Blimey! 23 infected items so far! I hope to god the scan is over soon because I want to get this bloody computer sorted out and then get some sleep.

Funny, isn't it, how I happen to discover all this malware late at night? When dealing with viruses, I follow the 'kill it before it kills you" school of thought... so I must stay up attacking it ( Read more... )

These malware infections are like the random battles on Final Fantasy 7. Only not as frequent and ten times more annoying.

Yes, I will probably shut up about that game eventually. Some time soon? Probably not.

I was almost - almost - expecting this stupid malware to prevent me from posting using Semagic, claiming that 'OMG ITS DANGERUS PROGREMZ'.

I was even prepared to, in the face of said claim, shout 'OH NO YOU DIDN'T' and then throw the bastard out of the nearest window. But the claim was never made and so no windows were harmed.

Except, maybe, ( Read more... )

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... )