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I have had a virus problem on my home computer for the past several months. I figured it was either caused by Boog downloading Lord knows what onto our computer, or Hubs visiting porn sites. :) Just kidding. I have no idea where we picked up the viruses. I just know that our antivirus programs were not able to rid it from our system. I suppose we should have updated our software more regularly, as recommended.

Well, enough is enough. After spending an inordinate amount of time trying to get rid of it on my own, I gave up. I remember when DOS was the operating system of the day and you could erase everything with seven little letters… format C: Well, surely we can do that with a Windows-based computer, right.

So I set about taking all of my pictures and other valuable files off the computer and putting them on an external drive. I was surprised that I didn’t really have too many valuable files… it was almost entirely pictures. So, moved everything in about ten minutes then started to reboot. Luckily, I still had all of the computers original disks so I had the Windows reinstall.

I went through all of the steps to request it to overwrite the hard drive… and then hit enter to continue. Scary. There was no turning back now. It took about 30 minutes or so to get it done. I could hear the little viruses screaming and running for their lives, the little bastards. I reinstalled Windows and a couple of other programs. The computer is now about 200 times faster than it was. It’s not a new computer, as the technology has changed so much, but it feels practically new. And this update cost me nothing!

This brings me to the question: Who the heck are these people that make viruses? It’s not like the viruses were stealing my identity. The viruses weren’t installing cameras or listening devices into my house. The viruses weren’t benefitting from anything, as far as I could tell. It seems their only purpose was to wreak havoc on my life. There should be more severe punishments for these people if and when they are caught. Couldn’t they be doing something more interesting like coming up with a virus that made your computer run faster? Couldn’t they make a virus that folded laundry? Or picked winning lottery numbers? Really, people, come up with something worthwhile. Really.