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purplerabbit ([personal profile] purplerabbit) wrote2005-12-12 11:47 am

My Computer Crashed

I have no access to my email or IM at the moment. My laptop was attacked by spysoftware that installed some nasty "malware" i.e. programs that have hijacked my system. Airshipjones has spent two days trying to clean the mess but so far no luck. So if you want to contact me, it will probably have to be by phone.

(I am using airshipjones' laptop to post this but that still doesn't give me access to most my stuff.)

[identity profile] weirdodragoncat.livejournal.com 2005-12-12 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
ugh...thats super sucky.

Once you have your system up again, I would highly recommend downloading and installing Spybot and Adaware so that this kind of thing is less likely to happen again.

[identity profile] purplerabbit.livejournal.com 2005-12-12 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
We have both of them. Somehow this got by them.

[identity profile] weirdodragoncat.livejournal.com 2005-12-12 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
well...shit. That does royally suck then. I'm sorry. Hope you get it sorted out soon.

[identity profile] metaphorge.livejournal.com 2005-12-13 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hope you get this cleared up soon.