re: Free online virus scan problem
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by ancien
(46 messages posted)
The .CPY files are created by the WinMe system restore function.
The malware files are trojan downloaders that masquerade as system files so get picked
up and protected by the operating system. Housecall can't delete the .CPY files because
they are "locked" by the operating system.
To delete the .CPY files you have to turn off system restore, which will destroy
all your restore points.
Here is the procedure to disable System Restore:
1. Close all open programs.
2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows desktop, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Performance tab.
4. Click File System.
5. Click the Troubleshooting tab.
6. select the box in Disable System Restore, click OK, and then click Close.
7. Click Yes to restart. Be sure the system restarts as this disables the System
Restore feature and deletes all contents of the C:\_RESTORE folder.
Once system restore is disabled, then run your Housecall scan and let it finish cleaning.
If it says you are completely clean, then go through the above process and uncheck
Disable System Restore, and reboot again.
Note that any back-up files or images created since you got infected will also carry
the trojans.
On Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 10:59 am, elmoticky wrote:
>Not to worry about not being an expert ancien, who
>is? Anyway, here I go:
>
>All of the scans that I have ran detected the same
>malware/grayware/spyware infections. At first I
>also had a pony in there. A "Troj_malagent.G"
>infection. But somehow the horse is no more.
>
>Here is what was detected by name:
>
>Mal_Puridl (malware) 2 infections
>ADW_Clickspring.G (grayware/spyware) 1 infection
>
>File names:
> C/RESTORE/TEMP/A007652.CPY
> C/RESTORE/TEMP/A007653.CPY
>
>The file names must be for the three infections, I
>am not sure, but that is what it shows. These bugs
>are harmless, and I really do not worry if they
>continue to be there. They have shown up everytime
>I do a scan.
>
>I tried clicking "start, run, and typing the names
>to no avail. So I just won`t try without anyone who
>knows how to do that. And like I said ancien, I am
>not worried about these infections.
>
>Again thanks for the tips of what`s coming, I will
>surely do another scan soon.
>
>
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