Internet Hiatus
Just a really quick update before my computer blows up --
Apparently, I've managed to infect my computer: I only have brief periods of normal net browsing (I'm talking minutes) before the virus/worm redirects me to adsites without my consent. Sometimes it crashes my computer - the blue screen of death has become more of a familiar sight than I've ever wanted. Oftentimes, it just eats up my CPU Usage and freezes out my internet browser. Everything's fine only so long as I keep the internet unplugged.
It's been about a month now and I still haven't been able to get rid of the virus. That (I've actually typed up this post beforehand while offline) and RL have essentially killed my internet browsing.
So I'm not actually dead - just momentarily out of commission, so to speak.
In the future, I'll probably be doing more of these blitzkrieg forays into the net to post fic and the like. My ability to participate on my flist and to reply to comments will be severely curtailed - at least, until I can dig this thrice-damned virus out of my computer.
::sighs and truddles off to work::
2/13 ETA: Thank you, everyone who gave suggestions and offered to help. :) I think I have managed to get rid of my problem - it was ridiculously simple; I really should have found a way to google for a solution before. Turns out all I have to do is find the "Internet Speed Monitor" in my list of programs and uninstall it. I can't believe how long I stressed over it.
Well. At least one good thing came out of it: the hiatus essentially sent me cold turkey off the internet habit. I'd actually been learning Russian in my spare time, among other things. ^^
Apparently, I've managed to infect my computer: I only have brief periods of normal net browsing (I'm talking minutes) before the virus/worm redirects me to adsites without my consent. Sometimes it crashes my computer - the blue screen of death has become more of a familiar sight than I've ever wanted. Oftentimes, it just eats up my CPU Usage and freezes out my internet browser. Everything's fine only so long as I keep the internet unplugged.
It's been about a month now and I still haven't been able to get rid of the virus. That (I've actually typed up this post beforehand while offline) and RL have essentially killed my internet browsing.
So I'm not actually dead - just momentarily out of commission, so to speak.
In the future, I'll probably be doing more of these blitzkrieg forays into the net to post fic and the like. My ability to participate on my flist and to reply to comments will be severely curtailed - at least, until I can dig this thrice-damned virus out of my computer.
::sighs and truddles off to work::
2/13 ETA: Thank you, everyone who gave suggestions and offered to help. :) I think I have managed to get rid of my problem - it was ridiculously simple; I really should have found a way to google for a solution before. Turns out all I have to do is find the "Internet Speed Monitor" in my list of programs and uninstall it. I can't believe how long I stressed over it.
Well. At least one good thing came out of it: the hiatus essentially sent me cold turkey off the internet habit. I'd actually been learning Russian in my spare time, among other things. ^^