After almost a week of dealing with a virus that won't seem to ever completely go away, I have decided to migrate this computer to (wait for it) Linux! Specifically, I'm gonna be using Xubuntu, an official derivative of Ubuntu that uses the Xfce environment rather than GNOME to be more efficient. As I already have experience with this OS due to running a few Live CD sessions, it shouldn't be too hard for me to get it up and running smoothly to be honest, I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be using Linux as my main OS, but things change, and who knows? This may turn out to be fun!

Well, it took the better part of 2 days to find the problem, but I *finally* fixed it! Turns out that a Trojan horse (Vundo) had exploited a hole in Norton, disabling stuff like System Restore, Disk Defragmenter, as well as practically terminating access to the Internet (quite a mess, I know). After working with a few loopholes (installing Spybot Search & Destroy in Safe Mode and renaming the .exe files so Vundo wouldn't block it), I finally deleted the virus! However, I had to also get rid of Norton, due to the fact that it was beyond saving, but I believe I'm better off now than I was before, and I should be safer from now on .

I hope anyone who reads this can help me here, because I'm losing my mind over this... apparently, everything Internet-related refuses to connect, no matter what I do (power-cycle the modem, power-cycle the router, try repairing the connection, unplugging/replugging the Ethernet cable)! What's worse, Norton Internet Security will not start up, and I can't run Disk Defragmenter... God, I hope it isn't a virus, because my brother would kill me (and it isn't even my fault!)! The only way I can get Norton to run is if I start Windows in Safe Mode, and when I did, it caught something, but after I resolved the issue, it still refuses to connect through everything except Google Chrome, and even that crashes after a while... anyways, if anyone can help me, PLEASE DO SO!!! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY COMPUTER OR MY SANITY!!!1!1ONE

I've benn tagged! I was tagged by , and I'm supposed to list 8 random facts about myself, then tag 8 other people! Well, here we go:

1) For those who don't know me, I have a twin brother, and before you ask, no, having a twin isn't all fun and games (lol)

2) I'm actually very shy, but you wouldn't know that when I'm around my friends; I just have problems talking to other people sometimes...

3) I love metal! Especially older stuff like Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, etc. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely some good newer bands, I just feel the older stuff was better

4) My room is practically a FEMA disaster area , you can blame my twin brother for the vast majority of the mess

5) I am a HUGE fan of anime! If you couldn't tell by my username, my favorite series is Naruto, but I'll always remember Dragon Ball Z as the show that got me to love anime

6) I also love the older stuff on Cartoon Network/Nickelodeon, because the newer shows are mostly absolute crap (though Chowder is a very rare gem of a show, one of the best shows to air on CN in YEARS )

7) I love NASCAR, my favorite driver is Carl Edwards (Flipper FTW!), and the one driver I can't stand is Kyle Busch (he's just an arrogant show-off ), though, again, I enjoy watching old races (more speed and danger involved, though that's not to say the current series doesn't have its moments)

8) Finally, I love fighting games! Tekken, Dead or Alive, or Virtua Fighter, it doesn't matter, I'll take anyone on!

Oh yeah, almost forgot , I tag:








as well as anyone else who wants to do this!
Have fun!

EDIT: Wow, 2,500 views! Thanks everyone!

EDIT #2: Changed list of people tagged, bacause some have already done this (darn... oh well)

I don't know what to say, so I'll keep it short: MY PSP IS FINALLY FIXED!! I'M SO HAPPY!! And if you're wondering, it works just as it did before, though I did have to charge the battery and update the firmware; anyways, I'm just so happy now that my PSP is finally fixed! _{first thing I'm gonna buy for it: a case, so the screen won't break ever again...}