Windows cleaner

[Eric Cope]

I agree Lee. That's why I use the wipe/restore method...

Eric


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Lee Reynolds <Lee.Reynolds at asu.edu> wrote:

> The problem with Windows isn't Windows itself, but the calibre of people
> who tend to use it.
>
> I'm not talking about IT folks who do Windows, I'm talking about the
> people who are only barely competent enough to do ANYTHING on a computer at
> all.  They use Windows because that's what was installed on their $299
> e-machines system.  When it gets infested to the point that it is
> non-functional, they'll toss it and go buy another one, never understanding
> that this is not how things are supposed to be.
>
> The computers they own get hacked not only because they don't update and
> secure them, but because they fall for every scam pop-up and email in the
> book.
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> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:44 AM
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> Subject: Re: Windows cleaner
>
> The best advice I ever received IMO with regards to cleaning Windows
> machines was this:
>
> Do a clean install, get everything installed and updated, then take an
> image of the drive. Keep your files (My Documents) backed up. When the
> machine gets infected, wipe the disk, restore the image, update (and
> generate new image) as necessary, restore your files and go.
>
> Trying to clean windows is such a terrible experience, it should not be
> considered an option. Of course, I don't consider Windows an option in the
> first place, but that's another topic.
>
> Eric
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com<mailto:
> cryptworks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I think it might have been. I know Kaspersky was a Linux based live cd
>
> On Feb 15, 2013 9:26 AM, "kitepilot at kitepilot.com<mailto:
> kitepilot at kitepilot.com>" <kitepilot at kitepilot.com<mailto:
> kitepilot at kitepilot.com>> wrote:
> Is that a live-CD Linux distribution?
> ET
>
> Stephen writes:
> Well I have had luck with the malware bytes disk, and avast.
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:11 AM, kitepilot at kitepilot.com<mailto:
> kitepilot at kitepilot.com> <
> kitepilot at kitepilot.com<mailto:kitepilot at kitepilot.com>> wrote:
> No, he doesn't want AVG.
> He wants a live CD Linux distribution with the necessary tools to clean an
> inactive (but accessible) Wincrap filesystem.
> I know what he is after...
> ET
>
> John J. Macey writes:
>
> Wipe Drive, Install Linux. LOL! Give the AVG Trial a try.
> On 02/15/2013 08:41 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> I Love Linux. That being said, what is the best OpenSource program for
> cleaning an infected Microsoft computer (spyware/virus)?
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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