Possible Mac Malware Alert
**This message is intended ONLY for Mac computer users.**
Please use the following steps to check for the possible Mac Malware.
1. Open Finder.
2. In the Menu Bar at the top of your screen, click on “Go”.
3. From the drop-down list that appears, click on “Go to Folder”.
4. Copy/paste the following into the window.
~/Library/LaunchAgents/
5. If you have any Launch Agents installed, this will open the LaunchAgents subfolder, where you should see only a few files and they should be recognizable, like “com.dropbox…..”, etc. If you have the following file, delete it and then restart your Mac.
“com.wznlVRt83Jsd.HPyT0b4Hwxh.plist”
If you do not have any Launch Agents installed, you also do not have the malware installed and you will not see the LaunchAgents subfolder. You will get a tutorial saying “File Not Found”, in which case you don’t need to do anything else.
Urgent Security Update!
URGENT UPDATE!
Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.
The security flaw, known as PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. Researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor accidentally published a how-to guide for exploiting it.
Microsoft (MSFT) warned that hackers that exploit the vulnerability could install programs, view and delete data or even create new user accounts with full user rights. That gives hackers enough command and control of your PC to do some serious damage.
Please update your PC as soon as possible to limit your exposure to this serious vulnerability.
NOTE: If you have Automatic Updates turned on, you will most likely already have this update installed. Here’s how to tell and what to do if it’s not installed.
1. Go to Settings > Windows Update. If you have ANY updates waiting, install them.
2. After any waiting updates are installed, go to “Update History” and look for “2021-07 Cumulative Update……(KB5004945). If this update is listed, your computer is protected from this vulnerability.
3. After installing all waiting updates and checking for the above specific update and find it’s not listed, run “Windows Update” to see if it downloads and installs the above update.
4. If you still do not have “2021-07 Cumulative Update……(KB5004945)” installed, be patient, as it will eventually be downloaded and installed.
Windows 7 users.
Microsoft has added an update for this vulnerability to Windows 7, even though they don’t typically update operating system versions that are past their End-of-Life date. If you still use Windows 7, check for this update.
Computer Sale by TAP
Need a New Computer?
How about a desktop or laptop PC that has been completely refurbished by the TVCUC Technology Access Program (TAP)?
At the beginning of each year we are allowed to sell a limited number of the systems refurbished by TAP but they sell out very quickly. For a fraction of the cost of a new computer you can have one that runs like new. And the best part – what you pay goes toward funding more refurbished computers that are repurposed to needy youth and folks who might not otherwise have a computer.
Contact the TAP Group at:
244 Lakeside Plaza in Tellico Village
(in same building as Thai Bistro, around back)
Phone: (865) 332-5313
2020 Member Survey
The Board of Directors has compiled the results of our member survey and to say we were surprised would be an understatement. You told us what you liked, didn’t like, and what you wanted more of.
As a direct result of your participation in this survey, we are diligently working on changing the Tellico Village Computer Users Club (TVCUC) to be more services-oriented in First Level Support (FLS), the Technology Access Program (TAP) and Education.
We are going forward with a new Board of Directors and with better direction and focus regarding the needs and desires of our members. We have maintained the strong financial position that our grant givers want to see in making sure we are a fiscally responsible organization in which they can invest. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our grant writers. Without their tireless efforts we would never have been able to provide so many computer systems to the thousands of youths we’ve helped. We plan to continue serving our members and expanding our service within our community.
Only with your support, both financially and most importantly with your time in volunteering, can we continue. We ask for your volunteer support – it is so important to the success of your club. Remember, you don’t have to be technically inclined or be a computer geek to help. We have many volunteer positions available in education and other areas in which we need help.
You may also reach out to us at admin@tvcuc.org
Please stay safe,
Tellico Village Computer Users Club 2020 Board of Directors
View the member survey results in slide format
Board of Directors 2021
To our Tellico Village Computer Users Club Membership
New Board Members Have Been Elected. There were no alternate candidates submitted. The complete list of Board and Committee Members will be posted soon.
President: Larry McJunkin
Vice President: Mike Casey
Treasurer: Dave Flanagan
Secretary: Bev Sikorski
Director at Large: Gary Robertson
(2021 & 2022)
Director at Large: Jim Peterson
(2021 & 2022)
Directors at Large for 2020 & 2021 Vince Alline and Dave Crowden are not included in this year’s election as they are currently serving a two-year term.
As outgoing President, Ken Van Swearingen will automatically transition to the Past President position on the Board.
— The TVCUC Board of Directors
