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Quote from: odeon on July 14, 2010, 02:55:43 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on July 14, 2010, 07:00:36 AMAnd I just had a computer problem. The tech support guy at HP talked me through it, but he says I need a $99 tuneup to keep a virus from taking over my computer.Dunno whether this is legit, or just the PC equivalent of that psychic who tells you she needs X amount of money to lift the curse that someone has placed on you. What's the problem? And what exactly did the tech say?I kept getting error messages when I tried to click on links to sites. "Google.ihc is not an item" or something like that. So I couldn't go anywhere online! It's fixed now but the guy said it is a virus that is affecting many other computers and making them crash. He was all ready to charge me $99 to keep it from happening again.
Quote from: couldbecousin on July 14, 2010, 07:00:36 AMAnd I just had a computer problem. The tech support guy at HP talked me through it, but he says I need a $99 tuneup to keep a virus from taking over my computer.Dunno whether this is legit, or just the PC equivalent of that psychic who tells you she needs X amount of money to lift the curse that someone has placed on you. What's the problem? And what exactly did the tech say?
And I just had a computer problem. The tech support guy at HP talked me through it, but he says I need a $99 tuneup to keep a virus from taking over my computer.Dunno whether this is legit, or just the PC equivalent of that psychic who tells you she needs X amount of money to lift the curse that someone has placed on you.
Quote from: couldbecousin on July 14, 2010, 03:00:03 PMQuote from: odeon on July 14, 2010, 02:55:43 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on July 14, 2010, 07:00:36 AMAnd I just had a computer problem. The tech support guy at HP talked me through it, but he says I need a $99 tuneup to keep a virus from taking over my computer.Dunno whether this is legit, or just the PC equivalent of that psychic who tells you she needs X amount of money to lift the curse that someone has placed on you. What's the problem? And what exactly did the tech say?I kept getting error messages when I tried to click on links to sites. "Google.ihc is not an item" or something like that. So I couldn't go anywhere online! It's fixed now but the guy said it is a virus that is affecting many other computers and making them crash. He was all ready to charge me $99 to keep it from happening again. Sounds like bullshit to me. He's probably heard from others but it's probably not a virus or malware. Symantec offers a daily "threat explorer": http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/threatexplorer/index.jspIf unsure, check it first, but remember that they make an AV product so they won't feel bad about all these things.
You can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.
Quote from: odeon on July 14, 2010, 03:49:48 PMYou can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.I love this site.
Quote from: couldbecousin on July 14, 2010, 03:52:35 PMQuote from: odeon on July 14, 2010, 03:49:48 PMYou can also ask people here. Several of us know enough to help.I love this site. It's sometimes a nice place.
Things will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job!
Quote from: couldbecousin on July 15, 2010, 04:19:43 PMThings will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job! Good thing, too, since you left me!
I can do upside down chocolate moo things!
Quote from: couldbecousin on July 15, 2010, 04:25:30 PMQuote from: couldbecousin on July 15, 2010, 04:19:43 PMThings will pick up later. Right now I have to go to my other job! Good thing, too, since you left me! Aaaah, you are leaving already?I might as well go to bed then.
And now I'm alone on the site wondering what happened to all the members here?
Nobody's here but you. Ever. It's all in your mind.