When your computer is running at peak performance you probably won’t think twice about downloading some piece of software on the Internet. Most of the time, applications are safe and advanced computer users know how to download software safely and choose trusted download sites. However, sometimes it’s possible to let our guard down and accidently click on an email we shouldn’t, and before we know it a virus has found its way in. Once the malicious software has got it, its very design makes it hard for us to remove.

This is where System Restore comes in handy. As most of us know, it’s where we can roll back system settings to a predetermined point. It was available on XP and Vista, and you’ll also find it on Windows 7.