I can’t believe it happened to me. Okay, let me rephrase that. I can’t believe it finally happened to me after all these years and I hope it doesn’t happen again. Yesterday, I was surfin’ the net and clicked on a button and ended up downloading a virus that hijacked my computer. It’s the one that looks like antivirus software called “System Tool.” This program basically will stop your ability to use your computer unless you “pay for service.” I couldn’t access the internet and I was too afraid to go around inside my computer files. I was soooo P.O.’ed. Luckily I had three things readily available to me: another computer, a flash drive, and access to cnet. Thank goodness for cnet. I was able to download a program that stops the virus’s processes, then I was able to update my Microsoft Security Essentials and run a full scan. The virus was too quick for the antivirus software to get rid of it. The report showed that it tried to quarantine it, but obviously didn’t work.

My computer is better now.