Help!

[holdouttrout]

So apparently my Livejournal friendslist page has malware on it somewhere, or a link to a site that may be infected with malware. I am too much of a chicken to go ahead and look at it myself, so I have filtered and think I've seen most of everything--but it's still frustrating.

Malware ruins days.

Also in the day-ruining running, I have been sick the last three days and have stayed home. I hate being sick, especially since I work in a fairly small office and feel like I am letting my coworkers down. Ugh.

On the plus side, I have watched a lot of TV. I think that's a plus. Maybe.

Comments

[lolmac]

*puts on Computer Pro hat*

My recommendations, which you may already be doing: use AdBlock in your browser (available for Firefox and Chrome). Use NoScript if it doesn't drive you nuts. Install the free version of MalwareBytes and run it at least weekly.

There are spammers on LJ that leave malware links in comment threads, and of course every site on the internet that has ads is capable of hosting malware.

*takes off hat* I really hope I'm not sounding patronizing or anything.

And I'm so sorry you're sick! There's a horrible bug running around, and it's hit four of the five people in my own office (fortunately not at the same time). And if you don't stay in bed long enough to really shake it, it can stick around and come back. Please take good care of yourself!

/ end excessively mother-hennish mode

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

No, you're not sounding patronizing--just helpful!

I was pretty sure that going to my flist wouldn't crash my computer, but since I was sick, too, I thought discretion was the better part of valor yesterday.

In fact, I probably used up all my brain power yesterday when I was deciding whether or not to go in to work (I didn't). Today I feel much better, so it seems to have been the right decision.