At 10:08 AM 8/10/2010, Frank Cazabon wrote: >oh (expletive deleted)! > >I don't think I made a recovery CD, but I'll check as I may have done >one ages ago. If not, should I just go straight to reformatting and >starting over from scratch?
On a Windows machine? Yes, that's about your best bet. >Would you believe in 20 years of computing, this is the first time I've >ever had a virus? You may have been dodging bullets. But I'm in the same boat. Never a virus. But I attribute my success to not trusting Microsoft, never use IE (if at all possible), using Linux when browsing the Internet (if possible), and pretty much never do what Microsoft recommends (in terms of file installation, configuration, etc). I'm not sure why folks suddenly think MS's "Security" scanner is trustworthy. There's not much empirical evidence showing trusting MS is a smart move. <shrug> -Charlie _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
