# I was gone for a bit, but I'm back now **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 15, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268 "2012-07-15T01:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/1 "2012-07-15T01:28:59Z")
I’ve been having issues with Barney, my wee blue netbook computer. But we’ve finally nailed the problem down to a stupid freaking virus. My sweet hubby did a complete teardown and re-install of all of Barney’s software for me today, so I’m back. I missed you guys.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/2 "2012-07-15T02:53:06Z")
Yo! Welcome back, and a hearty “fuck off” to virus makers. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/3 "2012-07-16T06:24:54Z")
Where you mellowing out in Atlantis? ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/4 "2012-07-17T02:06:18Z")
Um…no?😕 And yeah…I dunno how I picked up a damn virus, but whatever. It also didn’t help that my 8 year old, frustrated at how slow it was shutting down when he hit “Shut Down”, was hard shutting it down (Holding down the on/off button till it shut off, which, according to my hubby, is absolutely, positively, most definately the WRONG way to shut a computer down). ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/5 "2012-07-17T02:43:03Z")
There have been reports of malware from visiting the dope. Food for thought. ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/6 "2012-07-17T02:56:31Z")
😕 ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/7 "2012-07-17T03:15:06Z")
> [@SticksAndString](#): > > 😕 Check the stickied thread in ATMB about malware coming from visiting the dope. ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-gone-for-a-bit-but-im-back-now/628268/8 "2012-07-17T04:15:01Z")
Somehow I missed that but honestly, since I allow my 8 year old to use this computer as well, there’s a chance that he might have fucked it up. Or I might have, whatever. It was fixed, I’m back. TADA!