Fri 9 Apr 2010
Or at least I hope I am, because I thought I was where I think I am now a couple of times before.
I hope that sentence makes sense.
To explain, working on my own, I thought I’d cleared up the problems at least twice before, only to have the virus vermin come back again, and in full force.
But thanks to the long distance assistance of my son-in-law Mark — they live in IL while we’re here in CT — everything appears to be back to normal, and in fact my old clunker of a computer is working better than it has in quite a while.
What seems to have done the trick are two Anti-Virus programs you might think about trying: Malwarebytes (free) and Hitman 3.5 (free for 30 days). A Google search will turn each of them up very quickly. Both of them found and deleted 10 or 12 pesky infestors, even after Norton and SpySweeper had done their thing and scanned my entire computer system several times each.
As for the coincident problems with the latest Firefox download, I really don’t know what to make of that. The last time I downloaded it, early yesterday morning, I refused all of the proffered add-ons, mostly Java-based, but at Mark’s suggestion, I did choose an AdBlock add-on and a Noscript program.
So far, so good, and it’s been nearly a day now. It’s time to switch over to a new computer, but after this week’s woes, I think some good-fashioned R&R is what I need more, techwise, that is.
If I owe you an email or other response, my apologies. I’ll get back to you soon, and if I don’t, give me a nudge.
April 9th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
The long national nightmare is over…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
But here’s another scary thought, Dan. Of all the people in human history who ever reached the age of 65, half are alive now.
— Steve
April 9th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Welcome back, Steve. It was like listening to short-wave radio broadcasts from people on a hurricane-besieged tropical island — sort of.
April 9th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Sort of, yes. But it wasn’t as though all of those people were 65 or over, nor were they all on the same island.
April 9th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
A friend of mine who turned 66 recently put it best. “It’s a bit like being shot in the foot. You’re grateful it wasn’t somewhere more serious, but it still hurts like hell.”