*GROAN* My First Visit to the 'puter Doctor....

Guess I've been lucky 'til now-no issues, no (shhhh!) viruses, no problems with my 2 year old computer..and it's the hated Vista Home Premium, as well....
Never could figure out why people found Vista such a drag, but I'm beginning to...
Now I know it isn't anybody's fault but my own for allowing this thing to sneak in and bite me...
By the way, if you get a little orangey-pink pop-up that says "Security Tool" and won't let you eliminate it for more than a second, and then makes it impossible for you to access anything online, just assume the position, head between your knees and kiss your butt goodbye......you have my deepest sympathies...it's been "going around" apparently, like H1N1, but no shot that I know of to keep it at bay...
The only thing I was warned about, (and thank goodness for the warning, 'cuz I'm really a tech-innocent in so many ways), was to stay off sites like surveys, petitions, etc. The kind that are rampant on Facebook..and being political, I agree to support anything and everything progressive...more fool I...
So lighter by the equivalent of about two week's worth of groceries, this semi-unhappy yet relieved camper is back in business, more or less...so, how were things while I was away, or, to quote my beloved Grandma, "How's by you?"