David, I removed them with HJT.
Now that the virus have been in the vault for about 2 weeks with no problems with the computer , can I fix all of them ? Some of the entries are Restore files.
I am a bit confused about the Restore function in Win XP. When I restore the function after stopping it for a scan , have I lost all the prior restore points ?
TKs
What do you mean by fix them all, if you mean delete from the chest, then always scan files within the chest (after three weeks, there really is no rush they can do no harm there) and if still detected as infected, delete.
When you disable system restore and reboot, it clear ALL restore points infecter or otherwise, that is a consequence of disabling system restore and there is no way round that. Enabling system restore again will create a new restore point.
You can’t take chances if there is a suspicion of an infected restore point or at some point in the future you could reinfect your system by going back to a point that includes the infected restore point, so you have to clean house. It is usually a recommendation to disable system restore before clearing an infection from the system folders as it is likely to be saved in a restore point (avast is relatively good at removal from the system folders without this happening), these are the facts and consequences of having to disable system restore.
Assuming you are clean when you re-enable system restore that will create a clean restore point.
OK. I understand. Tks
I scanned some of the files in the virus vault and it shows no virus …does this mean its ok to restore these files? Did these files get in there as false positives?
That is the reason why we leave them in the virus chest for a reasonable time and scan before deletion, so if they do happen to be false positives you haven’t deleted what might be an important file.
Yes that is the likelihood and you can restore them.
Thanks very much. You have been a great help
You’re welcome.