Computer question/related paypal
I have discovered that I had malware/spyware on my computer. I recently bought Norton 360 anti-virus and it shows to have blocked it, but my computer still runs slow. The malware is called zango / 180 solutions and it shows to have a keylogger...or something. I downloaded a free Spyware program that shows I have over 500 registry problems and keyloggers etc....Of course I have to pay for it to "fix" the isssues.Anyways, my question/ uneasiness is in signing up for paypal. I want to contribute to SMC ,but am afraid that this malware might get my credit card number. What do ya'll computer experts think? Am I a sitting duck?
I will not let my grandkids on this thing ever again...:o
My solution to the Windows problems
I use a shareware imaging solution. http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/imagel.html yes I did buy it It can save to CD's, DVD's or partitions on the same or a different Hard Drive. What I found really useful is the Linux version. No, You don't have to know command line syntax to use it, though there may be advantage to knowing some command line switches.
The useful thing about creating an image from a bootable CD is that Windows isn't running when the image is made, it's static. Also Linux uses more available memory than the DOS version so the Linux version is faster. I use DVD-RWs and can get the Operating system and applications on 2 DVD's. I also create one image right after setting up a new computer after updates and periodic images when something changes or it's been a while. If something pukes, I can restore the most recent image and will lose only what has changed on that partition since the last image. I keep my data on a different partition so if the Windows partition pukes, I haven't lost much if any data. If I had a virus or something that had been on my machine for an unknown period of time, I can restore the "just born" partition and I'm back in business although I don't have the most recent updates and applications.
I hope this makes sense.
Curt