Daily Dilemma Number Sixteen: Trojan Virus vs the PC-iliterate female

I'm not a fan of the dark, so it's quite common for me to fall asleep halfway through writing something in Word, updating files or chatting on facebook. And while i sleep, my pc usually sits quietly, gently humming through the night until i wake and search through iTunes for the perfect getting up song.

I know some stuff, but next to Joe Average i don't know that much about computers. To be fair, i've had my PC for a two years and we've been close close buddies, and, thank god, i have never been infected with any nasty cyber virus. Here at home with the parentals, where everyone works nine to fives and the house goes deathly quiet before ten, me and my pc have been there for each other- keeping each other company into the wee hours.

Until thursday. That night, I had begun to download some stuff and as usual, fell asleep watching the up and down speeds rise and fall. But as i slept, my PC suddenly got very sick (N.B How girly do i sound??!) and suffered in silence through the night as virus after virus attacked it (I would like to point out at this point that yes, i do have anti-EVERYTHING software... but clearly it *cough*McAfee*cough* didn't feel like working at four in the morning...I'm an Avira girl now).

I felt sick when i saw it in the morning. All my files had been corrupted. Pictures and documents were infected (THANK GOD i always email copies to myself and have photos backed up on Facebook) and the virus was stopping my computer doing anything. Poor thing. It's Sunday and thanks to my friend i'm finally back online and (fingers crossed) virus free.

You have to wonder... what kind of people write these things? What kind of guy (no offence, but i don't know many girls that can write a virus... we have more important things on our minds) sits in his room and thinks "gee, i'm bored as hell. I know! Why don't i create a virus to fuck up someone's computer? Yeah! I'll do that!". With skills like that they could be working for NASA for god's sake... but instead they mess up the lives of pretty little redheads who love nothing more than sitting and writing in the the dark hours, or watching SATC while everyone's in bed.

Bastards.