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Removing Infected _restore Files
Name: bobo77 Date: June 17, 2004 at 14:14:20 Pacific OS: winxp CPU/Ram: 2050
Comment:
how can you modify by either replacing or deleting files in the
c:/windows/_restore/temp.bak
or whatever, like dell and hp put files on teh hard drive as cab files to be used for restoring things but those files cant be deleted even in administrator mode
SO if a virus infects one of thses which i have seen alot and always in a _resotre/folder
Name: Roberto Date: June 17, 2004 at 16:56:04 Pacific
Reply:
The way it looks/sounds, You may only have 1 choice, that is to disable System Restore. reboot and then re-enable it. of coursse doing so will also wipe out all restore points up to that tima.
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Response Number 2
Name: bobo77 Date: June 18, 2004 at 17:57:00 Pacific
Reply:
thats awesome, i dont have access to a comptuer that has that issue right now but next time i see that ill try that, im sure it will work so that rox!!
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