Comments on: Time & Money Saved. Shawn’s Easy Computer Tips: Part III http://www.2phatgeeks.com/computers-and-internet/time-money-saved-shawns-easy-computer-tips-part-iii/ What geekery is this? The life and times of 2 phat geeks in love. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:02:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bariguy http://www.2phatgeeks.com/computers-and-internet/time-money-saved-shawns-easy-computer-tips-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 bariguy Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:17:11 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=870#comment-1560 That depends on the individual file. If the file is unimportant and not used by anything else, sure. But if the file is an infected system file, I would not recommend random deletion. Also, you might consider a good Anti-spyware program like Spybot or AdAware if your antivirus is picking up malware or spyware. That depends on the individual file. If the file is unimportant and not used by anything else, sure. But if the file is an infected system file, I would not recommend random deletion. Also, you might consider a good Anti-spyware program like Spybot or AdAware if your antivirus is picking up malware or spyware.

]]> By: L http://www.2phatgeeks.com/computers-and-internet/time-money-saved-shawns-easy-computer-tips-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 L Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:21:48 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=870#comment-1554 This is probably a really dumb question, but if the virus scan doesn't have a *delete virus now!* function per se (At least for things that aren't virii, like spyware, etc.), is it safe to go and manually delete? I'm starting to suspect that my scanner is just finding the same files over and over and not doing anything about them... :x This is probably a really dumb question, but if the virus scan doesn’t have a *delete virus now!* function per se (At least for things that aren’t virii, like spyware, etc.), is it safe to go and manually delete?

I’m starting to suspect that my scanner is just finding the same files over and over and not doing anything about them… :x

]]> By: bariguy http://www.2phatgeeks.com/computers-and-internet/time-money-saved-shawns-easy-computer-tips-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1551 bariguy Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:15:16 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=870#comment-1551 L, My experience has been that one a file is infected it's damaged for good. In this case, something like Quarantine is basically a waste of space to keep a damaged file. Also, If you keep up on the system as we've described, you're usually going to find the infected file just after downloading, which means the file you're scanning is, in fact, the virus. You can't remove the virus from itself. better to destroy it. L,

My experience has been that one a file is infected it’s damaged for good. In this case, something like Quarantine is basically a waste of space to keep a damaged file.

Also, If you keep up on the system as we’ve described, you’re usually going to find the infected file just after downloading, which means the file you’re scanning is, in fact, the virus. You can’t remove the virus from itself. better to destroy it.

]]> By: L http://www.2phatgeeks.com/computers-and-internet/time-money-saved-shawns-easy-computer-tips-part-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 L Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:07:12 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=870#comment-1531 >>; I don't delete junk my antivirus ot sure it actually deletes it? finds because I'm nIt's all about *healing* it or throwing it in the Virus Vault for quarantine. Oops. >>;

I don’t delete junk my antivirus ot sure it actually deletes it? finds because I’m nIt’s all about *healing* it or throwing it in the Virus Vault for quarantine. Oops.

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