Ive decided to keep mse, sandboxie, returnil, superantispyware, malwarebytes, seven firewall, uac, and surf from my guest account only. I figure it doesnt really matter what a/v, firewall or browser i use since nothing seems to be able to get past sandboxie and returnil anyways, so i might as well use the a/v and browser which intergrates with win 7 64 the best .
You forgot the most important layer - and that is imaging. Have a look here:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...trategies.html
Imaging with free Macrium
and also, simply avoid adult sites, torrent and warez sites, p2p apps, and keygens/cracks. Keep away from that stuff, and 98% of your issues go away.
I would recommend you have a look at imaging, it is very simple to set up & use. I have restored to images numerous times without any problems on Windows Seven, Vista & XP i have always found System restore problematic & most times ended in a clean install.
There are a number of imaging options available, i was introduced to Macrium and been very happy with it that i have never had a reason to look at other options but the choices are yours
The system restore facility of windows has always been "capricious", to say the least. I would not bet my life on it. Plus, any well written virus can disable it and then you are stuck.
Restoring from an image on the other hand runs completely independent from the operating system (off-line so to speak) and cannot be compromised by any outside source.
The reason I recommend Macrium for the task is because I found Macrium to be one of the easiest imaging programs around. But there are fine other options - you may just need a bit longer to understand their mode of operation.
Try running all of the test viruses and spyware from Eicar and Spycar.
eicar | THE ANTI-VIRUS OR ANTI-MALWARE TEST FILE
Welcome to Spycar
If your current anti-malware programs don't detect and/or block these test files (especially the .zip files and https files from Eicar) then you might want to reconsider your choice of programs.
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