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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.

-- 
John

"Assumption is the mother of all screw ups."
[Wethern�s Law of Suspended Judgement]