[Michelle]

Username: Michelle (formerly known as Bananafanafo)
Real name: Michelle
Status: Malware Expert
Profession: Self-employed, college student
Location: Texas
Age: 20-something
Interests: computers
I found Geeks to Go through Google when my browser was hijacked. Sweet revenge

I'm majoring in Computer Science. I finally was talked into changing my username from bananafanafo to Michelle! And, that is all I can think of at the moment.

[Crustyoldbloke]

Username: Crustyoldbloke
Real Name: Phil
Status: Total amateur, but I always get there, never could put a time on it
Profession: Paralegal
Location: Worcestershire, England
Nationality: English
Age: 50+
Moderates: The family
Other forums: Previously Tek-Tips
Interests: Golf, Golf and Golf in that order

I used to enjoy offering tips to other PC users but unfortunately health became a major issue for me, and I gave it up a while ago. I am now diagnosed as having Menieres Disease (perhaps I should have called myself Dizzyoldbloke) and I became interested in malware when friends started delivering machines to me for cleaning.

My interest in computers was about the same time as Mr Babbage (Yes I had a Sinclair ZX80) around 1979-1980. I am completely self-taught (I think that shows), and I like to take on new tasks that I know nothing about (most things).

[Kat]

Username: ~Kat~

Real Name: Kat! (ok ok...my legal name is Kathie Jo, but I absolutely HATE it) I've been called Kat or Kitty since I was little.

Status: Site Administrator and GeekU Teacher

Moderates: Everything and Everyone! I see everything.

Profession: Self-employed, doing contract work for Chris Pirillo and ThunderIT inc

Location: just South of Chicago

Interests: my daughters, my 'boy'friend, computers, camping, fishing, hiking, OUTDOORS, reading, singing and just hanging out with my pets in the peace and quiet. I am a true Pisces, and I am most happy when I'm on or in the water...doesn't matter if I'm boating or swimming. I actually enjoy tons of different things, and will try most anything once...as long as it isn't illegal or painful.


Other Forums:
247Fixes:Administrator
Atribune.org Emissary
Newbie.org: Moderator
Gladiator: Expert
Bleeping Computer: Malware Team
Spywareinfo: Ambassador

Proudest Moment: Being named a 2003 Coca Cola National Scholar via the Community College I was attending. A very close second was being elected the Illinois Regional President for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for 2004. Tied with that is being named a Microsoft MVP!!

Favorite quote:

~Laugh like no one can hear you, Dance like no one is watching, and Love like you've never been hurt.

[Kristy]

Username:: Kristy
Status:: Visiting Consultant
Real Name:: Kristy
Profession:: Student
Location:: USA
Age:: 16
Interests:: Running, going to the beach, swimming, computers, and hanging out with friends.

How did you find Geeks to Go?:: Doing a search through google

Other: I have always been interested in computers. I first used a computer at age 8, and taught my parents how to use it. I would just look around the start menu and such and click on everything, surprisingly I didn't mess anything up. All I really did was change the wallpaper on accident. My parents then yelled at me saying I broke the computer lol. I plan on majoring in the feild of computers. I'm going to be a senior in high school this year. If you wan't to know anything else just ask.


~Kristy

[Justin]

Username: Justin
Real Name: Your not going to believe me...but its Justin
Status: Visiting Consultant
Profession: Student at the University of Arizona, majoring in Biology (Biomedical Sciences), minoring in chemistry and maybe classics
Location: Tucson, AZ
Age: 18
Birthday: March 21
Interests: Computers, Rock Climbing, Electronics, Video Games
Music: Country and some rock

[OSC]

Username: OSC
Real name: John
Status: Staff Expert
Profession: IT guy for a agriculture company
Location: Massachusetts
Age: 34
Moderates: atribune.org
Other forums: bleepingcomputer, spywareinfo, and others
Interests: Weather, home improvement, anything computers, gaming, camping, family time.
IM: mazda871@yahoo.com (don't ask how I got that name)

I'm a person of few words, so that's all I got!

[Trevuren]

User Name; Trevuren

Real Name: Paul

Age: Old Man

Occupation: Retired Military Dentist (OUCH)

Position: Anyone that keeps my neck from hurting after so many at the keyboard

Sorry: Expert Malware Remover at Geeks, SWW at TC, irst Responder at CC, some work out of Malware Removal.

Passion: This junk

Empty Nester with 2 dogs one of which I have on my Avatar. For those that may be interested, the name of the breed is Tervuren and they are Belgian Sheepdogs (Not common). I just changed a couple of letters in my name.

Need advice: Try me, if I can't answer, I'll try and steer you in the right direction.

