I have been using a computer for years and use avast as my antivirus program. If I have a problem (I had a virus on my computer) and go into forums, I don’t comprehend the information and language. I am using a friend’s computer now while I am doing a boot scan (I first did a full scan which showed 18 infected files).
How can I educate myself so I can understand computer lingo, especially virus issues? Do you have an internet site or book you can recommend?
Thanks,
Karen
The Computer & Chat Lingo Links
http://www.web-friend.com/help/lingo/jargonlinks.html
http://www.google.no/#hl=no&source=hp&q=computer+lingo&meta=&aq=f&oq=computer+lingo&fp=447b61a843336de3
Virus Encyclopedia
http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia
Or just ask Wikipedia
http://www.wikipedia.org/
Clean, Quarantine, or Delete?
http://antivirus.about.com/b/2007/03/11/clean-quarantine-or-delete.htm
If you have been infected i also recomend scaning with Malwarebytes Antimalware
http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
UPDATE and run quick scan, click the button “REMOVE SELECTED” to quarantine anything found and restart
For general use stuff these are fairly good.
The For Dummies books are good:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=7HBIV_gCAR4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+internet+for+dummies&source=bl&ots=oHE1XoxMLk&sig=kX-QAKuEs1qWlEXr5Jv3iThXRtg&hl=en&ei=pcNuS7_1JIjQM9a64MoE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Mine is well worn as I got it back in '05 and the best $35 I spent.
Have a laugh at:
How the Internet really works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DW7Rt2xsVg