About

Computer Pestremover was created after a devastating virus attack wiped out a couple of year’s worth of work on a PC. The victim is still seething over this even though it is more than 5 years ago and when the subject happens to pop up, he seems to go into a second state. He starts to rant and rave about what happened and how unfair it all is.

That’s true, it is not fair. So, when he has stopped ranting and raving, we tell him that actually, he should not be pointing fingers at anyone, for he would not be above using spyware himself to protect his products. His eyes then seem to glaze over and we see a real transformation take place, and reality, as often happens, surpasses fiction. From Mr. Nice Guy, he turns into Mr. Evil.

He starts huffing and puffing, and his nails start to grow. His shirt starts tearing at the seams and he seems to burst out of his trousers while becoming pale green. Drool actually starts to ooze from the corner of his mouth and the white of his eyes turns to bright red. This is the moment we all run for the door and scramble down the stairs in a wild dash for sunligh, because werewolves can’t stand the sun, they melt in it, just the way vampires do.

In a couple of hours, when our friend and colleague has become human again, we will all joke about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide and not mention adware, virusses or moonlight for awhile, that is, untill he needs that program he wrote on that PC that got attacked again and which lost a hard disc in the process. Later that night, I know that after two or three beers he will confide in me.

“Do yo want to know the ironic part of this whole virus attack story?”, he will ask me. It has become a ritual and we adhere to it for our colleague’s sake and for his peace of mind. “Sure”, I will answer him. “Well, actually, I was designing a code that was supposed to become the nastiest virus ever designed. When I tested it, it wiped out my hard disc. Now it’s gone. I could have made a fortune.”