Comments on: Virus Explanations

By: Mrs C.

Mrs C. — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:24:45 +0000

Sorry to hear about the virus Gail. I am becoming a fanatic about backing up my data these days. Paul has written another post about how to protect our computers and I’m afraid I haven’t been doing most of what he’s suggested. I’m glad I’ve got a techy guest blogger like Paul Lubic on this blog to help all of us.

By: G J Richardson

G J Richardson — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:10:03 +0000

Mrs.C
Great post on virus explanation. I just recently got a Trojan horse virus and it was really bad. I had to have everything wiped off of my computer.
I now have more security and trying to learn how to avoid this again.
Gail

By: Mrs C.

Mrs C. — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:44:02 +0000

Thanks for that insight Robert. I take it you’re feeling well enough to fight the cretins again.

By: Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:19:53 +0000

Part of the problem is the high percentage(90% +or-)of Windows users which gives the cretins who do this sort of thing bigger numbers to work with.

People who don’t do maintenance on there computers i.e. Installing Service Packs, patches, etc leave themselves wide open to attacks. Just as you wouldn’t drive a car that had no braking system, you should take the time and effort to lock down your computer as much as possible