[pchelpers] Re: antitrojan help
- From: " Billyus Eximius" <billy.e@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:25:41 +0100
I'll check this out Scott.
Thank you
Billy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott McNay" <Wizard@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Billyus Eximius" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 4:32 AM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: antitrojan help
>
> Hi Billyus,
>
> Wednesday, June 9, 2004, 12:30:59 PM, you wrote:
>
> BE> The annoying thig is though, I've managed to get rid of this
> BE> trojan, but I don't know what I did to get rid of it. Also, I
> BE> couldn't get AVG to run in safe mode both times I tried it????
>
> BE> Anyway, it's gone now but I wish I knew what I did.
>
> There are two ways to get access to files in "\System Volume
> Information". The first way is to turn off System Restore, as has been
> mentioned. The other way is to add your UserId to the Security tab of
> the Properties sheet for the folder. Normally, only the System account
> has access to the folder, but anyone with Administrator privileges can
> add other users. The second method has the advantage that you don't
> lose your Restore Points (i.e., your backups).
>
> I don't know why the AV manufacturers don't add the extra code needed
> to remove viruses, etc., from "\System Volume Information". If they're
> paranoid that a false alarm might result in the unintended deletion of
> good backup files, all they have to do is make sure that the user
> manually types something to approve the deletion.
>
> BTW, I'm not certain about Win2K, but in WinXP, the folder seems to be
> always present.
>
> --Scott.
>
>
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