I'm probably going to have to do a a clean reinstall of XP on this laptop. But, what I'd like to have next time is something that can make regular registry backups. My system has been infected with something, and I've tried practically everything to remove it, GMer, Combofix and about a score of anti-virus programs.
I'd like something that can make registry backups say, once an hour. I don't think it's excessive. This way I can load a previous copy and undo whatever has gotten into the system. But, what about protecting those backups themselves from virus's?
On another note, what do you usually do if an anti-virus doesn't fix your system? So many of them are try before you buy. But, I'm not willing to pay for an anti-malware unless it completely cleans my system of malware or if that's impractical say 95-98% clean. One I haven't tried is PC doctor, I've seen on the web it's gotten good reviews. I really think AV's should tweak their heuristic methods, because AVG which I've been using finds lots of things that aren't actually viruses (false positives) But, that program is by no means the only one I have tried. I once spent 3 of 4 days using some free anti-malware programs, installing one after another (since I can't have more than one installed or they will conflict) and scanning, nada.
I once had an online session with tech where she made me download McAfee where she said it was better than AVG because it is updated every day. But, this isn't true. I went on several days where there were no updates for it. I've also used the so-called second opinion scanners, Panda and Hitman, what did you think of those? Seems like going back a day, a week, or whatever in the registry is the only way to surely kill something that is giving you trouble- well, at least if you know when it first arrived on your system.
I'd like something that can make registry backups say, once an hour. I don't think it's excessive. This way I can load a previous copy and undo whatever has gotten into the system. But, what about protecting those backups themselves from virus's?
On another note, what do you usually do if an anti-virus doesn't fix your system? So many of them are try before you buy. But, I'm not willing to pay for an anti-malware unless it completely cleans my system of malware or if that's impractical say 95-98% clean. One I haven't tried is PC doctor, I've seen on the web it's gotten good reviews. I really think AV's should tweak their heuristic methods, because AVG which I've been using finds lots of things that aren't actually viruses (false positives) But, that program is by no means the only one I have tried. I once spent 3 of 4 days using some free anti-malware programs, installing one after another (since I can't have more than one installed or they will conflict) and scanning, nada.
I once had an online session with tech where she made me download McAfee where she said it was better than AVG because it is updated every day. But, this isn't true. I went on several days where there were no updates for it. I've also used the so-called second opinion scanners, Panda and Hitman, what did you think of those? Seems like going back a day, a week, or whatever in the registry is the only way to surely kill something that is giving you trouble- well, at least if you know when it first arrived on your system.
