Malware, short for malicious software, is software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of code, scripts, active content, and other software. For a malicious program to accomplish its goals, it must be able to run without being detected, shut down, or deleted. When a malicious program is disguised as something normal or desirable, users may willfully install it without realizing it. This is the technique of the Trojan horse or trojan.

Last Saturday morning while enjoying my first coffee of the day and starting up my PC, one of these Trojans popped up without warning in the form of a Winzip registry optimzer. Software that I had never knowingly installed on my system. It had happily  installed itself under the nose of my Virgin Media Anti-Malware and Firewall.  This was the last straw after daily attacks and so I set about clean my PC.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Registry Reviver and Revo Uninstaller  helped to clean out my system.

The Microsoft Trackball, is this the greatest of all trackballs ever invented? Sadly these are no longer being made any more. After many years of great service my has finally stopped working. Of the hand full that are still for sale,  many are changing hands for $400 to $500.

In the last few days I have tried some of the latest design, but they don't come close to this great design.  Looks like its back to my 'Blue Peter' days with a fairy washing up bottle and some super glue.

Microsoft, Please put these great trackballs back into production.