Re: restoration
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 11/19/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:35:07 -0700
"JAX" <slipslide@pop.not> wrote in message
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> If I may, when attempting to eradicate a virus, SR should be
> turned off and cleared to prevent the recurrence of the virus
> from files trapped in SR.
Although it's not a bad idea to do as you suggest, it's important
to realize that a virus in a restore point is completely
innocuous and can't do any harm unless you restore from that
restore point.
Doing what you suggest is fine, but it's equally good, if you
know which restore points contain the virus, not to do so, and
just make sure that if you ever use a restore point, that one
with the virus isn't used. However, the latter course requires
great care, and unless you're very careful to keep track of where
the virus is and where it isn't, doing as you suggest may be a
better choice for many people.
So I'm not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that if you're
sufficiently careful, it isn't strictly necessary.
However, this isn't Rose2001's issue, which is getting rid of the
primary infection, not just restore points which contain it.
System Restore is not the tool to do that, as I said.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:O$h9s2ZzEHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> In news:9B308B2B-17DE-4248-941F-5ED07E89B123@microsoft.com, >> rose2001 <rose2001@discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >> >>> having problems trying to restore. computer tells me it can't >>> restore >>> to the point i choose. >> >> >> >> Unfortunately System Restore sometimes gets corrupted, and >> there's nothing you can do except turn it off and turn it back >> on. That will lose all existing restore points, but it should >> at least work correctly from that point forward. >> >> >>> using xp. computer ran without McAfee anti >>> virus for a year or so..thought it was running. have 2 >>> viruses >>> embedded and was trying to restore to get rid of them. >> >> >> System restore is not a tool for getting rid of viruses. >> Depending on the virus, it may not help at all, and even if it >> can, if the virus has been there for a substantial part of >> that year, you won't have a restore point that goes back far >> enough. >> >> What are the two viruses you have, and how do you know you >> have them? The way to get rid of them is with anti-virus >> software. >> >> -- >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User >> Please reply to the newsgroup >> > >
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