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jaybee View Member Profile	Jun 18 2005, 09:48 PM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-June 05 Member No.: 24,006	i am seeking assistance on malware removal and system restore. some people tell me to properly remove such is to disable system restore while others say that it is a bad idea to do in case something goes wrong, plus if i restore back like a week before the problem, that would clear some of the malware and or hijack. i am very confused on what to tell a friend of mine to do with it as i was always led to believe that SR be disabled to properly clean a system, btw, it is an XP based system. just seeking assistance on this to whom may know for sure. thank you. --------------------

Pandy View Member Profile	Jun 18 2005, 10:21 PM Post #2
Bleepin' Mod Group: Moderator Posts: 4,748 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Whence I came Member No.: 108	Hi jaybee.. IMHO it is best to reset system restore AFTER you get your computer cleaned of Malware and spyware. A bad system restore point is better than none at all. Once you disable system restore all previous points get deleted... I would wait til after the fixing to reset system restore. -------------------- Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~ Benjamin Franklin

jaybee View Member Profile	Jun 19 2005, 07:39 AM Post #3
New Member Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-June 05 Member No.: 24,006	thank you for your insight, another question, how about clearing all previous restore except the current. can that be done? --------------------

Leurgy View Member Profile	Jun 19 2005, 08:23 AM Post #4
Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883	Hello jaybee and welcome to BC. QUOTE how about clearing all previous restore except the current. can that be done? When you turn of System Restore (SR) all the restore points are deleted. Turning it back on will create a new restore point. So, if you do this without rebooting, you will have a current restore point. QUOTE If the System Volume Information Folder is on an NTFS partition, the SVI directory can be accessed by a virus utility to clean an infected file as any other part of the file system. If the System Volume Information (SVI) folder is on a FAT partition and a virus infected file has been detected or copied to the data store before it was cleaned, the data store needs to be purged to remove the Restore Point with the infected file. That is from Microsoft. So it depends on the file system you are using, whether or not you need to delete the restore points. This post has been edited by Leurgy: Jun 19 2005, 08:24 AM -------------------- ** We use our powers for good, not evil ** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo

jaybee View Member Profile	Jun 19 2005, 10:38 AM Post #5
New Member Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-June 05 Member No.: 24,006	disk cleanup, more options tab reads..."you can free up more disk space by removing all but the most recent restore point" in the system restore tab...will that work for clearing an infection in restore? --------------------

Leurgy View Member Profile	Jun 19 2005, 10:46 AM Post #6
Voted most likely Group: Members Posts: 3,675 Joined: 19-September 04 From: Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,883	Only if the most recent restore point is not infected. -------------------- ** We use our powers for good, not evil ** When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. Abraham Maslo

jaybee View Member Profile	Jun 19 2005, 11:22 AM Post #7
New Member Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 18-June 05 Member No.: 24,006	cool, thats a ton of help in making sure. at least there is options other then just disabling it first, i use and have suggested ERUNT for the registry back up, a nice little utility. many thanks for the great support here at BP, i'll try to frequent the site. --------------------

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