"(PeteCresswell)"  wrote in message 
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>
>Per Wolf K:
>>Every anti-malware/anti-virus program will have both false positives and
>>false negatives. No test is 100% reliable, in any context.
>>
>>Keep that in mind the next time your doc recommends a medical test. We
>>live in a contingent world, the best we can do is improve the odds in
>>our favour. Sometimes.
>
>So... what to Those Who Know do?   Multiple programs, stick with one and
>live with the compromises?..... if Plan B, which one?
>
>Once I have a "Good" image to fall back to, I'm not all that worried
>about day-today protection:  keep Avast up-to-date, and roll with
>it....re-image if the unexpected happens.   I was just surprised that
>BitDefender and MalwareBytes found stuff on my supposedly-pristine
>"Good" image...  But now I've got it cleaned up and a copy squirreled
>away offline.
>
>But I've got a family member bringing their PC up here on Wednesday -
>one which obviously has problems and which I could not troubleshoot via
>TeamViewer.
>
>Based on past experience - and the fact that they let their Avast
>subscription expire some unknown number of weeks (months?) ago, I am
>expecting it to be heaving mass of malware.
>
>For these guys, the "Good Image" strategy is pretty much hopeless: they
>spew their data all over the System drive and a re-image is going to
>hurt them.
>
>Since BitDefender returned so many more hits (65+ vs 7) on my laptop,
>I'm thinking that if I apply only one, BitDefender will be it.

Well, hopefully they don't have that Help_DeCrypt trojan,
Have fun.  :)
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/cryptowall-ransomware-information
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