I agree Lee. That's why I use the wipe/restore method... Eric On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Lee Reynolds 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. > > Lee Reynolds > Systems Analyst Principal > ASU Advanced Computing Center > a2c2.asu.edu > > GWC-558 > 480.965.9460 (Office) > 480.458.7434 (Mobile) > > Have an A2C2 related question or problem? > > Just send an email to the following address detailing > the nature of the question or problem and a service request > will be created automatically: > > support@hpchelp.asu.edu > > > > ________________________________________ > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [ > plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] on behalf of Eric Cope [ > eric.cope@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:44 AM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > 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@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@kitepilot.com kitepilot@kitepilot.com>" kitepilot@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@kitepilot.com kitepilot@kitepilot.com> < > kitepilot@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~(-: > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org< > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss< > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> > > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org< > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss< > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >