Recently my computer has been running extremely slow. My virus and spyware scans (avast, adaware, zonealarm spyware scan, counterspy, microsoft malicious software removal toool) turned up about eight or so problems. My computer is running slightly faster now, but it is still a lot slower than it was a few days ago. I have heard some people say that system restore is a good idea, but others have said its not. What do you all recommend?
Should I system restore as an antivirus solution?liveupdate
Do this first: Update your anti-virus program with the latest virus definitions. Then reboot into Safe Mode and run your anti-virus program for a complete check. Based on what you said, you probably will find a problem(s) which you can then take care of. BUT, assuming that some virus or trojan is found, chances are that it has also infected your system restore points. So, you really need to go to the system restore window and check the box that says "Turn Off System Restore On All Drives". What that does is delete all the previous restore points, all of which are probably infected anyway. Then run your antivirus in Safe Mode again, and when all is clear, reboot and then go back to System Restore and uncheck that box. Hope this helps.
Should I system restore as an antivirus solution?nortin
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