help needed removing virus please

Browntoa

I do it to delete all the restore points before scanning then go to safe mode ..personal preference

intel

Browntoa wrote:

I do it to delete all the restore points before scanning then go to safe mode ..personal preference

I suppose its better than Windows disabling restore when going into safe mode... I mean who trusts MS anyway..lol... :rolleyes:

Toxteth_OGrady

intel wrote:

Its just that if you go into safe mode restore is disabled anyway.. so thats why there aint much point in turning it off then going into safe mode.

:beer:

Edit:I edited previous post.

Sorry Inters but I think you'll find you're wrong on this one. You cannot create a System Restore point in Safe Mode but you can select previous ones for recovery - in fact, that's the first option you get on entering safe mode.

The subtle but important distinction is that by disabling System Restore in the normal Windows environment it actually deletes all previously save restore points.

So if you've detected malware in a System Restore file the best thing to do is disable System Restore in normal mode (effectively deleting the infected file) before going into Safe Mode for a scan.

HTH

:cool:

TOG

intel

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

Sorry Inters but I think you'll find you're wrong on this one. You cannot create a System Restore point in Safe Mode but you can select previous ones for recovery - in fact, that's the first option you get on entering safe mode.

The subtle but important distinction is that by disabling System Restore in the normal Windows environment it actually deletes all previously save restore points.

So if you've detected malware in a System Restore file the best thing to do is disable System Restore in normal mode (effectively deleting the infected file) before going into Safe Mode for a scan.

HTH

:cool:

TOG

Mmm TOG thats strange as when I go into safe mode if I try to disable restore
it comes up saying already disabled via safe mode.....

Time to purchase Acronis and get a restore on the go....

I do however always disable retore in normal enviroment when using Adaware
.... maybe time for a coffee aswell... :rolleyes:

loobylou36

I have run ccleaner in safe mode, just doing avg scan and and will then run ewido all in safe mode, could take a while, will report back on the outcome. Thanks for your help

Toxteth_OGrady

Running System Restore in Safe Mode to Recover a Non-booting System
If you have System Restore enabled on your system, you may still run into problems with software or bad drivers. If your Windows XP installation will not boot normally, how do you get to your restore points? You can go to the most recent restore point by using the “last known good configuration (your most recent settings that worked)” option in the Windows advanced options menu, but if that does not fix your problem, use Safe Mode. Note that you cannot create restore points in safe mode; only load them. (See Tutor Tip System Restore for proper usage.)

See here.

:cool:

TOG

intel

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

See here.

:cool:

TOG

I need a brandy... guess what I did.. go on I dare ya.

You will laugh.... :rolleyes:

Toxteth_OGrady

Spilled ya coffee on't keyboard??

intel

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

Spilled ya coffee on't keyboard??

Try... not turning restore back on for about 3weeks after a Adaware Scan



Pmsl...lol... :rolleyes:

loobylou36

I have done everything advised and so far so good!! No viruses have been found, but ewido found 98 items which has been dealt with!! So thanks for all you advice, just one more thing when I click on internet explorer the home page is a muddle of numbers and is tellling me cannot be found, I have tried changing my homepage in internet setting but it is just not letting me do it!!