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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer
I'll add that you guys need to turn off system restore while troubleshooting these malware episodes. Enable and create a new restore point when system is clean and behaving normally.
I anticipate this thread getting more and more attention.
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This is a really good point. If you have an infection, and it happens to go unnoticed by your virus scanner or if your scanner doesn't detect that sort of thing, the virus will get backed up into a System Restore point. And system restore info can't be scanned by normal antivirus/malware scanners. So if you get an infection, and it's able to go unnoticed and ends up in a sys restore point, it can infect your system later.
After you purge your system of a bug, always delete all of your restore points just to be safe.
- Open System by clicking the Start button
, right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties.
- In the left pane, click System protection.
If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Under Protection Settings, click Configure.
- Under Disk Space Usage, click Delete.
- Click Continue, and then click OK.
