Hello,
During install or uninstall Avast, Software steps to create a restore point. I find this is a very good step. However, to kill the virus to be effective, must disable System Restore operating system, so there is any contradiction here?
Thanks.
Not the best idea you ever had!
But if you need it here is a link how to do it: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-system-restore-in-windows-vista/
Hello,
I do not have to ask how to turn off System Restore in my computer. Here, I want to ask the Avast create a restore point in the process of installing and uninstalling it will get the benefit brought to the computer. I ask because the virus scan to be effectiveit must turn off System Restore.
Thanks.
Well even if it were to ask about creating a restore point before installation or uninstall, that doesn’t impact on avast’s ability/effectiveness to remove viruses.
Avast operates at a low level and can remove viruses without having to disable system restore. If it couldn’t then all of your good restore points would be lost if system restore were disabled.
Should avast find a virus in a restore point it can also remove that, without having to disable system restore with the loss of good restore points.
I’m no fan of system restore as it isn’t 100%, isn’t a backup system and can have unexpected consequences, but it is better than nothing. It has been disabled for years on my system, but I have hard disk imaging in its place, you can’t just decide to disable it.
Common advice is to disable System Restore to kill virus effectively. If you turn it up to backup complete virus scan computer and then tell please do not do well.
How do you think about this?
Yes it is common advice, but it is also ‘old’ advice and must modern AVs are capable of dealing effectively with a virus without having to disable system restore.
I never had to disable system restore when installing avast! on my systems.
It’s not on installing avast.
It’s while removing infections.
Hi,
You dont need to disable the System Restore point in your computer. As David mentioned before, Avast is capable of finding infections even from previous restore ponits. Plus its not a good idea to turn off or disable the System Restore Point utility, since it provides a recovery option for you.
Hope you are happy with avast!. Have a wonderful day. Good Karma! 
Any infected restore point, when cleaned by avast, will be automatically broken to Windows, i.e., you can’t restore it.
From my point of view an infected restore point is better than none, as sometimes malware removal can go wrong, necessitating restoring and using a different approach
essexboy, we can Mount and Access System Restore Points in Windows Using System Restore Explorer
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19387.msg697022#msg697022
I think the opposite, do not restore malware is better.
You can mount and restore only the files you need back from that restore point.
Well which ever way you do it, you still have to have system restore enabled to be have any restore points to mount.
That is what we are all saying in a round about way (system restore enabled is better than nothing), disabling system restore is a bad idea as your first option when dealing with malware, you have no restore points and no options left (mount or otherwise).
Ok. We’re saying the same.
Neat Tech I will have a look at that ;D
This means what? If there is something self-defense capability strong enough, system restore does not interfere with it? And you should not be illusory or about system restore. System restore is not strong enough to support you in many cases, especially for severe cases or viral. The restore point for destroying virus is extremely simple, just change it in regedit option to turn off then on again or not, all the restore points is wiped out immediately.
To continue discuss this issue everyone
Nobody is saying you can rely on System Restore.
On contrary. It’s too weak to trust.
I don´t get it. May be a language barrier.
1.) Is it not the OP asking for Avast to create a restore point when installing or uninstalling it ? However, Windows will create a restore point when installing or uninstalling any program. Does it not ? So would it not be an overkill to have a step in Avast to create a restore point during installation ?
2.) Most websites which have a virus removal forum will advice to " not erase Windows restore points until all malwares are removed from the system " just in case one needs to go back, and then afterwards, the removal of the restore points, is just a matter of housekeepping, nothing more.
3.) Most of us who have used Windows restore points know that they do not always work as expected. Don´t they. Of course something is always better than nothing.
So having Avast creating a restore point is a waste of time and space in the system.
Am I right with those points after reading all the answers ? or someone else has some thing else to add ?
Regards.
Regards.