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"John Navas" <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:51:53 -0400, in <i3q4340h85@news4.newsguy.com>,
> "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "John Navas" <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com>
>>
>>| On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:26:47 -0400, in 
>><i3ptfm01lcf@news6.newsguy.com>,
>>| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>>
>>>>From: "John Navas" <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com>
>>
>>>>| What I do with this class of virus:
>>>>| 1. Turn off System Restore and delete all restore points.
>>>>| 2. Note the names and locations of infected files.
>>>>| 3. Boot from something like Ultimate Boot CD
>>>>|    <http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/>, and delete the infections.
>>>>| Turn System Restore back on when disinfected.
>>
>>>>John, the fisrt time I have seen you post here  :-)
>>
>>>>Actually, not a good idea as if you are dealing with a file 
>>>>infecting virus then you
>>>>will
>>>>have *numerous* legiimate files being deleted and thus a corrupted 
>>>>OS that is no longer
>>>>bootable.
>>
>>>>Either you use an anti virus and "clean" the infected files or, wipe 
>>>>and
>>>>reinstall/re-image.
>>
>>| I was specifically referring to virus files that are _not_ part of
>>| necessary executables.  When necessary parts of the OS are infected,
>>| then I restore them from backup, which I think it preferable to 
>>trying
>>| to disinfect them, all too often an imperfect process.
>>
>>You weren't specific John so it needed qualification.
>
> I thought "this class of virus" would be specific enough,
> but you're right that I should have been clearer,
> and I thank you for the clarification.

Just curious, what did you mean by 'this class of virus' and the 
infection of possibly needed executables?

...and yes, if you have a good backup you're golden - much more 
preferable to replace than to disinfect.