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[Faramir]

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James Gillespie escribió:
> Faramir wrote:
>  By the way, last
>> time I got malware (it infected my msn messenger), it got rid of it
>> using system restore (after restarting into safe mode). Of course, you
>> must also check the malware has not been backed up in the restore
>> points... or you will be actually reinstalling the bug...

> How do you check that the malware has not been backed up in the restore
> points? Is it just a matter of knowing about when you got the virus and
> making sure you select a restore point that predates the infection?

  Well, yes, if you know when did you catch the virus, you know restore
points older than that date are "clean". My AV also scan the restore
points, so I can know if one of them is infected. IMHO, having a good
firewall, it is more likely you will notice at once when you get a
malware, since a lot of them will try to either spread themselves using
your network resources, or they will try to send data to their "owner".
In both cases, the firewall should warn you about a new program trying
to access internet... and if you know you have not installed or upgraded
anything... in that case, I would block that program, and scan it or
look for info about it. I would try to clean the computer, or end the
process, and restart my computer into safe mode and apply AV, anti
malware, etc. And then, I would try to restore to a previous point.

  But if you don't know when did you catch the infection, things can be
a lot more complicated... if I succeed in removing the malware, I would
do a general scan of all the system, including restore points, and use
tools like hijackthis to be sure the computer is safe to use. Once I
read a paper that says "if your computer got a virus, you should format
and reinstall". It is up to you to decide if you will trust your system,
or suspect the malware could have damaged your AV tools...

 Best Regards
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