re: Free online virus scan problem
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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Posted by elmoticky
(80 messages posted)
HouseCall - Scanning and Cleaning Complete
HouseCall did not find any potential threats to your computer. Please use HouseCall
weekly to keep your PC virus and malware free.
You did it ancien!! Congrats. I just finished my scan
as you instructed. My finding of course is above for
you to examine. One more little question and favor.
I printed your instructions. Once I have this clean
slate, do I go over the same task, as you instruct?
This means that all I have to do is go back and remove the check from the box that
disabled Restore? Then reboot?
On Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm, ancien wrote:
>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.
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