I need help with PC virus

[hayd3n]

sometimes it can come back and multiply!!

[naphazoline]

i thought that a system restore was only to restore previous settings?
it doesn't remove any installed software/programs/files.

[scracha]

Risky because? Not being a smart arse... Just want to know for my knowledge... From my exp...It cant get worse...it may not go... but getting worse??

If SP3 is installed then system restore rolls back certain SP2 files and the whole thing ends up a mess. You can also end up with the registry entries not tying in with the actual files on the hard drive.

To be honest, these days I check the registry & task manager for obvious virus'; run a couple of scans with different software (bootable CD's) and if that doesn't fix it (all 15 minutes of my time) then it's normally quicker to backup files and just reinstall Windoze. Of course, you can try a recovery install but the infections normally remain. You can do all the "hijack" this log file thing but it can take hours to resolve and if you're fixing it for someone else they get pretty farked off a virus pops up the next day cos it's not cleaned properly.

Saw matey's Kubuntu the other day. Linoooox is starting to look tempting again. WTF Microsoft persists with their stupid "registry" idea is beyond me. As the PC's get faster I'm sure we'll all be running our different applications in different virtual machines and that should make dealing with malware much easier.

[thunder_ace]

Did you get your virus all sorted now ?
One thing i want to add, is that by doing a systen resotre, that just means the virus will still be on your pc, and could come back at any time. You may want to try turning off your system restore, and then rebooting, and turning it back on. Then do full virus scan. If pc is ok, then turn on your system restore again. When you turen the restore off, it deletes all previous dates, which could stop the virus popping up again. Some virus's save themselves in the restore settings.
Hope this helps
regards
thunder_ace.