How to get rid of viruses and worms?

If you're like me, I consider viruses/worms as one of the nasty things that can really push me to the limit particularly when you realised that you haven't got a BACKUP copy of your files and you've got the time to do it AGAIN?!?... what a way to spend hours and hours trying to recover your files with out any guarantees of recovering anything, just the hope that you will...Goodluck!

With this issue, I've listed some easy steps to remove these nasty critters in your computer. Just a note that this is my own version of resolving this problem, there can be a hundred and one ways but this one works for me...

(1) Download STINGER from this site - vil.nai.com/vil/stinger
* STINGER is a McAffee program that is good for removing Trojan worms etc...

or/ the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
* Make sure to copy the file externally onto a flash or floppy disk...

(2) Install the AVG Anti-Virus by simply double-clicking the file and following the instructions on your screen.
* You can also try to get the latest updates from the internet.

(3) 'Turn Off System Restore' by right-clicking on 'My Computer' icon on your desktop and then selecting the properties options.

(4) By clicking on the 'START' button and then typing 'msconfig' under the 'Run...' and then tick the '/SAFEBOOT' option under the 'BOOT.INI' tab and then restart the computer.

(5) After restarting in SAFEMODE, Run the STINGER program and see if it detects all the viruses/worms, you might need to do it twice or so to fully clean the system.

I guess the ultimate resolution to this problem is PREVENTION and the habit of backing up files regularly through flash disks, CD/DVDs or other external drives...a guarantee for a good sleep at night...!

Hope this helps)

- altbat