Much Needed Security

Not that it was a major catastrophe, but catching a computer virus that crashes your PC is not a fun experience. I can't even remember what virus is was at this point, I just remember wanting to strangle the person/s who created it. I had just come back from summer vacation to a new year at school. I had a new dorm and connected my computer to the school's system. Not too long after my computer began to become a little slower and it would ask to be rebooted now and again, and I didn't think too much of it at the time. Eventually the school sends me an email telling me that they are restricting my internet access because my PC is infected and is trying to infect others. I tried on numerous occasions by myself and with tech support trying to correct the damage, which only served to frustrate me beyond belief (as nothing but technology seems to do). I eventually had to take it to get completely refigured, which was not cheap. I was without my computer a lot longer than they said I would be without it. It all happened because I forget to update my firewalls regularly. Now, of course, I update as frequently as possible. The whole incident really just made me like the human race just a little less than I already do. Yes this is pessimisstic and unfair, but I really don't want to go through that again, and wouldn't have had to if some people were lonely deviants trying to get attention or trying to make some inane point or protest. I have never understood the whole "I was screwed so I am going to screw over everyone else" syndrome. How selfish can you be?