Saturday, March 25, 2006
The problems continue...
With my PC still in a state of disarray, I wasn't able to do a post yesterday. Alex came over and, using a portable USB port, scanned my computer with an anti-virus program and found just under 200 different types of viruses (from adware, spyware to a dreaded Trojan-type). My computer is not in the best of shape. Most of the stuff was cleaned up but there are a couple that aren't too easy to get rid of.
I have no idea how my computer became so infected, but I suspect when I downloaded Limewire to retrieve a song I heard in Mexico, that's when the problems began. The frustrating thing is I was willing to PAY for the song through the Itunes music store or whatever (I generally don't download copyrighted material, I can afford the 99 cent per song charge), but it wasn't available for purchase. And I also can't believe my Norton Antivirus, with a subscription I renewed just a few months ago, didn't catch this either.
Anyway, hopefully there won't be any more screwups so I can continue giving you my daily dose!
I have no idea how my computer became so infected, but I suspect when I downloaded Limewire to retrieve a song I heard in Mexico, that's when the problems began. The frustrating thing is I was willing to PAY for the song through the Itunes music store or whatever (I generally don't download copyrighted material, I can afford the 99 cent per song charge), but it wasn't available for purchase. And I also can't believe my Norton Antivirus, with a subscription I renewed just a few months ago, didn't catch this either.
Anyway, hopefully there won't be any more screwups so I can continue giving you my daily dose!
# posted by SBP : 11:29 AM
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