[access-uk] Re: Virus scan and system restore
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:24:43 -0000
System Restore does NOT HAVE to be turned off to do an actual scan.
However, if a problem is found, and you find that after attempting to
clean it, there is still a problem, it is usually because the virus or
whatever has got itself into the system restore files.
That's when you need to disable System Restore, rescan and clean, and
then turn it back on.
George.
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Amro Bilal
Sent: 23 November 2010 01:27
To: Access-UK
Subject: [access-uk] Virus scan and system restore
Hello all,
Windows XP
Is it true that system restore has to be turned off before cleaning
viruses for the cleaning process to be effective or is this just an
urban myth?
The logic dictates that even if the system restore files don't get
cleaned, one has to restore the system to a date before the cleaning
process for any nasty files to come back to the system, right?
Enlighten me please!
Cheers,
Amro
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