>do backups manually to media not normally connected to the computer Yup. This is really the only 100% way to have control over your stuff, local, physically s

>do backups manually to media not normally connected to the computer Yup. This is really the only 100% way to have control over your stuff, local, physically separated storage. > notice that something has gone wrong sometime between when the infection starts and when you connect the drive. This assumes a chronological/incremental order for complete backups, which in practice is lazy and not related to the value of your data. Your only enemy should be the hardware. Dealing with the ugliest virus/worm/trojan turns into a mere nuisance when you have that kind of headroom.