How do I stop my computer from being a zombie?
My computer is a zombie. My IP has been blacklisted as a spammer. I am not and never have been a spammer. I don't know how to liberate my computer. The spammy network grabs control for 48 to 72 hours at a time, and won't let me log on to the internet. My ISP is unfamiliar with zombies.
Unfortunately, while your visible symptoms are more severe than most, what you're experiencing is frighteningly common. It seems like every day there's another study out showing that some incredibly high percentage of machines are infected with malware that can turn them into zombies at a moment's notice.
I'll look at exactly what we mean when we say "zombie", how to tell if your machine is one, how to prevent it and how to try to recover if your machine has been taken over.
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I thought I deleted these files, how were they
recovered?
My son brought up some files in my computer that I had deleted such as emails on my yahoo account, deleted photos and deleted conversations on yahoo messenger. How is this possible and where do I go in my computer to get rid of that information and how do I prevent this from happening again?
I usually get the reverse of this question: "how do I recover files I deleted?". But it's absolutely worth looking at how things can be recovered, so that if you actually want something to be deleted and stay deleted you can take appropriate steps.
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OK I WORKED FOR CR ENGLAND IN 2006. THEY PUT UNSATISFACTORY SAFETY ON MY RECORD. THEY REFUSE TO CALL ME BACK TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAD NO INCIDENTS WHILE THEY SCREWED ME WITH THEIR LEASE PROGRAM. NO ONE WILL HIRE ME FOR 5 YEARS WITH THIS ON MY RECORD. WHAT CAN I DO?? THANKS, SUE FUNK
Posted by: SUE FUNK | April 16, 2009 at 11:39 AM