[access-uk] Re: Trojan horse coming back
- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:12:33 +0000
Thanks for the help. I thought this would have been the case, as the
trojan originally resided in an executable found in the program files
directory, which, I believe, system restore backs up. I will show her
how to do that when I visit her in December. Thanks again.
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:10:51 -0000, "Malcolm Parfitt"
<malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Yes, System Restore is quite capable of doing this. It is a good idea to
> disable System Restore delete any restore points, clean the machine and
> enable it again.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 8:48 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Trojan horse coming back
>
> Hi all,
> A few weeks ago Hannah and I managed to remove a trojan horse from her
> Toshiba laptop. Now, despite it being vanished from her laptop, it's
> decided to come back again. I am wondering, since she has system restore
> enabled, could that have backed up the virus and thus reinfect her
> system? She is using AVG Free 7.1 and she has not downloaded anything
> recently to cause the trojan to reappear.
> Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you.
> Christopher Hallsworth
> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
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