For the last couple of days, the DSL connection inside of the offices have been up and down. It seemed that every time I wanted to access the Internet to change a listing, add a blog, or check on the updates to www.Paris911.com, it was down. I was a bit upset. But before I reacted too hastily, I contacted the building super to ask him if he has been having any problems with the Internet connection, or has it just been my office. He told me it is not localized and that the entire building was infected.
It kept happening, and the super came to my office and told me a virus named "joshua" was infecting the way in which computers in the building could access the Internet. I said "joshua", that is interesting, that is what I named my wireless laptop computer. So he asked me to shut off "joshua", I complied, and the system in the building came back up immediately. I named my laptop, being funny, after the super-computer in War Games, a move that came out back in the early 1980's. The computer in the movie almost launched a thermo-nuclear attack that could have started world war III. So, I thought naming my laptop "joshua" would be kind of funny. Until it became bad...
So, I have a local company checking into it to see what they can find, negative results as of now, all I know is that the building and Internet connection is fine since I sent Joshua to the doctor.
Be Safe Out There...
Connor
p.s. I have all of the updated virus software, and the adware blocking software, but still I became infected. I will have to see what other protection is out there in the future. (grinning)
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