She wasn't the only one who had that problem!
I don't know enough about computers to know who to blame. I just know I had to spend the rest of the day getting my computer cleaned up. I think my security system listed 11 viruses, plus some trojans, spy-ware, and mal-ware. It was pretty freaky and made me very wary of opening links.
Since I had already deleted your original post, I could not post a reply. But I probably should have posted a warning to others on HISTARCH, once I got my computer cleaned up (I hope).
Meli
--- On Thu, 2/17/11, Mark Branstner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Mark Branstner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Pipe Bowl ID
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 10:49 AM
Hey Folks,
Just got a call from somebody (I apologize for having deleted the message before I wrote down the name) of someone who suggested that my IMAGESHACK link downloaded a bunch of viruses to her computer ...
Talked to our IT guy, and that simply is NOT possible ... That is not the way links work, and that would not have happened.
If IMAGESHACK is corrupted, I can't speak to that, but the viruses did NOT come from our computer system.
Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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