System Restore

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Waguih Boctor

Hi,

I noticed a few days ago that my Start button indicated that a new program
had been installed and I know I hadn't installed anything. It immediately
occured to me that some spyware might have found its way through my NAT
LinkSys router and my Zone Alarm Pro firewall. I went to System Restore and
restored to a System Checkpoint from the previous day. So, a couple of
questions;

1. If some program was installed behind my back, should my System Restore
take care of it? And how can I be certain that it did?

2. When performing the System Restore, I noticed that for the last couple of
months, I've had a System Checkpoint created just about every day, probably
every day that I've powered up, and not always at the same time. In looking
up Help, I couldn't find any reference to the term "System Checkpoint". Is
this a legit reference? And why would it be getting created so frequently?

3. In a networked home environment, how can I enhance my defense against
such spyware? Again, I'm using router with NAT and Zone Alarm Pro 4.x.

Thanks for any help, explanation and/or advice.
 
from the wonderful said:
Hi,

I noticed a few days ago that my Start button indicated that a new program
had been installed and I know I hadn't installed anything. It immediately
occured to me that some spyware might have found its way through my NAT
LinkSys router and my Zone Alarm Pro firewall. I went to System Restore and
restored to a System Checkpoint from the previous day. So, a couple of
questions;

1. If some program was installed behind my back, should my System Restore
take care of it? And how can I be certain that it did?
Click to expand...

It should do. Actually what's installed is of little concern, unless it
is automatically run via a 'startup folder' or 'run key' entry. Start,
run, msconfig, startup tab .. anything there that shouldn't be? Looking
occasionally with task Manager (TM) is a good plan too.
2. When performing the System Restore, I noticed that for the last couple of
months, I've had a System Checkpoint created just about every day, probably
every day that I've powered up, and not always at the same time. In looking
up Help, I couldn't find any reference to the term "System Checkpoint". Is
this a legit reference? And why would it be getting created so frequently?
Click to expand...

That's what system restore does .. one checkpoint every 24 hours, if the
machine is idle enough.
3. In a networked home environment, how can I enhance my defense against
such spyware? Again, I'm using router with NAT and Zone Alarm Pro 4.x.
Click to expand...

You need a virus checker too. On each and every PC.

Downloading and running Spybot S&D (www.security.kolla.de), and ad-aware
6.x (www.lavasoftusa.com, iirc) is also a good plan.
 
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