[bspkumar]

I am going to reinstall OS tomorrow after facing many problems with malware and virus issues with internet ( Files are downloading automatically without my concern )

So, I request you to suggest steps I have to follow before installing and immediately after installing the OS .

( Best antivirus, best firewall,best adware..........etc )

You can suggest me anything to get rid of these malware issues.

[mrss]

Maybe take a good look at how you web surf, do email, download, etc. Even the best programs can't stop you from willingly, or being tricked into clicking on rogue web links, and email attachments, etc. There's also some good advice in the sticky posts at the top of this forum.

I also would add that Firefox with the No-Script add-on will block websites from installing code on your PC. The trick is to tell which websites to trust and which to block. That can be tough, and also makes for some boring surfing.

If you create a user account w/o admin privileges and use it to web surf, the limited privileges will stop some malware from getting installed if you get fooled into clicking on a bad link.

You might also look at Linux distributions that boot off CD or flash drives, and that don't use the hard drive. Firefox can be installed on them, and then you can web surf and anything you may download disappears when you power off.

[Frank4d]

I saw your thread regarding making a backup: http://forums.techguy.org/general-se...-up-files.html and decided to answer here since it is related. The answer is yes, your backup could possibly contain malware.

I suggest before you make a backup, you want to be sure the files you want to save are clean. Download AVG8 Free Edition: http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afe and have it do a full scan. Then backup the files you want to keep to a CD (being careful none of those files have dll, exe, com, vbs, scr or reg extensions unless you are sure they are safe).

After you reinstall your OS, install AVG8 again before you even think about connecting the computer to the Internet. Then restore you backed up files last.