It happened today and I was so frustrated! My computer was hijacked by something called "Desktop Defender 2010." It kept telling me my computer was sending spam and I was going to be arrested so I had to get... da da da da..."Desktop Defender 2010!" I couldn't get the screen to go away, if I clicked on "activate", it sent me to a page with articles about Desktop Defender being a virus but no help in how to eject it from my computer! I do not deal well with things like this, so I called my brother who came to my rescue. It took him the entire day to rid my computer of...da da da da..."Desktop Defender 2010", and now I am safe from being hauled away in handcuffs for unknowingly sending spam to my friends and family. I make light of this now, but it really was quite serious and my computer was very close to needing major surgery which would have been time consuming and costly, so who does this to people? I don't get why anyone would send, via e-mail or a web-page, a virus or spam or whatever it is, that could destroy someone's computer. What is the motivation? what kind of sick person just wants to do something mean and destructive to people unknown? I guess I was raised right, because purposely trying to cause harm to someone or trying to destroy something just isn't in me, but I am not above saying, may those that do get theirs too!
Rosemary
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