tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post2128494387798120868..comments2023-07-10T10:44:14.707-04:00Comments on Deborah's Test Blog: I've got a computer virus - OMG! And this time it's on my work-issued laptopDeborah in Atlantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372213272314599026noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-77912799706731110882011-04-29T10:59:05.954-04:002011-04-29T10:59:05.954-04:00Hi, Deborah! I highly recommend buying a Mac if ...Hi, Deborah! I highly recommend buying a Mac if you are going to do much internet surfing and blogging - I used to have a PC and constantly had problems with viruses and other baddies - then I got a Mac and no problems since! They cost a little more, but you'll make up for it by no maintenance calls!!Sarah Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-83918516070158258712011-04-18T10:59:00.125-04:002011-04-18T10:59:00.125-04:00So sorry to hear your computer is sick! That is n...So sorry to hear your computer is sick! That is not a happy situation! Hope it feels better soon!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183068716476005136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-3310854927061603062011-04-18T09:38:10.304-04:002011-04-18T09:38:10.304-04:00Oh NO!!!! The pop up saying that you had a virus a...Oh NO!!!! The pop up saying that you had a virus and do you want me to fix it was the culprit. And if it is then it's a bad one. It killed my computer. Dead. I had to start all over. Take the harddrive down to nothing. I now pay for Norton. It catches everything.Miss Hillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422851284570747539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-40878672467936877212011-04-18T09:32:39.500-04:002011-04-18T09:32:39.500-04:00Sure wish I could give you some suggestions. We ha...Sure wish I could give you some suggestions. We had a terrible virus not long ago and have no idea where it came from. I think no matter what kind of safety features we attach, the hackers can still get through with no problem. I hope your laptop is fixed soon.Stray Stitches (Linda G)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13745220686468103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-59916671186734375432011-04-18T03:01:34.507-04:002011-04-18T03:01:34.507-04:00I'm guessing that the window that popped up sa...I'm guessing that the window that popped up saying the laptop had 19 viruses was actually the culprit. Unless you were actually running a scan with your antivirus program, I don't think they just come up that way.<br />Should that happen again, be suspicious! Do NOT click on ANY pop-up windows. Better to restart the computer, then run your antivirus program & let it do its job.<br />I've been surfing online for a loooong time, and have been very fortunate. Possibly because I've always had a fear of downloading! lol I never click on links in emails, even from friends. I would rather copy & paste, or retype the link. I always hover over a link too, & check where it's really going by looking down at the bar at the bottom of the browser.<br />Good luck!quiltzyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847188443140845514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-83425823066913784142011-04-17T21:25:24.230-04:002011-04-17T21:25:24.230-04:00Not much worse than not being able to play on the ...Not much worse than not being able to play on the Internet. Let's hope this gets fixed ASAP!Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959081275116311853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526411601177285975.post-6162889544960176202011-04-17T15:17:35.482-04:002011-04-17T15:17:35.482-04:00Hi Deborah..sounds awful. It sounds like you went ...Hi Deborah..sounds awful. It sounds like you went to a site that tries to trick you into believing you have a virus and as soon as you click that you want to repair the virus it downloads programs into your computer. The easy way out is to shut the page down and click cancel when they ask you to run virus protection. Those viruses always mimic Windows security alerts but they arent genuine.<br /><br />I've fixed this before by just doing a system restore. Easy. We got nasty malaware on our computer a couple of months ago that hijacked the programs and wouldnt let me access our computer . Since I knew what the virus was I started the computer in safe mode (Just continually press F8 while your computer is booting up) and googled for a solution. The hard and fast rule is that anti virus protection while good will never keep everything off your computer since new viruses are being developed and sent out to the internet every day ..<br /><br />Hope they can get it fixed for you.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.com