day, connected to an open
network I need to be very
protective of my computer.
I don't look at those sites I
shouldn't be looking at, I
don't download music, and
I have an adware and virus
protection plan I stick to
religiously. Each Monday
upon startup, while I'm
downloading my weekend
mail and listening to the
weekend dramas of my
collegues I update my virus
definitions and proceed to
scan every inch of my
computer for invading
viruses.
If I've made it through the
working week I deserve a
treat, so I drag my best
friend out of her office and
off we go to this quaint
sushi bar down the street.
Fire, dancing and fantastic
sushi made in front of my
eyes is just enough to make
me forget the work piling
up back at the office.
Anyway by the time I
pulled myself out of sushi
mode, up the stairs, and
back to the office my
weekly spyware scan was
complete, and was
congratulating me on
having a "spyware and
adware free computer."
Working on the net all day
every day, competent
adware protection software
is important. I'm always
skeptical when collegues
offer me a new, free
adware software. So for
the last 2 months I've been
using not just one adware
protection program, but
the 2 best anti-adware
software packages I could
find…….. everything was
going great until……….
It was Friday morning, just
one more day till the
weekend, the boss couldn't
keep quiet about this
weekends' date, blonde,
funny, the complete
package…………..
Anyway, I was listening with
amusement to the excited
rantings while my inbox
filled with this mornings
messages, and suddenly
everything went blue…….
Not just my screen, but
everyone on the
network……….. Everything
was down, no work
today……………
Monday morning came
around and the boss wasn't
happy, he missed his date
trying to sort out the
network, no date and no
second chance……..
I was in the bad books,
turns out one of the
"Adware Protection"
software programs I had
downloaded had secretly
filled mine, and every
computer on the network
with spyware….. Not Good
At All!
A weekend without sales,
without a date, and more
than enough stress, all
because of my one
mistake…….. Needless to say
I am no longer in charge of
spyware and adware
protection at the office.
The techies who had to
spend the weekend fixing
my mistake have now
installed a new adware
program on my computer,
one program to take care
of the lot, I don't touch it, I
don't change any settings,
and I'm happy with that…..
Finally the boss has calmed
down and everything's
under control again, luckily
I've got a great boss that
can see the funny side of
things ……. and I still have a
job! A lesson learned is the
way I'm looking at the
whole situation.
My advice to anyone
working online is be aware
of what you are
downloading to your
computer, sometimes
software that should be
protecting is actually
infecting!
You can find the Adware
Protecter we now use at
http://
www.realtimesolutions.info
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