My computer's turned weird...

[conuly]

It's been randomly setting itself to new dates (today it was in December. I can't blame it for wanting to be cooler, but this is not the way), the clock part of my taskbar stops working (the clock is still ticking, but it doesn't change the number on my taskbar) and today it refused to let me log into ANY site until I deleted all my cookies and tried again. Any ideas as to what's wrong? I don't think it's a virus, or anything like that, because I haven't gone to any sites I don't usually go to. Since virtually all those sites are big, popular ones like CNN, I think that I'd have heard something by now about a virus infecting people who visit CNN.

Comments

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

"Big" sites like CNN are being hacked and having trojans/viruses installed, evidently, so that they're no longer safe to go to if you use Internet Exploiter (to borrow codeman38's nickname for it). It's bad enough that the big computer security advisory firms all started openly saying to switch away from IE a week or two ago in response.

[conuly]

And I haven't heard a word. Le sigh. I should pay more attention.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

*nod* it's true.

firefox is a really good alternative to ie. it's nice.

[conuly]

Yeah, yeah. I'll go download it, okay?

Actually, I think my computer just needs a good kick. It's doing this on purpose.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

hahaha probably. ;)

btw, don't feel bad. i know about all the exploits for internet explorer and i'm still using it. i'm so lazy.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

How old is your computer? My boyfriend says that clock screwups are sometimes caused by dead or dying batteries inside the computer.

[conuly]

Um. No idea. We got it used, so that's probably a bad sign. The clock itself is working, it just isn't always showing the correct time on the taskbar. How would I replace the battery if that were the problem?

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

It depends on the type of battery. Some computers have "button"-type batteries on the motherboard, and if you can see it then you can take it out and replace it. Some have them inside chips, in which case there's nothing you can do and you have to take it to a repair person.

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

"Big" sites like CNN are being hacked and having trojans/viruses installed, evidently, so that they're no longer safe to go to if you use Internet Exploiter (to borrow codeman38's nickname for it). It's bad enough that the big computer security advisory firms all started openly saying to switch away from IE a week or two ago in response.

[conuly]

And I haven't heard a word. Le sigh. I should pay more attention.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

*nod* it's true.

firefox is a really good alternative to ie. it's nice.

[conuly]

Yeah, yeah. I'll go download it, okay?

Actually, I think my computer just needs a good kick. It's doing this on purpose.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

hahaha probably. ;)

btw, don't feel bad. i know about all the exploits for internet explorer and i'm still using it. i'm so lazy.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

How old is your computer? My boyfriend says that clock screwups are sometimes caused by dead or dying batteries inside the computer.

[conuly]

Um. No idea. We got it used, so that's probably a bad sign. The clock itself is working, it just isn't always showing the correct time on the taskbar. How would I replace the battery if that were the problem?

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

It depends on the type of battery. Some computers have "button"-type batteries on the motherboard, and if you can see it then you can take it out and replace it. Some have them inside chips, in which case there's nothing you can do and you have to take it to a repair person.