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Comment on What To Do When Your Computer Gets a Virus by The Older Geek

The Older Geek — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:47:24 +0000

Kathy, I couldn’t agree with you more. After spending several hours researching the original problem, the cure was almost as painful as the disease. I’m not afraid of reformats (I usually do them every year, anyway, when I can, on all the home computers) and this solution was much easier. Plus, as you said, YOU’RE SURE it’s clean.

Thanks for your comment!

Comment on What To Do When Your Computer Gets a Virus by Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:44:47 +0000

I’m a fan of the reformat too, depending on what I’m dealing with. Sometimes it actually less time-consuming to do that, and then you’re sure it’s clean. I’m all about knowing for sure!

Comment on How I Make Money Online and How You Help Me! by blueyes

blueyes — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:12:20 +0000

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Comment on What To Do When Your Computer Gets a Virus by Karen and Gerard

Karen and Gerard — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:28:50 +0000

I take it to the PC doctor.

Comment on What To Do When Your Computer Gets a Virus by Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:11:46 +0000

Good breakdown of what to do if / when it happens…..

Myself I’ve always followed the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy advice, which is:

“Don’t Panic”

And equally fortunately I’ve never had a virus myself that I haven’t deliberately invited in but have dealt with many an issue for friends who thankfully have phoned me first in 8 out of 10 cases. My first words were always ‘don’t panic’.

However I question why you seem to imply that the fault is down to firefox?

Perhaps the only other thing I’d personally add (in terms of stopping / dealing with) from long years of experience is to use a different vendor for your AV to that of your firewall. No hard & fast reason why, just my experience.

My final thought of the day and one I practice is to browse in a sandbox and by far the easiest one I’ve come across is sandboxie and I even have it configured on my children’s PC to auto-open the browser via a sandbox session.

Comment on The Pros and Cons of Online Shopping by Diane

Diane — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:55:26 +0000

Who doesn’t like the convenience of the internet? The local retailers, that’s who. Every Christmas I swear I am going to buy neat things from the main street gift shops and local craftsmen, and every year I do more and more shopping online. What will our main streets look like in 10-20 years– big online shipping warehouses with restaurants in between?

Comment on What Is Cloud Computing? by Alex

Alex — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:14:34 +0000

Nice explaination! I have read much about cloud services, but have never read just a simple article that explains the meaning of cloud service. The article is nice for those who just begin to get into cloud computing.

Comment on The Pros and Cons of Online Shopping by Secondary Roads

Secondary Roads — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:14:29 +0000

An excellent summary of the online shopping experience. I like this way of making purchases. It is fast, I can compare multiple sources and products and even when I do have to pay shipping that usually costs less than it does to drive into the city. On the down-side I may have to wait to get the product in my hand.

Comment on How to Buy a Computer For School Use by Peter Parker

Peter Parker — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:38:41 +0000

Do you have anything against refurbished computers? I have saved a lot from buying refurbished items and the products I get have always been good quality and last longer than some things I have bought new. I have a Dell that I bought refurbished for about $119 once during a holiday deal about two years ago. It still works great and it serves its purpose. It’s great for surfing the net, watching DVDs and other tasks.