[access-uk] Re: Virus scan and system restore
- From: "Amro Bilal" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:35:27 -0000
OK both. Many thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. Although I created a
clean restore point as it were after I finished cleaning my machine last night,
I've just went back and deleted all old restore points, turned system restore
back on, scanned my machine again and no baddies were found so all is well and
clean now.
If you are interested here's the full story. All my machine scans with ESET and
Malwarebytes have always reported a clean machine including the last scan in
October. Last night I lowered my guard for only few minutes and turned ESET
firewall and virus scan off to test something. During this I got a Skype call.
No one was at the other end so I terminated the call quickly. When I then
scanned my computer ESET reported 13 infiltrations. It could've been just a
coincidence, but if it was, it is a strange one!
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: Doris and Chris
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:28 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Virus scan and system restore
At 09:24 AM 11/23/2010 +0000, you wrote:
>System Restore does NOT HAVE to be turned off to do an actual scan.
>
>IHowever, if f any malware is found during a virus and/or malware
>scan, it is a good idea to delete previous restore points to make
>sure the baddie is not restored during a system restore. Once
>restore points are deleted, a new restore point should be created
>with the system all clean.
hth
Doris
>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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