One does not simply walk into Mordor... one uses malware to get in!

Mar 06, 2011 23:02

So I think I have another malware thingy on my computer. WHERE THE HELL DO THEY COME FROM. There I was, happily browsing the Internet (or as happily as a TalkTalk user could browse, at any rate) when suddenly BOOM! The browser closes, and when I try to open it up again I get a pop-up saying 'install Vista Home Security 2011 OR DIE'. See, the thing ( Read more... )

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chibikelzafox March 7 2011, 21:04:33 UTC
We do get a lot of pop-ups for scripts on pages and pop-ups/ads. I don't download any shifty attachments, though, so any malware must come in of its own accord. The filthy buggers!

Well, we fixed it anyway. It was still there this morning, so I told my Dad how to get rid of it and left him to it while I went to do my Prince's Trust thing. Huzzah!

Routines are awesome. I was on such a roll with my novel before NaNoWriMo - that's probably the only downside of NaNo, in fact; it totally threw me off. I've gotta get back into it properly.

I wish I could get grades for sleeping. Actually - the way my sleep patterns are, I'd probably fail :C

JEALOUSY. I'm gonna have to wait about 4 weeks to get a copy of TWMF because I've put a deposit on a guitar and clarinet and I'll be paying them off in a fortnight. Then it'll be another two weeks before I get paid... I hope you enjoy it! Another friend of mine has read it already and she says it's fantastic. The first was brilliant and Pat put a huge amount of time and effort into this book so it'll probably be marvellous.

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