Facebook Virus

Image via WikipediaI went on Facebook at the end of August and the first night I was on there I downloaded a virus through an app I put on. There is a report of a new one which is quite nasty because it infects your friend’s computers as well. It is important to have good anti virus software and good cleaning programmes. Facebook does become unstable from time to time because it has millions of users and it is a massive network. There are bound to be malicious people within this network. My way of dealing with it is to have the tools on board to clean my computer and then apply some common sense. There was a Facebook virus which got onto my sister’s computer and it was confusing her and making it hard to type things. I tracked it down and got rid of it. Not everyone is confident on a computer. I do believe Facebook is very quick to shut down malicious activity as soon as it becomes aware of it. It does do what it can to keep the site stable but every once in a while you get the idea it’s gone flighty again. Given what a massive network it is , I think it does an admirable job of keeping it running as smoothly as it can and certainly a darn site better than the less complicated and far smaller work place networks. I always make sure I clean up my computer when I go off line. Keeps interference to a minimum. One day we’ll have automatic filters for all this stuff.

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Image via WikipediaI confess it threw me when I first went on Facebook at the end of August and I guess a lot of people are Facebooked out by now. Doesn’t bother me because I have discovered it’s a fantastically easy way to make contact with people and keep the contact going . You don’t have to write long emails and you don’t have to constantly be on the phone. Facebook simplifies all of the contact stuff. Then it is really funny and positive. The comments are usually light hearted and the range of apps now is becoming more grown up. It is important to have mixed age groups on social networking sites because it tends to tame the extreme and put the virtual world into perspective. People can get themselves into trouble on social network sites if they are making out to be someone they are not or an age they are not.On other social networking sites they can get lost in a persona. Facebook can keep a certain amount virtual as such but the truth becomes obvious and people cannot be conned or con. Your Facebook person is more like your real self and that keeps you safe but it also keeps you connected. There is still a bit of sorting out Facebook needs to do in terms of the operation of its site because it tends to go a bit tetchy at times, but , all in all, it is a place where you can feel really cheered up and you can cheer others up. It works very positively and I don’t think it has actually reached its full potential as such. The more adults there are on there , the more it will broaden and flex its options .