handyman said:
Im having trouble with my computer because of viruses.I want my computer
to
be restored automatically in his working state everytime i restart.I
think
there is a special software that can do this but i dont know where to
download it.any idea where i can download this software?Thanks
You should clean the system, or have it cleaned, avoid doing the things that
caused the infections in the first place, and take steps to prevent it
happening again. Plug the holes.
System Restore, which is built in to XP, won't necessarily help with this
because it's pretty easy for restore points to be infected, so that you
simply re-infect the system when you restore.
Imaging can certainly restore systems to a known state, but you lose any
user data, configuration changes, or updates made since the image.
But if you want to restore the system at every restart, you'd better be very
patient, as restarts will take 10-30 minutes. And you'll need to restore
from something... and be absolutely sure that the image is clean. So you
have to have fix things first, no matter what you choose.
If you move your user data to another drive so that the imaging doesn't
affect that, the problem can be that you move the infection points there,
and so defeat the purpose.
I would suggest that you start with cleaning the system and improving
practices. If the system is really infected, you may need professional
help to track down all the hiding places; sometimes this can be a little
tricky, but can usually work out fine.
Then, get and use something like ccleaner (
www.ccleaner.com) to keep the
temp folders and browser caches clear, as these are prime entry points.
Use a decent anti-virus program and update it regularly, and let it scan
regularly. Use a firewall, and a NAT router (this is most of them) if you
have any kind of broadband.
Ultimately, none of these things will help if the user invites infection.
So, learn the things to not do, and stick to that.
HTH
-pk