Members georgestrings Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 ... My AVG detected a virus a little while ago, and after going through it's paces, I decided to do a system restore to yesterday, to make sure everything is OK - only touble is, when I try to pick a past date for a system restore, it won't let me... Any suggestions??? The OS is XP Pro, if that's any help... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 ... My AVG detected a virus a little while ago, and after going through it's paces, I decided to do a system restore to yesterday, to make sure everything is OK - only touble is, when I try to pick a past date for a system restore, it won't let me... Any suggestions??? The OS is XP Pro, if that's any help... - georgestrings It could be that the virus infected your saved state as well, and AVG deleted those files? At any rate the best thing to do after a viral infection is re-install the O/S from CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why bother doing a system restore? You have an antivirus for a reason; to clean files. You don't remodel your kitchen everytime you make a mess do you? Just leave the AV on auto-detect and save yourself some trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted December 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 It could be that the virus infected your saved state as well, and AVG deleted those files?At any rate the best thing to do after a viral infection is re-install the O/S from CD. The problem with that approach, is that I bought the computer from a used computer place, and don't have the O/S CD... I just talked to the guy I bought it from, and he seems to think that there aren't any problems - and that the reason why I can't restore is because Windows will only allow a system restore a couple of times??? I'll openly admit that I barely know how to use a computer, so I can't dispute what he's saying... After the initial AVG squashing, I AVG scanned it again, and the same virus popped up and was supposedly squashed again - so, I scanned a 3rd time, and it came back showing no virus present... I just panicked when it wouldn't let me do a restore to yesterday... but *maybe* there's nothing to worry about... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted December 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why bother doing a system restore? You have an antivirus for a reason; to clean files. You don't remodel your kitchen everytime you make a mess do you? Just leave the AV on auto-detect and save yourself some trouble. I was just trying the "better safe than sorry" routine - but as I just posted, I really don't know all that much about computers... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 The OS is XP Pro, if that's any help... It's certainly no help to you... Run full scans with AV. See what happens. If it can't delete or quarantine the virus, call the company who makes your AV software. You paid money for it (I assume). They should be doing something to help you get rid of the virus. Just make sure it's all gone. After that, I wouldn't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 You'll be fine. If it was thousands of virii corrupting all sorts of stuff all around your system, I'd say go for it. If it was just a couple simple ones that were in all likelihood hidden in some small internet install, it would be a huge waste of your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted December 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 OK, I just ran AVG scan again, and nothing came up, so I guess I was just panicking over nothing... Thanks for the input - I appreciate it... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 Actually, I never recommend using System Restore unless it's absolutely necessary. It can screw things up worse than they are. Keep AVG updated and scan a few more times. Also, go to trendmicro.com and do their free housecall scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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