wrong. the virus protection and anti-spyware

• Do you shut your puter down overnight? - Cindy
  • I notice that my computer runs better when it is - TM
    • Mine gets sluggish. nm - quick typing fingers
      • Your computer gets sluggish if you shut it down? NM - TM
      • That's because programs use up memory resources and you can only get them back by rebooting or - Cheri
  • Used to, but compared electric bills - Florida MT
    • Thanks - GINNY
      • smart move. JMO - ks
  • No. I have AVG set to update and run in the middle of the night. My techies said no reason to shut d - restart will gradually wear on computer. nm
    • Add to above: Minis surge at restart will gradually wear on PC. - nm
      • I shut down every night--sm - ks
        • If you think attacks only occur at night, better tell the folks on the other side of the world, they - their night time. nm
          • Above: they can only attack during - their night time. nm
        • Do you think pc attacks only occur at night? They are looking for open pc all the time. - nm
          • No, but it's pretty obvious that the longer you leave it up, - TM
            • Wrong. That is why you have virus protectection and anti-spyware. To protect 100% of the time. - Not just some parts of the day. nm
              • Lol....that's all I'm saying. NM - TM
              • wrong. the virus protection and anti-spyware - ks
                • I do a restart every morning after I run spyware scan. - OP
                • Not only that, but for those with cable modem - Laurie

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I currently use a program called PC cillin.  I have used Norton, and with both I still managed to get "worms" on my computer. Also, my internet service is with AOL.

Thanks.

I've got Norton 360 installed on my PC and kept getting a popup all day yesterday that said my PC was infected and that I should click "here" to download Personal Antivirus.  Yeah right!  I ran a Norton scan and it said my PC was clean, but this popup box came up over and over to the point, I had to call Dell because I couldn't download software from their site.

Anyway, I finally downloaded Malwarebytes (free version) and it found and removed 12 Trojans!!!

I'm definitely going to keep the Malwarebytes, but need a really good anti-virus.  I've done my research, but have read good and bad about all of them.  AVG 8.0 didn't have the good reviews that the 7.5 had, but I found out last night that AVG 8.5 is now out. Anyone use it?

Norton sucks!  As soon as I find a decent AV program, it's gonesky!

Thanks!

fine as far as doing nothing illegal.  Also, when a deposited check bounces and there have been checks written assuming the check was good, that is not illegal.  However, writing a check and KNOWING the funds are not there is check kiting, which is a federal offense.  Do banks prosecute?  Normally they will not, unless it comes to the point of numerous checks OBVIOUSLY written knowing they will not clear on the second or third time (maximum of 3 times).  Then, the recipients of the checks can press charges.  Believe me it happens.  I was a bank manager for many years, and, although it didn't happen very often, it did happen.

Also, in reality banks love check bouncers.  They are the "money maker" accounts.  Those fees add up VERY quickly. 

My dh is a deputy sheriff, and the jail in his county has many, many inmates in for check-kiting.  In our state the first conviction is 1-5 years, and it get worse from there.

Who hasn't written a check at the grocery store on a Thursday night, knowing the money wouldn't be there until they made a deposit on Friday.  I know I have.  One day is pretty safe, but now that so many banks use the same clearing house, writing a check even 2 days before a deposit is risky...unfortunately speaking from experience here. 

So, overdraft protection is the way to go.  Safe and legal. 

I had medial and lateral and it hurt like I don't know what.  I had to have the injection, instant relief of pain, but my arm was so weak.  I had to go to PT too.  They told me to do this:  Get a styrofoam cup (small one) and fill it up with water and freeze it.  Then you can just tear off paper and still have portion of cup to hold on to, and do an ice massage right there where it hurts so bad.  Stay on the anti-inflammatories. 

Kind of hard to know without more information.  What antispyware and antivirus programs are you running first off?  Have you defragmented your computer?  Have you run your updates?  That is why it is good to do the things it states in that tutorial, and yes, that is not the end-all site, of course.  Like I said, others may have better ideas and sites, programs, etc.  Sometimes, the companies we work with have us download software that our operating systems will not sustain well and make them unstable.  Just a thought.  Hope this helps.  Let me know.  Talk to guys tomorrow. 

If you don't remove Spyware from your computer, eventually you will have so many spyware programs running that you won't be able to surf the internet because the programs will be using all your resources to send info back to their servers.  It does need to be removed.

The link below has software you can download for free.  It is the full version for the first 30 days and if you don't buy, it will automatically become the freeware version.  Run that and see if it gets rid of the error.  You'll probably be surprised at how much data is being mined off your computer.

which I read speeds up a person - since I am soooo lethargic in my depression, not to mention the fact that in just under a year I have put on an enormous amount of weight (partly due to smoking cessation - I ate everything in site and then sat while working 70 hours a week, then, too tired to do anything much than the necessary). 

Am age 48.  Am on Paxil now.  Thinking of going back on Prozac as it was a good med for me (I have low grade depression exacerbated by stress).

I wonder what the general concensus is on this new med.   Thank you very much

they seem completely out of touch with MTs, as evidenced in my personal experience and from reading so many posts on this board alone.  I have never seen such misrepresentation of a profession...and they seem to have not even an inkling to bridge the gap; in fact, they seem to go out of their way to make the bridge even wider. 

we need some representation on behalf of all MTs from the 'old school,' as we should be grandfathered in to any kind of mandatory certification, if it comes to that; but we definitely need an advocate on OUR side. 

I see a lot of condescending remarks (and worse) from CMTs on this site against we "regular MTs" and it proves the point that there is a huge injustice going on with that organization and their disrespect of the 'little' guys here who are losing more and more money every year.  I just heard overall American wages have dropped from $7500 a year gained from the 1990s to 2000 lower to date, and dropping, which is over 9000 a year.  utilites are sky-rocketing, food prices, (need I go on?)...

now of ALL times to try to enforce any more financial hardship on MTs (while at the same time lowering costs for overseas MTs) not only shows complete lack of knowledge about the realities we face, but extreme disrespect toward us. 

WE should be priority, not overseas MTs but US.

this is not a game people...this is serious, and no one should be able to mess with anyone else's livelihood in such ways as I have seen in this profession alone over the last decade especially. 

Hey, everyone.  I need some advice - again!  I just started training on Escription and have noticed that it has some processes that run in the background while I am not even using the program.  Did a little investigating and found out that these processes are monitoring me!!!  Now, call me paranoid, but I do not think Escription has any business monitoring me when I am not running the program.  I know this is part of their whole "learn to use shortcuts and be a great transcriptionist" program, but it kinda burns me. 

I was really happy with my company until I discovered this.  Now I am very displeased, and not sure of how to handle this, what to do.  I guard my privacy almost religiously. 

I know Escription is a popular platform, so some of you have worked/do work on it.  Can you tell me how you feel about this issue, what you would do, etc?

Thanks in advance. 

HC