The Virus that Took Me Over

Th classroom computer
The computer is waiting to be used!

By: Dennis Roberts


The Virus that Took Me Over by Dennis Roberts is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.


Computer ready for use.
The computer i waiting for a student to use!

I’m Corey. I help students get research for class projects. Here comes Steve now, he has a lot of work he needs to do. I am always happy to help students.


Steve is looking up a book the class just read together. He is being very safe with the websites he chooses. It looks like I have a pop-up! No Steve, do not click on it!

Child using computer.
Steve is using the computer to work on a project about the book the class just read.

Computer got a virus.
The computer now has a virus! Oh no!

Oh no, Steve clicked the link that he should not have clicked. I am now worried. I hope everything turns out okay for me so I can keep helping students. Oh no! I have a virus! I know Steve was careful, but one small mistake is all it takes.


Now I am having a lot of issues and Steve cannot figure out why I am not working right. Oh good, Mrs. Anderson is coming over to help Steve and I. I sure hope she can help us.

Teacher working on the computer.
Mrs. Anderson working to fix the problem.

Antivirus installed.
The antivirus at work getting rid of the virus.

Oh boy, Mrs. Anderson sure knows what she is doing. She has given me an antivirus program. The antivirus will take the virus I just got and put it in a virus chest.


The computer is happy.
A happy computer can help you work better.

Now that the virus has been taken care of, I can be used again. Mrs. Anderson did a good job telling Steve how to avoid a virus . She also told him what to look for.


She told him to never click on pop-ups, because they can make a computer like me have many problems. I sure am happy Mrs. Anderson knew what to do so I can help students again!

Computer being used again.
Steve going back to work!