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Viruses, malware and worms

April 4

Was up at 2:30am due to a message on my computer screen warning me it had detected several viruses on my computer. First look with my sleepy eyes I thought what is all this? It took a second glance to see the messages while they looked real were indeed fake. Someone did an excellent job designing this.

I know if I clicked on anything there would be a risk of this spreading and creating potentially further problems so I decided to find it, kill it, delete it by hand. After I finally found the program hidden in a directory and killed it dead I started a fresh virus scan (my real virus scan) and this morning I am working to remove the remaining crap left behind.

I did some research on this malware and found that had I clicked on the screens it would have spread further. There are people that after being hit with this particular version could no longer run any programs and their internet browser would only take them to the malware website asking for money.

No matter how secure you think you are there is a risk you can be infected.

Got lucky this time!

D

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Viruses, malware and worms
8:08 am, April 4, 2010

Its time for Change
12:51 pm, March 26, 2010

Its been a while since my last update. This site was created to keep family and friends up to date on what we have been doing and well with Facebook’s popularity I have not been doing a very good job keeping this site up to date. So here I am switching to a new hosting provider and working on new pages which I hope will allow me to keep things better up to date. We will see and this is my playground for a while so please be patient.

Please note the link to my previous site may have some broken items. I will fix them as I catch them and some just may not be repairable. Sorry but you can still get to my previous posts.

Its Me!

Hobbies:
Computers stuff – My first experience with a computer was in Jr High School (circa 70′s) and did some simple math programs using punch cards. In HS I took my first computer programming classes and then went off and learned Electrical Engineering. This has allowed me to understand the workings of a computer from hardware, operating systems and software. I have worked in hardware repair, operating system design, storage drivers, multimedia, speech recognition…. Jack of all trades?

Amatuer Radio – Started off my interest in radios back in the CB radio phase and then went on to getting my amatuer radio license. Again I have modified radios from tube based to digital, built antennas and amplifiers….

Cars – Started getting into cars during High School. Had several Z-28 camaros, trucks (including 4×4), motorcycle. Did my own customizations and focuses on the tuning side. Rebuilt engines, built lift kits (vs purchase) and worked in a machine shop for a while.

Firearms – I have been shooting since I could walk (or so it seems). During my early teens I took up competitive rifle shooting and ended up nationally ranked before my High School days where this took a back seat due to other interests. Today its more of a hobby.

What makes thing work – Yeah I like to know what makes things tick. When I repair things around the house I am known to take the old parts into the garage and take it apart for no other reason than understanding what makes it work.