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timestax
| June 12,2013
| timestax
Posted on 06/12/2013 6:27:51 AM PDT by timestax
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:27:51 AM PDT
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timestax
To: timestax
Maybe your hard drive is failing and you should back up your important files.
To: timestax
If it gives you an official-looking pop-up that promises to solve the problem, DO NOT CLICK.
To: timestax
It’s almost certainly a Trojan virus.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:31:56 AM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(Cogito, ergo armatum sum.)
To: timestax
More than likely, this is malware. If you click on it, it will download some crap you don’t want. If you really think your hard drive has some problems, buy a program that can do some diagnostics or take it to a service shop. More than likely, though, you are being conned and you should have run your anti-virus stuff to try to detect any infections.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:32:50 AM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
To: timestax
Sounds like you might have a hard drive failure in your future. Back up your files and shop around for a good hard drive.
Mine did the same thing last year and yes it did eventually fail.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:32:52 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: timestax
Hard drives fail...even when the Rats aren’t in power.You’d be wise to try to save your data...now.Just in case.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:33:30 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(Leno Was Right,They *Are* Undocumented Democrats!)
To: timestax
Definitely back up, then find out what your situation is. You should be able to research the error message to see if it is legit
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:33:35 AM PDT
by
big bad easter bunny
(If it weren't for coffee I would still be living with my parents!)
To: timestax
I don't believe that there is any reliable way to tell a hard drive "is in imminent danger of failing" unless it's emitting smoke or screeching like a banshee.
You have your important stuff backed up as a matter of routing anyway, right?
If you don't, get free 50-GB of storage at https://mega.co.nz/ and copy it up there right now.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:34:06 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Forget it, Jake. It's Eric Holder's people.")
To: timestax
It's entirely possible your HDD is failing. These warnings come from the SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system in your BIOS. It monitors read/write, cyclical rate, performs low-impact tests like CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checks) and sector scans. If it's telling you that you HDD is failing, you really should get it backed up. If it's less than a year old, it's likely under warranty. Get Dell on the phone.
They'll often do an advance RMA and get you a new HDD. You replace the HDD, and you can hook up your old HDD with a SATA-to-USB adapter and boot into a utility like Ultimate Boot CD which has utilities to clone your HDD to the new one, and you'll be back online in no time.
I recently had a solid state hard drive fail on me after only 9 months. Newer tech CAN fail. Never put 100% trust on any hardware.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:34:07 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: timestax
Use some sort of online backup service and you will be a lot less worried, whether this is a malware hoax or not.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:34:40 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: timestax
Could it be gubmint boys causing this or just normal failure.Yes. This. This is exactly what it is. Get out. Get out now!
To: timestax
Yes, it is 100% the ‘gubment spooks doing it.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:35:56 AM PDT
by
SengirV
To: timestax
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:36:39 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: timestax
It’s a Trojan. Make sure your firewall is up.
To: JRios1968
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:37:17 AM PDT
by
timestax
To: timestax
If you click it, it will take over your computer and you wioll play hell getting rid of it. Months ago NORTON Security took two hours to get me free of it.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:40:38 AM PDT
by
Rapscallion
(Get a special prosecutor right now!!!)
To: big bad easter bunny
Definitely back up, then find out what your situation is. You should be able to research the error message to see if it is legit And back up the malware along with it?!? Not a good idea. Determine if it is malware first. If needed, get some assistance to do so. Take corrective action. Then, make sure you are running an automated back up and /or have restore points set.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:44:53 AM PDT
by
RobertClark
(My shrink just killed himself - he blamed me in his note!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I don't believe that there is any reliable way to tell a hard drive "is in imminent danger of failing" unless it's emitting smoke or screeching like a banshee. The vast majority of failures don't screech or smoke. They are from bad sectors on the drive, head misalignment, or contaminants like dust or smoke. When the system continually has trouble reading and writing to the drive it can predict that a failure is imminent. Running a checkdisk on the drive will detect bad sectors also.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:47:33 AM PDT
by
BubbaBasher
("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
To: rarestia
This is the correct answer.
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posted on
06/12/2013 6:49:21 AM PDT
by
Scarlet Pimpernel
(And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?)
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