Ramblings of an old Doc

 

So, you’ve done your due diligence and despite all you’ve done, you’ve been hit. It happens.

The thing about your Security software? It’ll clean out the virus/Trojan, but it won’t fix the damage the malware has done to your system when it took over various functions and rendered them inoperable.

So what can you do? Format and reinstall Windows, or remove the malware and try to fix all the functions rendered inoperable.

Now, instead of the laborious task of going and finding all the broken stuff and fixing them (even if you know how to do that), “There’s an app for that!”.

Moreover, it’s free, small and portable as well. It will even serve as a dashboard to activate your CCleaner and Malwarebytes scans. Seriously.

Automatic System Cleaner v. 2.5 is it. There’s a bunch of other good stuff by the dev (kudos to Matthew McMullan) there as well (Ask toolbar remover, an actual GUI for CeckDisk to show all its switches and a multi-toolbar remover as well).

To show what it can do, I’ve assembled a collage of screenies for you.

 

 

Source:

http://www.ghacks.net/2014/03/09/fix-windows-virus-attack-automatic-system-cleaner/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e1179%2ehj0ao01hy5%2e182d

 


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on Mar 27, 2014

RedneckDude
Never heard of Syncback, gonna look into it.

Excellent set-it-and-forget-it backup app.  At a great price ($0).  Runs unattended using scheduler.

on Mar 28, 2014

So, use Syncback AND Acronis? Or is it either/or?

 

on Mar 28, 2014

I use both.  Each backs up to a different removable drive.  As recommended by the Department of Redundancy Department.

on Mar 28, 2014

RedneckDude
So, use Syncback AND Acronis? Or is it either/or?

Both.

One is ideal for heavy duty drive image backup ... the other is for secondary duplication [backup] of specific data files/folders.

A combination of BOTH works best...

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