Tips to protect your PC from Viruses

[funxlab]

I had a very bad experience with Norton and AVG Anti Viruses when I used both of them after a few months gap for checking my PC for viruses. Both of them not only changed the extensions of infected files but both made the files unusable. So I was thinking if this is the solution these quite famous Anti-Viruses are providing & Why don't they simply say this file is infected n we can't repair it and so select "delete" these number of files.

(Note: I used legitimate copy of AVG )


After that I did a few things to save my backup data:

1- I compressed all my small exe program folders with winrar to rar files. I run setup directly from these rar files to install small size programs.

2- For Bigger programs I use Ultra ISO. I have made images of Office 2007, and many other programs that are in 100s of MB or in GBs in size .I run their installation from the virtual drives mounting the ISO files.

As many viruses infect exe files, I have so far been able to save my backup data from infection for last one year.

For Windows Installation Drive (My C: Drive)

If I feel like my Windows Installation is infected now, I simply restore image I created using Acronis True image after the clean installation of Windows Vista with all programs I use. It takes 5 Minutes.

I use portable Anti-viruses sometimes to check only.

[muhkkhan]

use bitdefender internet security suite its good against very big range of virus definiions and other features ass well

[Max]

but the main problem is that it is not free

[babarhyd]

Torrents? Warez Sites? :P

[lahori191]

Use EZ antivirus
Download from here
Try to find a zip or rar file file with a crack.
The version that I have installed even gets automatic updates.
I am very much satisfied with this because ever since I installed it I didn't face any virus problems.
I have used avg, norton and avast before they are useless.

[Dr.Farhan]

@funxlab and hpa.

i believe you guys restrore your windows using Images in max 5 min.. i would request both of you to please write a tutorial for it on how to back up and restore a windows XP sp3 or anyother from an image.. pleas explain the pros andcons of your software of choice and the process of Creatingand restoring the image.

also please include the info about creating an image with installed drivers and softwares.. is that possible?...

thanks in anticipation...

[M.Farooq]

A lot of people have been using Norton Ghost for imaging purposes for quite some time now although the new ways of doing it I am not that adapt with them anymore . I have a pair of portable hard-drives at my disposal to keep my critical data and I have been practicing the habit of not keeping any data that is critical on my internal hard-drives due to fear of virus attacks hence till now I have been relatively safe for the past few years or so .

[Bob]

Originally Posted by Dr.Farhan

@funxlab and hpa.

i believe you guys restrore your windows using Images in max 5 min.. i would request both of you to please write a tutorial for it on how to back up and restore a windows XP sp3 or anyother from an image.. pleas explain the pros andcons of your software of choice and the process of Creatingand restoring the image.

also please include the info about creating an image with installed drivers and softwares.. is that possible?...

thanks in anticipation...

yes a tutorial would be gr8 cause i always wanted to have the image of my freshly installed vista but didnt had that much time to experiment and research

[nazareth]

@Doc Farhan: I'm surprised at you, aren't you using a Gigabyte board? Mine makes an image of my C: drive. I can backup/restore with just F9 during boot and a mouse click!

[Dr.Farhan]

i love every thing about pakistan..the ONLY thing i hate in pakistan is the GOD DAM BLOODY MOTH** F##**#@ ASSH**#@# Gigabyte dealors who donot import GB boards..

i would Kill to get my hands on a GB board with waranty.. but Damit.. i m spoofed

thats why requested members to post a Restoring tutorial, so that difrent users with difrent softwares can provide us comparisons of such softwares so that the best and easiest solutions should be brought into comon day [practice..

[Baber Kamal]

yup a tutorial would be very very nice. I am waiting plz do it quick. Thanx