System Restore

Your computer is already equipped with the ability to turn back time (not quite like Cher’s song: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cher/ificouldturnbacktime.html). The good thing is that not all malware programs have found a way to disable it. There could be a possibility to restore your PC to a time before you received the infection.

Go to “Start”, “All Programs”, go up to “Accessories”, “System Tools”, then click “System Restore”. You will see this:



Choose, “Restore my computer to an earlier time”, then click next.



Choose a date that is in bold numbers, and then click next. It will look something like this:



Click next and follow whatever it says. After the computer reboots, it will notify you whether or not the process was successful. Click OK.

When you are done, check to see if your computer seems to be working correctly. Make sure you run Spybot Search and Destroy and CCleaner in order to clean up any remaining files. Just a Note: Once your computer has become infected, it can be hard to tell if the PC still has vulnerabilities on it. Unfortunately, the only way to know the computer is clean is to back up your files, re-format the hard-drive (totally wipe the PC clean), and re-install the operating system (and all your software). I hope I didn’t scare you too much.