2007-11-16 01:45:03 · 6 answers · asked by rtm_skywalker 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
To be safe, I always run a FULL Scan again. It should come up CLEAN.
But do this too:
- run Disk Cleanup - from the System Tools section of Accessories (Check ALL of the boxes, so everything that is deleted. Everything that is detected is NOT NEEDED).
- Open My Computer, then Right Click on your C drive and pick PROPERTIES. Pick the Tools section and click on CHECK NOW. Check both tests, and YES, let it run after you restart. You see, CHECK DISK will ensure that your hard drive is working completely. This test might take an hour or so.
- run DEFRAG - from the System Tools section of Accessories.
Keep your anti-spyware solution up to date, and run a full scan every few days. I recommend the free SpyBot Search & Destroy that you can get from http://www.download.com
Do all of this regularly, and your computer will run better.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-11-16 01:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, If you are sure that the "healing" really happened and you are no longer infected. Maybe is a good idea to try a scan with a second anti virus (many have on line limited versions), just to be sure.
Also note that your computer may be reinfected quickly from an external source (a file on an USB stick for example).
So, after a really bad infection, repeat the scan a couple of days after the "healing".
2007-11-16 09:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by BogdanF 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One sure way to tell if the virus has been reloaded out of your backup files: After you run your scan, and the virus is apparently gone, shut down your rig completely and do a cold boot. If the virus is reloaded, it will show up on a secondary scan. It's always a good idea to run virus and spyware scans from the safe mode with system restore disabled. Hope this has helped.
2007-11-16 10:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be but malware may still be lurking in your system restore volumes so it would be in your best interests to disable system restore, reboot then re-enable system restore when you log back on. What this does is protects you from reloading the malware should you ever need to do a system restore.
Many anti-virus products cannot remove viruses from system restore thus the reason for clearing out possible infected points. For reference to this, see the link below:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial56.html#problems
There are several ways to disable system restore but the easiest is to go to Control Panel, System, System Restore tab and tick the box to "Turn off system restore on all drives", click Apply, click OK and reboot. Follow the same steps when you log back on to re-enable system restore by removing the tickmark.
For reasons System Restore should disabled and re-enabled after and not before malware removal, see the webpage below:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2005/09/17/66724.aspx
2007-11-16 09:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by MLM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your antivirus software found a virus and killed the virus, it is a good idea to run your antivirus for a second time, and then reboot. If nothing is found, yes it is safe to use your pc.
Minddoctor, France
2007-11-16 09:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Haha, healed. Yes, it should be fine.
2007-11-16 09:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by ***~*** 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