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Old 03-13-2008, 06:25 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Fusion has tools to import your Parallels virtual machines. I prefer Fusion, its benchmarked better for actual applications, whereas Parallels performs better for games.

Also, regarding editing your startup items, I think its a lost cause by today's standards in malicious software. Having made my own, I can tell you that any "good" malware is going to reinstall itself every time you restart your machine. Deleting it's registry entries and startup options are fruitless, because the application will recreate itself with a new dynamic name at every boot. This has become a standard, and its extremely difficult to track and get rid of on your own when you don't know where to look.

About 98% of the software designed to remove malware like this cannot undo the installation once the malware set it's hooks into your device. What these programs can do, and do well, is prevent malware like this from infecting you. That is about the only protection you can get, stopping the problem before it starts. I highly recommend starting over with your virtual machines, or restoring back to one that works.

As a PC user by profession, I would adise you to invest in Norton Ghost, and get into the habit of making Ghost Images of your Virtual Machine's local hard drive. In the event of a catostrophic failure, or malware installation, you can restore your system folder (or the entire drive) in just a matter of minutes.

I can go from Zero to XP + SP2 and all my programs installed in less than 7 minutes. Yes, I've timed it because I hate Windows installs too.
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