Re: System restore vs Virus

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Negative, I do not have it backwards!!!

Give me one good reason to disable System Restore before a system has been cleaning...

Additional info:

Should I purge all my restore point before removing virus & malware infection?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#PurgeAndClean

AumHa Forums
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=15265

Bug busting: Getting Rid of Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/bugbusting.mspx

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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

Plato wrote:
> Bert Kinney wrote:
>>
>> System Restore should not be disabled until AFTER all
>> virus/malware is removed.
>
> You have it backwards. Disable system restore first.
>
>
>> Virus and Spyware removal and prevention:
>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/spyware.html
>>
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>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>> Lil' Dave wrote:
>>> Some viruses specifically target system restore points
>>> as part of their payload. And in those cases system
>>> restore should be disabled, and all former restore
>>> points deleted. The safest way to save your system is
>>> with an imaging file to removable media. And to
>>> restore the original boot record if that is available
>>> as part of the image file restoration.


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