I recently picked up two Trojan Horse Backdoor Viruses, Jeemp and Avstral. My anti-virus program picked them off and removed them, but this morning they showed up in my RESTORE\TEMP file. The anti-virus could not remove them, and I wouldn't move them to the Virus Vault. I downloaded Anti-Trojan 5.5, and it found other infected files and removed it from their. I then deleted that program, but Anti-Trojan did not locate the virus in the RESTORE\TEMP file area. What do I need to do to get these out? Can you recommend a good firewall program? How do I protect myself in the future? I recently switched from dial-up to cable modem.

You have turned off System Restore before you've scanned and cleaned, then re-booted, right? With SR turned on, the operating system will not permit any files to be deleted. Solarian

The four most popular, personal firewalls on the market are Zone Alarm, Sygate, Agnitum Outpost and Kerio. They're available in both free and pay-for versions. The free ones are excellent (they will completely stealth your computer's ports). Try this link for one-stop shopping: LINK Scroll through listings. Solarian

How do I turn off System restore?

LOL!! I would have to be at home with my XP computer, rather than at my brother's who has the Windows ME computer (I maintain it for him). If memory serves, you'll find it in the Control Panel. Click on Services. You might also get there using My Computer. At any rate, you want System Properties. Along the top of the box, you'll see a row of tabs. I believe it's the far-right tab called Advanced. Just keep looking; you can't hurt anything. If you're unsure, or become lost, just click on CANCEL (no changes will be made) and try again. What you are looking for is a check-box next to a line that says, roughly: "Turn off System Restore. Check the box. Then be sure to hit either Apply or OK, and all other OKs on the way out. I wish I could be more exact, but as I said, I'm sitting in front of XP, trying to imagine ME. There are some major differences between the way the two operating systems are set up. Most importantly, after you've turned off System Restore, scanned and cleaned your PC of the trojan, then re-booted, make sure to turn System Restore back on for future emergencies. Best of luck, Solarian

I should have been more clear. The Control Panel can be a starting point from where you drill down. System Restore itself is NOT in the Control Panel. My brother's ME computer is just down the street. But he'd shoot me if I showed up at this hour (3:04am EST). 8-) Solarian

Exact instructions to disable System Restore. LINK Solarian