh users. However, action is still needed to assure maximum compatibility between Office versions.
July 14, 2008	Beware of Email Scam/Phishing Attempts
April 24, 2008	"Update Your Email-Adress" (sic) Email Scam
July 24, 2007	New MS Office, Office 2007, introduces compatibility issues.
April 12, 2007	Campus email users have received today an alert with the subject line "Worm Detected!", from "Customer Support Center" at brain-networks.com. This email is a hoax, and the zip attachment most likely contains a type of virus.
April 4, 2007	Several critical security holes have been identified, some of which may allow a remote attacker to place and run malicious programs on your system. One of these vulnerabilities, which affects only Windows systems, is very serious and is actively being exploited.
April 2, 2007	Problem Affecting Email other Network Services Resolved after unplanned service interruption April 2, 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM.
March 13, 2007	Computing Announcement: Eudora upgrade recommended
March 9, 2007	Spring Break Service Interruptions: Network and Email Service and Networked Printing and Keyserver
February 15, 2007	All users affected by multiple vulnerabilities and must apply several updates.
January 8, 2007	Windows Defender may need updating. Windows Defender (Beta 2), which we recommended in several security alerts last semester, expired December 31, 2006.
January 3, 2007	Multiple Service Interruptions During the Week of Jan. 2nd. Various computing systems will undergo maintenance during the first week of January, 2007.
November 17, 2006	Attention FireFox 2.0 users: Those who have installed and use FireFox 2.0 on your Windows XP and Macintosh PC, may get an error message that "the site uses a security protocol with isn't enabled" when accessing Haverford directory photos, registering for classes, or using other tools on the Administrative Computing secure web server (www.admin.haverford.edu).
November 16, 2006	Windows users affected by multiple vulnerabilities and must apply several updates to Windows and VPN software.
October 11 , 2006	All users affected by multiple vulnerabilities and must apply several updates.
September 15, 2006	All users affected by multiple vulnerabilities and must apply several updates. Do not open unfamiliar or unexpected Microsoft Word or other Office documents, including those received as email attachments or hosted on a web site.
August 28, 2006	Dell and Apple battery recall: If you bought a laptop computer from Dell or Apple Computer, your system may have a recalled battery.
July 18, 2006	All Windows users, and Macintosh users with Microsoft Office, must apply updates. Do not open unfamiliar or unexpected Microsoft Excel or other Office documents, including those received as email attachments or hosted on a web site.
June 15 , 2006	All users affected by multiple vulnerabilities and must apply several updates. Do not open unfamiliar or unexpected Microsoft Word or other Office documents, including those received as email attachments or hosted on a web site.
May 2, 2006	Security Summary for Spring 2006, with a review of the steps ALL USERS must take to secure their systems.
March 23, 2006	All Users Affected by Critical Web Plug-in Vulnerability. Upgrade Flash Player to version 8.0.22.0.
March 3, 2006	Macintosh OS Updates Available. Follow-up to February 27, 2006 alert.
February 27, 2006	Macintosh OS X/Safari Security Bulletin. See March 3 update also.
February 15, 2006	Windows Security Bulletin- Windows, Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer Apply current critical Windows updates
February 9, 2006	Firefox/Mozilla Products Vulnerability Upgrade to FireFox 1.5.01, disable JavaScript in Thunderbird and other Mozilla products
February 3, 2006	Mywife mass mailing malware variant named Win32/Mywife.E@mm. The mass mailing malware tries to entice users through social engineering efforts into opening an attached file in an e-mail message.
January 6, 2006	Malicious attacks on some customers involving a previously unknown security vulnerability in the Windows Meta File (WMF) code area in the Windows platform.
April 12, 2005	2 critical updates and 2 important updates for Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer (MS05-016, MS05-018, MS05-019 , MS05-020)
February 10, 2005	7 critical updates and 2 important updates for Microsoft Windows (MS05-007 , MS05-008 , MS05-009 , MS05-010 , MS05-011 , MS05-012 , MS05-013 , MS05-014 , MS05-015)
October 13, 2004	9 new Microsoft Windows Updates (MS04-029, MS04-030, MS04-031, MS04-032, MS04-034, MS04-035, MS04-036, MS04-037, MS04-038)
September 30, 2004	Windows XP Users: Service Pack 2
July 16, 2004	7 new Microsoft Windows Updates (MS04-018, MS04-019, MS04-020, MS04-021, MS04-022, MS04-023, MS04-024)
May 10, 2004	Alert: Computer Security Problem Affecting Email
May 03, 2004	Virus Alert: Several viruses upgraded to threat-level Medium
April 14, 2004	4 New Microsoft Windows Critical Updates (MS04-011, MS04-012, MS04-013, MS04-014)
March 22, 2004	New Microsoft Office XP Update (Service Pack 3)
March 3, 2004	W32/Bagle viruses
January 27, 2004	Virus Alert, MyDoom-Faculty and Academic Staff
January 27, 2004	Virus Alert, MyDoom-Students
November 11, 2003	New Microsoft Security Patches
October 7, 2003	New Microsoft Security Patch (MS03-040)
September 12, 2003	New Microsoft Security Patch (MS03-039)
August 12, 2003	New Microsoft Security Patch (MS03-026)
March 17, 2003	Possible Exposure of Confidential Information in Microsoft Word Documents

For Questions and Comments, contact Haverford College's Academic Computing Center.
Last updated on November 3, 2008