Spyware, viruses, & security : viruses in the "system volume information" folder!
viruses in the "system volume information" folder!
by daas88 - 4/18/08 8:51 PMi guess i have a fortress of security software in my computer, i have avast pro,ashampoo firewall, spybot s&d and spyware terminator installed on my pc, and my screen saver is the avast's. when i leave my pc idle for a while, the screen saver always(well, not always, bot often) finds a virus in the "system volume information" folder... does that mean anything? is there a virus that runs only in that folder? i'd appreciate your advice...
Normally, This Means That You...
by tobeach - 4/18/08 9:52 PM In reply to: viruses in the "system volume information" folder! by daas88have or HAD a virus/trojan etc. and it was actively on machine when 1 or more system restore points were created so there are copies of it waiting there in ambush if you restore to one of those infected points/dates.
Easiest cure is to "dump " all old restore points by turning OFF System Restore & then Turning On again & running scan & IF clean, then creating a "new" clean point(s). Here's how:
http://www.pchell.com/virus/systemrestore.shtml
You can create new points manually for a while if you like.
Good Luck!! 
thanks a lot!
by daas88 - 4/21/08 7:42 PM In reply to: Normally, This Means That You... by tobeachYup, that was the problem, thanks a lot! and i already deleted those troyans =P
(NT) Good Work! Glad Clean Now!! :D
by tobeach - 4/21/08 9:34 PM In reply to: thanks a lot! by daas88
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