[sdiy] Back after a wee bout with a nasty virus...

[Graham Atkins]

Ah,

I thought you were unusually quiet...

Graham

On 12 Apr 2009, at 22:40, James Patchell wrote:

> I am back after have a bad bout with a virus....
>
> Oh...not me...my computer.  It was my own dang fault for not keeping  
> my computer virus protection up to date.
>
> Some how it contracted Win32:Vitro, which so far, has proved  
> terminal to the computer.  I installed Ubuntu on it so I could at  
> least recover the data.  Every single exe on the computer was  
> infected.  I was fortunate that it did not spread to any of the  
> other computers in the house, but it was that computer that I was  
> doing all my synth-DIY and email on.  All of my old email was lost.   
> I did recover all my projects...thank goodness.  But I am also  
> afraid now of using the various removable media (thumb drives, SD  
> cards, CF cards and my Movie Camera)...because I have no idea of  
> when the virus was contracted, and which cards may or may not have  
> the virus...
>
> All I can say, if you are running windows...make sure that you have  
> good anti virus software...I am using this as an opportunity to  
> start the change to Linux...since so far, I have been unsuccessful  
> at re-installing XP on the infected computer.  It is still lurking  
> somewhere in the machine...I would have thought installing linux  
> would have completely eliminated from the system....(Linux is  
> unaffected...but somehow...keeps re-appearing in windows...).
>
> I am now using my first windows XP box....spent a lot of time  
> getting it updated to service pack 3, updating the software.  I just  
> got Xilinx ISE 10.1 reinstalled.  So, it looks like I will be back  
> up an running in DIY land real soon again.
>
> And speaking of DIY....I just signed up for a woodworking class in  
> the local Adult Education system.  I am hoping to refine some of my  
> skills in that department.  I also signed up for a sewing  
> class...this might be more of a challenge since it involves a lot of  
> close up work which is hindered by the loss of half of my  
> vision...but I am hoping this will force me to learn ways of getting  
> around these problems...
>
> And right now...I am cleaning up my work room so I can start  
> building those projects again...
>
>        -Jim
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