When viruses strike
Use protection. Please.
It's a message people like Ryan Kokai try to knock into the heads of family, buddies and co-workers time and time again.
And he's not talking about sex. In his role as tech wizard, the 25-year-old is frequently called away from his desk to clean up co-workers' computers that have been infected with viruses or other troublesome computer ailments. He makes house calls in the evenings and on weekends for his friends — and sometimes friends of friends.
"Pretty much everyone I know comes to me," says the personable Kokai, of Burlington, Ont., who works for an on-line DVD retailer when he's not cleaning up computer messes. "Sometimes it gets to be a little much."
Most of us probably know someone like Mr. Kokai who helps us sort through the ever-growing list of computer mischief-makers like spyware, keystroke logging programs and Trojan horses — programs disguised as games or e-mail attachments that cause trouble by stealing bank and e-mail passwords.
