Jason's Computer Services

P***c Service Announcement!
Attention Highlands County residents and businesses, recently we have seen a large increase in scam emails claiming you have a ACH payment waiting and telling you to click the attachment to see the pending payment. We have also seen the same kind of emails except saying its from the SSA (Social Security Administration) and telling you to click the attachment to see your statement. When you click on those attachments, it "Ghost installs" a remote connect software on your computer allowing whomever is on the other end to remote access your computer without you knowing. "Ghost install" means it will install the software without any user input and without any visible conformation. So you have no idea the remote connect software was ever installed on your computer. (unless you look in your Downloads folder in Windows Explorer where you should see the executable file that claimed to be a document)
Once the scammer is remote logged into your computer, they potentially have access to your online banking, emails, passwords for other sensitive websites such as credit cards, etc.

One way to know if the email is a scam is to pay close attention of the actual senders' email address. It will be something completely random and not from ssa.gov or from your bank for example. If you question it (and you should) call the U.S. Social Security Administration or your bank if the email you received claimed to be from one of those.

Please be very vigilant now days while online or checking your email. The Scammers are getting much craftier. In the past two weeks alone, we have helped 7 client's remove the remote connect software from their computers and showed them what to look for in the said email they received.

If you have any questions, please call us at 863-385-2843

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Computer problem got you stumped?? Call us today and setup an on-site appointment to get it fixed.

With storms over the next 8 days. Are you prepared? Is your computer(s) backed up incase of a lightning strike? Call us today to setup an appointment to have all your data saved on an external drive. Various size external drives are available for purchase, or we can use an external drive that you currently have.

(863)385-2843

All the little red dots are lightning over Sebring yesterday afternoon (roughly 2300 in under 30 minutes). Call us today to backup all your data on your computers BEFORE lightning hits and its too late.

10 years ago we received this great award. We are still going strong and providing the same great service. Feel free to call us for all your computer needs. We sevice both Business and Residential.

Thank you to all of our wonderful clients who voted for us! We will be no where without you!

Are you ready for storm season? Are your personal or business files backed up? Call us before you lose all your saved documents. Nothing worse then being the victim of a lightning strike and losing everything.

Call today to make an appointment.
863-385-2843

PSA:
Scam emails have been circulating around lately from a few clients supposedly from their mail hosting company telling them their email certificate names are expiring. Then proceeding to give them new certificate/server names that need to be entered.

All emails I have seen right now are scams and are not legit from the clients hosting companies. Entering these server/cert settings would possibly route all your emails through this scammers servers. Severe security risk!

Please ask your hosting company or ask us if you receive any similar emails.

ATTENTION anyone who owns a domain name!! It's that time of the year again where scam companies like domain networks are sending you scam invoices in the mail to try and get you to pay them. THIS IS A SCAM!

We are proud to support our local Volunteer Fire Department!! If you would like to purchase tickets please let me know. The money collected helps with so many great things that they do.

Everyone stay safe in this weather today and tomorrow. Always remember to have your equipment on a battery backup. That will protect your computer and other equipment (not printers) from the brown out and power dips.

Public service announcement: CenturyLink appears to be out of most of the area this morning. If you are on CenturyLink, it's possible you do not have internet service right now.