ThermalRunaway
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I've got a computer installed in my vehicle for playing media from, but I brought it inside earlier today because I wanted to update some programs and stuff. I connected it to the internet, and began my downloading/installing. Unfortunately for me, I hadn't bothered to protect the computer because it's rarely connected to the internet, and within an hour of browsing the internet I was presented with a dozen pop-ups. From that point forward, my entire system was ruined - there are viruses everywhere, half of Windows doesn't work because of an "unknown error" and if I plug my network cable in the PC actually switches off!!!
I've had to reinstall Windows again now, so I'm back to square one.
The install is going on at the moment, and I've found myself wondering who actually writes these virus programs. It's hard for me to believe that somewhere out there, some sad case actually spends his days sitting down and writing programs to cause maximum grief for everyone else. Why? Why do such a thing? It's not like he gets to see me freak out at the annoyance of having my Windows installation destroyed is it? So what enjoyment does the virus author actually get?
It seems to me that someone with such obvious talent would get more from life (both morally and financially) if they contributed positively to software. I can't imagine spending hour after hour thinking of new ways to write a virus program to cause grief for everyone else - how sad is that?
Brian
I've had to reinstall Windows again now, so I'm back to square one.
The install is going on at the moment, and I've found myself wondering who actually writes these virus programs. It's hard for me to believe that somewhere out there, some sad case actually spends his days sitting down and writing programs to cause maximum grief for everyone else. Why? Why do such a thing? It's not like he gets to see me freak out at the annoyance of having my Windows installation destroyed is it? So what enjoyment does the virus author actually get?
It seems to me that someone with such obvious talent would get more from life (both morally and financially) if they contributed positively to software. I can't imagine spending hour after hour thinking of new ways to write a virus program to cause grief for everyone else - how sad is that?
Brian