Three questions?

Question

Is ok to restore my computer like every month?
Where do Trojan virus' usually come from?(what type of sites)
and
Do I need both AVG and spybot?

One person said I shouldn't do it to often because it will cause problems.Same person said I need an antivirus and a spyware/adware fighter.So that's why I got AVG and Spybot.

Answer 1

1) Depends on how you do your back-up. Restoring an obsolete backup may exclude any updates/patches, so your system may actually be vulnerable.

2) Trojan can come from anywhere, especially email spams/attachments. So watch that e-card from a friend.
According to antivirus firm Sophos,United States (along with China and Russia) is the worst for malware hosting and spam relaying.

"Statistics reveal that in January 2006 spyware accounted for 50.43% of all infected email, while 40.32% were emails linking to websites containing Trojan downloaders. By December 2006 the figures had been reversed, with the latter now accounting for 51.24%, and spyware-infected emails reduced to 41.87%. This trends looks set to continue into 2007 and beyond."

3)You need both and more. AVG & Spybot provide basically different types of infection protection. Why do you think antivirus firms also sell antispyware software (often bundled into one bloated suite - like Norton Internet Security).

Answer 2

to add to whats been said, trojans, virus worms and other bugs can come from anywhere it seems on the web. avg and spybot are good, too much protection, well that doesn't happen in the real world. becareful where you surf. a pop up from a site should be saying, dont go here. use restore when you have to.

Answer 3

1. Yes.
2. Usually from file-sharing sites / clients / warez
3. No. Anti-virus programs check for both viruses and spyware, as many people do not know the difference.