What software do I use to get rid of those nasty programs?  You know the ones that are trying to get your information, or destroy your PC.  I use a couple of programs depending on how bad the infection is, but as my start I always use Malware Bytes.

Once you have installed this program, its really easy to use it, and keep your machine clean.

Just click on “Perform Full Scan” and “Scan”.

Once you have run this atleast twice then you can run quick scans after that.  If the program find anything it will prompt you to remove it, or clean it automatically.

Here are the settings that I use

and I recommend that you click on the update tab and check for updates every time that you go to run the software after your first download.

You don’t need to purchase the software to get the functionality, but if you like the software, why not give the developers something for their time.

Your not alone.  A lot of people don’t know how to effectively use them, and they can be a great tool for backup.  However; that being said, it should never be your ONLY form of backup of your system.  System Restore points should be considered the front line of your backup solution.

System Restore points can be made in Vista or Windows 7 by opening the Control Panel and choosing System.

Select on System Protection

Here we are able to choose the specific settings of our backup.  Choose configure, and Select the following options:

Restore system settings and previous versions of files.

The amount of Disk Space that is used, is up to you.  I would  normally recommend about 10% of your total Hard Disk.  Once these options are enabled, then your system should be backing up the data. The default for the task in Windows is to run at midnight each day.

***NOTE***

I do not consider this to be a full backup of your system, however; if used correctly this can be used as one component of a full backup routine for your data.