Virus

Written 21/09/10 and 22/09/10

For the last few weeks I have been worried about my computer. First the computer began acting weird. It did a system restore for, what seemed to be at the time, no apparent reason. Later it became obvious why this had happened. Then one day I went onto my profile on the external hard drive, and all the music that I listen to and a media folder with all my artwork and videos was completely gone. Thankfully all my own music was there; as was all the recording files of unfinished songs, etc.

I started to feel a little uneasy about the computer and wanted to get some type of anti-virus software. Another day and the computer kept switching itself off for no apparent reason. I was not there for this, it was my wife who was using it. The last time I got to use the computer before I managed to download a free 30 day trial of Norton System 2011, I hooked my ipod up, synced music to it, and left the house. However my ipod wasn't working.

I returned home after a shift at work, I uploaded the 30 day trial, and I am very glad I did. The software detected 5 virus and trojan horse files. I rebooted the computer to delete one of the virus. It started up as normal, I logged into my profile, went into the external hard drive, clicked on 'Wullae' and there was nothing there. Nothing. Just an emptiness where my life had once been. A hollow folder, where all my memories and work over the last five years had been taken away. Everything. I could have got angry, and wanted to, but I was more upset, in disbelief.

I had a folder on my computer called 'songs'. This is where I made all my songs. I had 10s of unfinished songs; I had thousands of wav files on my computer that I used to edit and create my songs. Many works in progress, all gone.

I had all my finished music in a folder entitled 'Wullae Wright', all new and old songs on my computer. From 2005 onwards; now, all gone. I may have actually lost many of my 'In Cloud Cuckooland' songs, and may need to record new versions or, never hear them again.

Today (22nd Sept) I sat on the computer and stared blankly at the empty folder I created. It was 6.45am. I had put different files onto different discs in the past, and began searching through them all. I have been able to reclaim some files and songs from 2005 onwards, but only some.

Now, I have to begin all over again.
Watch this space,
Wullae

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