[Guse]

username: Guse
real name: Aaron
status: Visiting Consultant
profession: IT Support in a manufacturing facility
location: Murfreesboro, TN
age: 26
interests: computers, games, bowling, football (lots and lots of american football)
discovered geekstogo: Was trying to clean my father-in-law's computer from an about:blank infection, got horribly stuck and stumbled on this site (where Greyknight helped me). Was hooked after that.

[Rawe]

Username: Rawe

Status: Visiting Consultant

Other malware forums: HJT Staffer at BleepingComputer, and active member of other security forums.

Found Geekstogo: Google

Interests; Computers, reading.. Well malware obviously

Age: 16.

Registered to Geekstogo on April 2005. I got the idea of helping from the official Lavasoft forums.

I don't have much to tell about myself. Going school and had a nice christmas and a good new year...

Hope to see ya'll 'round the forums!

[miekiemoes]

Ok, My turn now..

Username: look to the left.

Status: Expert in tinkering

Other malware forums: SWI, Bleeping Computers, CastleCops, Net Integrations, ASO, Bluemedicine ( my dutch forum ), TC, Malware research and some others..

Found Geekstogo: Matt told me. I was a O23-list moderator at his previous forum.

Interests: tinkering, drawing, sleeping, being a nuisance...

Occupation: Mental nurse.... and mental

location: Belgium (Bruges)

Music: Starting with the good 'old' 80's music, metal, punk, ska, oi! Well, everything that rocks actually.

Age: soon 30

And... in love with my 3 lovely dogs..

[tampabelle]

Username: Tampabelle
Real Name: Fani
Status: Visiting Consultant
Education : Engineer, MBA
Profession: Ex-banker, currently undergoing mid-life crisis and goofing around for a year
Location: Tampa, Florida
Birthday: January 1, 1972
Interests: Photography, Tennis, Formula 1, Cricket
Music: Rock


Came to Geeks to Go first time when I had aurora. Came again when my sis-in-law had some Dr.Watson problem. Signed on with GeekU and rest is history.

[John_L]

Ok my turn

Username- John_L
Real Name- John L
Status on Board- Visiting Consultant
Education- One year college--attend various courses throughout the year trying to get my employer to pay for microsoft certification course.
Profession- Water treatment plant operator
Location- Alberta, Canada
Birthday- August 1st, 1965
Interests- Seems lately nothing but computers!!!!!!!!!! argh!!
Music- Pretty dedicated to hair metal (Ozzy, that sort of thing) If I had to listen to opera i would rather cut off my ears...lol


Been with geeks only for a short time, do a lot of reading and finding new things on how to approach different varients of infections. Have met some great people here and looking forward to meeting more

I spend the majority of time at my stomping grounds, Newbie.org where I am a global mod, and spend very little time up at Atribune.org mainly as a chatter.

[dsenette]

i guess since I've been staff for a little while now i might as well, as the homies say "hollah back"

Username- <------- it's right there
Real Name- Dave
Status on Board- General Naredo-well who sucker..er um convinced (through my great skills) the team to bring me into the fold
Education- Associates of Applied Sciences - Computer Networking Systems, ITT
Profession- Network administrator
Location- Knoxville Tn
Birthday- 3/16/82
Interests- Rock climbing, swimming, boating, hiking, being outside in general, explosives, computer stuff, general malfeasance and mayhem

[Samm]

Username : Samm
Status : Hardware Moderator
Location : Bristol, England
Age : 30

I've been repairing & building computers for about 9 years in between which I spent 4 years doing a BSc(HONS)Computing degree at uni. I stumbled across this site a few months ago by accident & have stayed here ever since!

Interests (apart from computers) : electrics/electronics, the paranormal, martial arts, fencing, my car & my two beautiful but completely derranged oriental cats

[Excal]

Username: Excal
Real Name: Tom
Status: GeekU Moderator/HiJackthis Expert
Profession: Retired Police Officer, Part-time Teacher Aide
Location: Mass
Nationality: American
Age: 39
Moderates: Geek U
Other forums: Besttechie, 247fix forums, Newbie, Atribune, CastleCops and Bleepingcomputer
Interests: My Boys, Killing Malware, Watching Movies, Coaching Baseball/Soccer, not much more

Always tinkered around with computers and everyone seem to bring them to me...doh. Well my sister ended up getting the nasty Little Aurora infection, and I was shocked that I couldn't fix it. Thats what landed me here at GTG and I have been here learning from Malware gods/goddesses like Pieter, Mieke, Atribune, Michelle......I could keep on going on and on. This is a great place. The people here are like family
Thanks Geekstogo for giving me a home

I am a single dad and have two wonderful boys ages 8 and 12 who live with me full time. They are my world


Thanks for looking



Excal