I see some editing
needed my eyes and computer missed. My
computer is becoming a challenge not to mention my projects. A Virus alert last night told me the computer
would be locked if I did not respond. I
turned “all off at that point” and the computer seems to be working today. A friend was not as lucky. He responded to the alert but would not agree
to the cost and was locked out of the computer.

A friend got
him back on/in when I saw his computer in his trash and ask why.

What is the process of avoiding the scams…
Please
excuse me changing subjects!!! “Scatter
Brain” is what the Multi-Tasking is causing.

Dremel sells a sharpening attachment. I bought it a while ago but haven't tried it yet. If you have a rotary tool the investment is small ($15 i think) for the chain sharpening kit.

In to days world you must run a good antivirus program. Occasionally you ISP will provide a well know set of anti virus programs for the downloading. With mine it is free and I never have to worry about it.

If the ISP does not provide a security suite, then there are many good free ones.

However, if you don't go with one of the above options most good security suites cost between $30 and $80 per year. What is that compared to the cost of the ramsom, and the cost of rebuilding the software side of your computer.

If nothing else MS now provides an adequate security program as part of their OS. There is no excuse for not running that.

Remember what they taught you as a teenage, "Always use protections" ;-)

I have Norton
and C Cleaner (paid version). I did make it through H/S. LOL!

I use the Harbor Freight bench mount sharpener which only costs $30.

Harbor Freight Chainsaw Sharpener

As for the Virus Warning, if it didn't come from Norton it almost certainly was a fake that was trying to get you to purchase something you didn't need (and a lot of times have malware). What you did was actually the best thing by just shutting everything off.

The latest round of Viruses/Ransomware the big thing is to keep your computer up to date, not just the antivirus software but also the operating system. If you are running Windows 7 or 10 you should have Automatic Updates turned on which will keep everything up to date for you. The downside of that is it will reboot your computer occasionally.

The OS that is the big vulnerability is Windows XP. Microsoft quit supporting it a couple of years ago so there aren't any updates available and this is what the Ransomware in the News recently is attacking. So if you have a computer with Windows XP I would strongly suggests replacing it (I wouldn't upgrade it as it is so old that the hardware probably isn't supported in Windows 10 anyway).

I feel the Harbor freight Sharpener showing is a “Light
Weight Model of what the Industrial Sharpeners used. My little 16” chains could only take 2-3 of
the sharpening at approx 3.00 in the Mid 80s before they were history. The Dremal type sharpeners allowed me to
custom sharpen vs taking excess metal from a tooth. I was Probably Slower but had no problem with
the savings. Plus, the convinced for those
using the 12 Volt Units on the job if needed.

My #1 friend to share work with since 1970 called to say he
lost 3 large Oaks at one of his Properties.
My response was where will you store all the wood. He shared a Quote of building a Born. My
thought is I have no room for a born but I will help him cut-up the trees once
they are on the ground…We have shared from no wood to too much wood since the
mid 80s. Both of us worked 35-40 years
to gain Fair Retirement Benefits. Plus,
both of us have Central Air & Heat, here in the DFW area. We still respect the value of not wasting and
work when needed vs wasting in safe conditions…

I have one “Free” offer on a working Dremal a few blocks
away. Plus, planning to go to Home Depot
soon, with plans to check their Dremal Brushers for 12V vs 110 v X if they are the same carbon/Etc.. My switch checked good, it ran good for a
while and died .

Please excuse me mixing
subjects, Computer Viruess and Dremel
Brushes.