microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

Straight Talk wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:35:37 -0400, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> wrote:
>
>> Straight Talk wrote:
>
>>> Trial and error against malware is a common but very stupid
>>> approach.
>>
>> Nonsense.
>
> Not really.
>
>> It depends entirely on the severity of the infestation.
>
> Precisely. A severity you cannot determine without having a baseline.
>
>> I won't spend hours and hours on a troubled workstation, but if I
>> can pretty easily remove a not-very-invasive piece of malware or
>> two, I simply do so.
>
> And how exactly do you verify that the machine is now back in a
> reliable state?

Because it works and has no further symptoms when I run thorough scans.
That's generally good enough for a home user. Sorry, I'm bored now - done
with this thread. Have fun storming the castle.