2:28 pm
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July 10, 2003
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I was doing some maintenance stuff on my other forum and my computer picked up a virus. Warning to the few guys that use that forum, mainly Keane. Troy, and Rob. Stay off the Rocks and Rods site for now.
Anyway, now my computer has a virus and it's making my computer suck. I can't run any of my antivirus and it won't let me restore to an earlier date. Any suggestions
I used to wheel a lot. . .
2:33 pm
July 15, 2005
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2:36 pm
July 15, 2005
Offline How do you know it's a virus?
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3:11 pm
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July 10, 2003
Offline Got it fixed finally. But stay away from Rocks and Rods for a while, I think that's where it came from. But, my niece and boyfriend were house sitting for the weekend, so maybe it was something they did.
I went here, and then over to Rocks and Rods. While at Rocks and Rods, a download window popped up, and then all Hell broke loose. I got umpteen virus warnings, all leading me to a anti-virus website to purchase their protection software. None of my own anti-virus software would work, it just kept trying to take me to that same web site to sell me their software. I couldn't use any of my computer systems, so I couldn't restore my computer to an earlier date.
I spent a good hour racing my computer. I would turn it on, try to get through the restore program faster than the virus could shut it down. I finally beat the virus and got all the buttons pushed before it could shut it down.
I am now enacting a quarentine zone on Rocks and Rods until I get brave enough to get back over there to try and fix it...
I used to wheel a lot. . .
3:53 am
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July 10, 2003
Offline I thought I had it figured out. Unfortunately my computer was loaded with viruses and spyware. That's what I get for letting teenagers house sit for us. Now I came up with a permanent fix, I got a new computer, with antivirus and spyware software, plus it's password protected from the house sitters
Pretty cool having a new computer. We got an HP Pavillion p6510y. It has AMD athlon II Quad Core Processor, 64 bit performance, 4GB memory, 750 GB HD, and a bunch of other crap that I don't understand 
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:12 am
I had a similar virus. My computer had to be completely reformatted. It hasn't been the same since. Oh, and by the way my wife's mothers day present is a shinny new MacBook!!!!!!!
Congrats on the new computer.
2:31 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: I thought I had it figured out. Unfortunately my computer was loaded with viruses and spyware. That's what I get for letting teenagers house sit for us. Now I came up with a permanent fix, I got a new computer, with antivirus and spyware software, plus it's password protected from the house sitters
Pretty cool having a new computer. We got an HP Pavillion p6510y. It has AMD athlon II Quad Core Processor, 64 bit performance, 4GB memory, 750 GB HD, and a bunch of other crap that I don't understand
8) 8) 8) i take it you have windows 7 now. how do you like it? heidi really likes it. im still on the fence but maybe because i still use xp at work and ubuntu at home. 
2:33 pm
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July 10, 2003
Offline The new computer is very fast. I like windows 7, although I've just started using it. My internet explorer version? is working very well too. I do miss the Firefox automatic spell check though.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
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