One of the first lessons I learned when starting to use
computers for school projects and the like, was to back-up whatever you
couldn’t stand to lose.
Well, start of a
new year and already, my computer is aspiring to turn things negative for me.
Trying to get to the Internet to do some
research, I found a Vista Anti-Virus (Un-Registered) telling me I have 30
malicious threats, and the only way to get anywhere seemed to register for the
program.
From my previous computer
science days, some of the threats listed are worms and other codes I know can
draw info from the computer, including credit card information typed into an
online software purchase.
Yeah….. I guess the research is on hold until I can scan the
hard drive and determine what exactly I’m dealing with. Add to this a trip to the local Big Box
electronics shop for a newer, more up-to-date protection suite.
Update: Yeah, malware
with over 50 hooks into my computer’s registry.
Fun times, now that the bastard-thing is cleansed.
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