Viruses and Worms:Viruses and worms are malicious computer programs designed to spread from computer to computer. A virus or worm can enter your computer through e-mail, or programs you've downloaded, or through open ports on your computer. Viruses and worms sometimes are programmed to do destructive and malicious things, such as send copies of itself to everyone in your address book or delete files on your computer. Virus Prevention:Did you know that the number one method of virus intrusion is through email attachments? in fact, over 90% of viruses are transmitted by email and 3 out of 100 emails are infected with a virus! How to safe-guard my system from a virus!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's the key to preventing viruses? Caution first and software second. Computer viruses are often spread by email and web-based downloads, sometimes disguised as games, images, or ordinary-looking documents that when opened can damage your computer files or operating system. To guard your computer, we suggest the following steps: Do not download any files from strangers. Do not open any files attached to an email from an unknown, suspicious or untrustworthy source. Do not open any files attached to an email unless you know what it is, even if it appears to come from a friend or someone you know. Some viruses can replicate themselves and spread through email. Better be safe than sorry and confirm they really sent it. Do not open any files attached to an email if the subject line is questionable or unexpected. If you feel you must, always save the file to your hard drive first. Back up your files on a regular basis. If a virus destroys your files, at least you can replace them with your back-up copy. You should store your backup copy in a separate location from your work files, preferably one that is not on your computer. Keep your system software up-to-date. Many viruses can be rendered powerless by downloading updates for your operating system. Windows users can do this by visiting Microsoft's Windows Update site. Install (and keep up-to-date) an anti-virus software package. There are many excellent anti-virus programs available. Visit our Downloads section for the latest software. Finding Files on your computer.The find files option is always the best. Don't try to use
the file explorer as Start Menu > Search > Files and folders This will open a window that allows you to search all files
and folders on your computer. Now in the "All or Part of the File Name" entry area, copy and paste the full file path and click search. If it pulls up a file, delete it. However, it may not let you delete it. If it doesn't, it is most likely because it is in the System Volume Recovery Folder. In this case follow the directions below and then redo your search and try deleting the file again. Take a look at the full path of the virus it finds. It might be in your System Volume Information folder (Your system restore files). If that is the case, you can do the following: Windows Millennium Edition (ME) and Windows XP have a feature known as System Restore, which creates backups of certain files in the _Restore folder. The System Restore feature usually backs up files with EXE or COM extensions, which may include infected files and malware programs. Files in the _Restore folder are protected and can only be accessed using System Restore. This feature must be disabled first before some antivirus can access and clean these files. The following procedure disables the System Restore feature: For Windows MERight-click the My Computer icon on the Desktop and click
Properties. For Windows XPLog on as Administrator. If all else fails, you can try these 2 tools to find certain viruses. Stinger HijackThis Using Hijackthis: Hijackthis scans key areas of the registry
and hard drive and "always" shows valid registry
entries. ie: 016-DPF{HG496AB-FG42-R4TY-496SJ847} (Sex-redirect) Http://www.search.url/petite-teens/update Those that can be removed you will clearly see a reference
to some scumbag website. The best way to use this product Here is the link to thier forums. *Note that anti-virus software can't remove spyware, they can only deal with viruses and trojans |
