Re: virus removal difficulty

From: Unknown (Unknown_at_Somewhere.Kom)
Date: 06/12/04


Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 10:31:01 -0500

Did you reset your restore files? IE. Turn off restore, reboot and turn back
on. The effect is to clear out your restore files.
"peid" <peidolon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1b99101c4508f$f0361c80$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Ran my usual virus check on friday night and it came up
> with being infected with the w32.blaster virus.
>
> Got the most current fixit tool and ran it. When it had
> finished it said that that there was no blaster virus on
> my system. Ran virus check again and it comes up with
> having the virus still.
>
> I'm completely up to date with the current windows
> security patches as well so I really do not understand
> what is going on.
>
> anyone have any help/ suggestion in regards to this?
> Much apprectiated on any feedback on this.
>
> Peid.



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