I’m not just being dramatic here.

Trojans are awful!

I was going along, minding my own business when up on the screen pops a box telling me that my version of java is out of date and prompts me to download the update. My first inclination was to get straight out of the site, but I didn’t follow that inclination. I downloaded the program file, scanned it with AVG, and finding that it didn’t contain any threats, I opened it.

Two minutes later, I was the proud new owner of a NeoSploit Trojan virus.

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The best thing about a trojan is that it knows how to party. True to it’s nature, it invited a few friends including Generic 13.

Fortunately for me, I knew that the longer a Trojan has access to the internet, the more friends it can bring over, so I disconnected and ran the two programs I had at my disposal; AVG and MalwareBytes.

Neither one of them could take care of the problem, even in safe mode with the system restore turned off*.

Let me just add, that if you don’t know how to turn off the system restore, you are better off formatting the drive or getting a nerd to do the virus removal, because you’re going to be in over your head otherwise.

To make a long story short (took me more than 48 hours spread between 4 days.), I used Reg run Reanimator and Combofix to take out the exe files** and MalwareBytes and AVG to mop up the random .dlls. Then I downloaded Bit Defender just to be on the safe side and used fport to check and see that no open ports weren’t waiting to trick me. (Had to watch a video to make sure I knew what to look for.)

So, the moral of the story is,  don’t download any important updates from anywhere but their update downloader (which usually shows up near the clock.), or from the official website.

Hail the master minded miser!

Shower the lofty with your praise!

Flood the mendicant with snearing pity!

And leave the troubled widows dazed.

For isn’t the earth yours to inherit?

Or is it the wind, your just reward?

Who with the ebb of constant dripping

Have brought down judgments fatal sword.

Every time I find something that is truly outstanding, it goes away. Back in my wild days, I found this really awesome flavor for energy drinks. Guava is fantastic as an energy drink flavor, but apparently it didn’t sell well, because after a few months of finding it, I was unable to find it anywhere in the Nashville area. Stupid supply and demand (grumble grumble..)

Before that I found a really good pesticide, and of course they stopped selling it.

This time I decided to fight back. I have found a really good, and I do mean REALLY good flavor of chip. I’m pretty sure it must have kind of controlled substance in it because I definitely failed the dare to eat just one. Go buy one, try it and tell your friends.

Please buy me!

Then you can call the warehouse and order enough to make it through the upcoming famine in style.

*Note, although I wish I was getting paid to write this, or some other kind of kick back, this effort has been made for the sake of the greater good of humanity, which involves lime flavored corn chips…….but I’ll have to get back to you later on how that works exactly.

I have made a few quizzes, and even a few tests, but I’ve never made any poles. I usually try to keep my tests simple, so to follow tradition, here’s my pole question of the day. This is, by the way, a fire pole.

Would you take the pole?

It’s been a busy day.

I’m working on becoming at least proficient at Bass.
I’ve been learning about SEO. (coincidental, I’ve given up on php. I’ll probably take that back up in a year or two)
I’m working on compiling some of my works for a book of short stories and poems. They need a lot of work. (I’ve back-burnered any audio work for now since my computer is down and I don’t have the funds to repair it though it wouldn’t be much.)
I’m trying to figure out the ins and outs of Buddy-press. (fantastic software by the way.)

This presents the question, am I a work-a-holic?

Hahahahaha! That’s a good joke.

Cmdr out.