Re: Spyware and Virus Scans with multiple User accounts in XP

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

Both Ad-Aware and Spybot have custom scanning features in fact I think they
all do. Since most spyware/adware is downloaded, installed and run from the
current users temp and/or temporary internet files folder what you should do
is add those users Document and Settings folder to a custom scan for your
antispyware scanners.

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"MCSE_TODD" <MCSE_TODD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:33D16E29-8650-4A28-BB2D-B25B250D8BCD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi guys. My name is Todd and I am an MCSE (2003). I was wondering if
> anyone
> has found the solution to my problem...
>
> Scenario: I have a computer that's bogged down with viruses and spyware
> that I remove with multiple spyware programs (adaware se, spybot) and
> virus
> scanners (avg, trend, pandasoftware)...nothing unusual here. But then I
> get
> to a computer that has 4 users (i.e. mom, dad, child1, child2) and I take
> care of all of the problems under the main account (dad).
>
> Question: How the heck do I perform just 1 scan to cover all of the
> different users. The way I normally do it, one account will be all clear
> good to go..then I'll log into another account and it's got all the
> problems
> the first user had and more. Then I have to start all over waiting for
> the
> different scans like it's another computer! This multiplies the time it
> takes to clean a computer (3 accounts = 3 times the work!)
>
> I've tried booting into safe mode and running all of the scans from the
> administrator account but that just adds another account to scan! Nothing
> works!
>
> Thanks for your help in advance,
>
> Todd
>
> MCSE 2003
> MCSA
> MCP
> MCDBA SQL Server 2000


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