[lit-ideas] Re: Status Post Programoplasty

I tried Adaware a while back.  It wanted me to pick and choose the  files to 
delete.  I let it make my decisions for me, as I was unfamiliar  with some of 
them.  My printer ceased completely and entirely to  function.  
 
Also, please define "normal".  I've always searched for it.
 
Julie Krueger
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First of all, thanks to everyone for your comment and  suggestions.  They 
were much appreciated.  I have to say, my battle  with this thing wasn't 
pretty, 
but I came out on top.  
Briefly,  computers are a huge part of my life, but I don't like the 
technical aspect of  them.  Like with a car, I turn the key, it runs, and 
that's what 
I want to  know about cars.  Likewise with computers; I had a virus program, I 
was  protected, right?  Hardly.  Needless to say, it turns out my computer  
was infected with malware, spyware, adware, and data miners.  I had a total  of 
over 60 critical objects on my system and never even knew it, including 7  
redirect host files.   Over the years they sneaked in until I had a  critical 
mass that all but shut me down.  I was ready to scrap my otherwise  perfectly 
fine, if not perfectly new, computer (tipping my hat to Lance,  something I did 
*not* want to do, on principle as much as anything else) when a  very 
computer-knowledgeable friend told me about a terrific program called  Adaware 
(lavasoft.com).  Adaware is not a virus program but goes into the  registry and 
C 
drive and cleans out unwanted programs.  It's also a world  class firewa
ll.  I used it and my computer is now as clean as the day I  bought it.  

Thanks again for all your suggestions and  comments.  It feels sooo good to 
be back to normal.  


Andy  Amago

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