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A lovely little virus had I
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:47 pm
by Derek Ortt
Some clown had the brilliant idea to apparantly get through my firewall and really do a number on my comp
have it workable now... but did not appreciate finding out 45 minutes before my masters thesis comittee meeting today
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:12 pm
by NEWeatherguy
I would be a five-alarm blaze if that happened!
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:20 am
by Aslkahuna
I've had attempts that have broken through two of the three firewalls I have.
Steve
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:59 pm
by TexasStooge
It's just another case of people not having anything better to do with their time than to mess up someone else's.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:16 am
by Stephanie
I'm sorry to hear that Derek.
I don't understand people sometimes.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:06 pm
by MGC
What kind of firewall do you have?. Do you keep your computer powered up all the time? If so this allows hackers all day to gain access. Me, I only keep mine powered up while I'm using it........MGC
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:01 pm
by Derek Ortt
I usually keep my comp on, which may have been the problem
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:05 pm
by Lindaloo
I leave mine running all the time but turn off my modem. I have always been told that constantly shutting down and rebooting your computer can cause more damage than a virus.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:13 pm
by sunny
Lindaloo wrote:I leave mine running all the time but turn off my modem. I have always been told that constantly shutting down and rebooting your computer can cause more damage than a virus.
Interesting. I hadn't heard that. I normally just "log off" without powering down.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:49 pm
by Stephanie
I always shutdown.
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:39 am
by angelwing
I'm hardly on my one at home, it only goes on for about 3 hours a week now, working 2 jobs by the time I come home I don't wanna be on amy PCs
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:53 am
by Brent
Lindaloo wrote:I leave mine running all the time but turn off my modem. I have always been told that constantly shutting down and rebooting your computer can cause more damage than a virus.
I only turn mine off when I go to bed at night. I think what you said is true somewhat. A lot of times the problems on my computer have come after a regular shutdown.
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:13 pm
by Yarrah
Lindaloo wrote:I leave mine running all the time but turn off my modem. I have always been told that constantly shutting down and rebooting your computer can cause more damage than a virus.
Heh, could be, there's some logic to it. Only problem is that leaving my pc on all the time hurts my bank account (electricity bill) and the enviroment. Hope there will be a pc one day which doesn't take minutes to start.
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:53 pm
by gtalum
Derek I hope you've been backing up frequently.
Viruses are a major pain, but a frequent backup of important data solves all problems.
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:28 pm
by Rainband
Brent wrote:Lindaloo wrote:I leave mine running all the time but turn off my modem. I have always been told that constantly shutting down and rebooting your computer can cause more damage than a virus.
I only turn mine off when I go to bed at night. I think what you said is true somewhat. A lot of times the problems on my computer have come after a regular shutdown.
I looked that up. It's a myth
