Yes, that is me. On Saturday, I was trying to help someone who said they had a problem with their website. Someone else said that the link had malicious code. So I decided I would look for myself. My computer completely shut down and died. No, it was not a p**n site, Kathi! My friend, Kathi, gets viruses on her computer all the time (not as many lately); and we kid her about visiting p**n sites. No, Kathi, we don’t really think you visit p**n sites!
All of my friends bring their computers to me when they get a virus, so luckily I was able to remove my own. Normally, you know when you are getting attacked. A window pops up and says that you have a virus and you need to scan your computer. That is a VIRUS! You need to get out of that window as fast as you can to stop the virus attack.
Anyway, when I restarted my computer, half of my files were gone. So I shut down my comptuer and started it in SAFE MODE. But I could not find the System Restore program. The virus had removed it from my Programs. So I did a search for “system restore” and it popped up. I started System Restore, and it took aout 30 minutes (I decided to leave well enough alone). And it worked. I then ran Malware Bytes (I use the FREE version), and it found some trojans which I deleted. Then I ran Avira Antivirus, and it found 16 viruses which I deleted.
All is well . . . for now!
I love helping people. I am a former business education teacher, turned real estate agent (when I made more money in the summer than I did the entire year teaching), turned insurance agent (when I sold the Vice President of a Fortune 500 insurance company a house), turned website developer. With a background in business education, it truly has given me the skills I need to design and develop websites. And . . . I am happily married to 
Oh, Robin…what would I do without you? I’m really glad you added that “not as many lately” comment! Habits are hard to break, you know? Hahaha!!! I would have spent maga bucks by now at some rip off computer fix it place if it weren’t for you. I keep your notes and phone number right next to my ‘puter for emergencies! For anyone who is reading this….you can trust Robin to find things you thought were lost. She won’t quit til she’s exhausted every option….kind of a perfectionist (who cares!) She also told me exactly what to buy for a laptop, and what not to pay the Geeks extra for, which again, saved me money! Gotta love that. She dabbles in photography too, and has even helped me to understand the finer points of editing and printing photos. That did require some patience on her part! So, Robin, I guess with ALL the stuff you do for me, I will forgive you for tarnishing my good name…..later.
PS: But Satisfaction Brought it Back!
Thank you, Kathi!