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TrojanHorse Generic.VDU Svchost.EXE
Name: blueoases Date: October 6, 2008 at 11:06:17 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Core Processor 3800+ 2.0 Product: Gateway GT5028 AMD Athlon
Comment:
I'm getting an AVG virus alert about once a day. File name is C:\System Volume Information\_restore{593F298F-B7D6-4A3D-A260-6D7E68E3F587}\RP476\A0078584 Process Name is C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe Process ID: 920
When I first started getting this error, I would use AVG to "Heal." The last dozen or so times I've prompted it to "Move to Vault."
Not sure what to do or if this is even a valid SVChost.exe.
Name: KirstyN Date: October 6, 2008 at 13:01:04 Pacific
Reply:
That seems to be coming from your System Restore folder, and if that's the case, it probably isn't even a virus. I've heard a lot of problems reported from AVG users about the program drawing attention to contents in the C:\System Volume Information folder. These are usually relatively harmless, although you can go in and delete them if you want. If your restore is running daily, then it's natural that the alert is going to appear once a day as well as this is when the anti-virus software detects it being made!
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