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Dee10134 Quote:
Originally Posted by concernedperson
Good, be safe rather than sorry. I already lost one computer this year to hacking.
This is totally off topic, but you don't LOSE a computer to hacking.
Just an FYI: If you are hacked, it is usually completely reversible as long as your hard drive is still spinning. The worst case scenario is that you would have to format your system, which essentially is erasing everything on your hard drive and starting all over with a fresh installation of Windows. A proficient tech should be able to reverse the effects of hacking without a format (and save your data).
Dee10134 Quote:
Originally Posted by lionheart
I had it in my favorites and when I clicked on it shared the hebejebee out of me.. was big black screen with hand says this site has been hacked by such and such.. didnt stay around long enuff to take notes. LOL I had it saved twice tried other one same thing.. ran scans and my comp is ok...Thank goodness!!
Just because the SITE is hacked does not necessarily mean your PC is in any danger. As long as you don't DOWNLOAD anything off of the site, you would be fine (assuming you have an up-to-date antivirus software program running).
Dee10134 Quote:
Originally Posted by concernedperson
O/T It was going to cost as much or nearly as much as a new computer. This was at Best Buys and the geek squad.
O/T: I'd NEVER recommend the "Geek Squad" to ANYONE... I'm a certified IT professional. I'd never charge as much as the Geek Squad and I'd have to say I'm much more highly qualified than their "associates". Try independent IT consulting firms in your area, next time you need computer assistance. Usually they have very reasonable hourly rates ($40-75 an hour) for in-home service and may even offer a free 1/2 hour to an hour for "discovery" of your problem. The "Geek Squad" will render you penniless and their ultimate goal is to up sell you to a new computer anyways...
Okay, enough of the O/T convo! LOL I could go on and on all day long about their incompetencies! LOL :doh:
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Originally Posted by dee10134
This is totally off topic, but you don't LOSE a computer to hacking.
Just an FYI: If you are hacked, it is usually completely reversible as long as your hard drive is still spinning. The worst case scenario is that you would have to format your system, which essentially is erasing everything on your hard drive and starting all over with a fresh installation of Windows. A proficient tech should be able to reverse the effects of hacking without a format (and save your data).
Off topic~ I would consider the Backdoor trojans that crashed my last two computers as being "hacked". I did have two different types of virus protectors which were up to date...yet failed to recognize it immediately. One did finally recognize it, but then was unable to delete or to quarantine it. I was first swamped with ads then it went to the blue screen of death for a computer...I consider this "LOST". So you are telling me this isn't being hacked, in a way? And my other two computers can be saved?!
How many times on WS have I saved a photo or downloaded a page? Do these things count? (Moving this to the new OFF TOPIC thread, so please don't quote or answer me here!!! Thanks!)
Originally Posted by concernedperson
Good, be safe rather than sorry. I already lost one computer this year to hacking.
This is totally off topic, but you don't LOSE a computer to hacking.
Just an FYI: If you are hacked, it is usually completely reversible as long as your hard drive is still spinning. The worst case scenario is that you would have to format your system, which essentially is erasing everything on your hard drive and starting all over with a fresh installation of Windows. A proficient tech should be able to reverse the effects of hacking without a format (and save your data).
Dee10134 Quote:
Originally Posted by lionheart
I had it in my favorites and when I clicked on it shared the hebejebee out of me.. was big black screen with hand says this site has been hacked by such and such.. didnt stay around long enuff to take notes. LOL I had it saved twice tried other one same thing.. ran scans and my comp is ok...Thank goodness!!
Just because the SITE is hacked does not necessarily mean your PC is in any danger. As long as you don't DOWNLOAD anything off of the site, you would be fine (assuming you have an up-to-date antivirus software program running).
Dee10134 Quote:
Originally Posted by concernedperson
O/T It was going to cost as much or nearly as much as a new computer. This was at Best Buys and the geek squad.
O/T: I'd NEVER recommend the "Geek Squad" to ANYONE... I'm a certified IT professional. I'd never charge as much as the Geek Squad and I'd have to say I'm much more highly qualified than their "associates". Try independent IT consulting firms in your area, next time you need computer assistance. Usually they have very reasonable hourly rates ($40-75 an hour) for in-home service and may even offer a free 1/2 hour to an hour for "discovery" of your problem. The "Geek Squad" will render you penniless and their ultimate goal is to up sell you to a new computer anyways...
Okay, enough of the O/T convo! LOL I could go on and on all day long about their incompetencies! LOL :doh:
Quote:
Originally Posted by dee10134
This is totally off topic, but you don't LOSE a computer to hacking.
Just an FYI: If you are hacked, it is usually completely reversible as long as your hard drive is still spinning. The worst case scenario is that you would have to format your system, which essentially is erasing everything on your hard drive and starting all over with a fresh installation of Windows. A proficient tech should be able to reverse the effects of hacking without a format (and save your data).
Off topic~ I would consider the Backdoor trojans that crashed my last two computers as being "hacked". I did have two different types of virus protectors which were up to date...yet failed to recognize it immediately. One did finally recognize it, but then was unable to delete or to quarantine it. I was first swamped with ads then it went to the blue screen of death for a computer...I consider this "LOST". So you are telling me this isn't being hacked, in a way? And my other two computers can be saved?!
How many times on WS have I saved a photo or downloaded a page? Do these things count? (Moving this to the new OFF TOPIC thread, so please don't quote or answer me here!!! Thanks!)