Re: what does it mean: a threat in "System Volume Information"?

The "problem" is that NAV can not delete the file located in System Volume Information (System Restore).
Suggest you use Disk Cleanup to remove all but the most recent restore points.
Start> All Programs(Programs)>Accessories> System Tools> Disk Cleanup
Click the More Options tab after Disk Cleanup calculates the space that can be saved.
Click the Cleanup button under System Restore.

If that doesn't flush out the infected restore points, do not worry.
As long as infected restore points are not utilized, then the system is NOT at risk of an infection.
For peace of mind, you can disable SR, and then reenable it to completely flush the restore hierarchy.
Right click My Computer on the Desktop or Start Menu and choose Properties.
Then click the System Restore tab to be able to disable|reenable SR.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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cfman wrote:

I have met with this annoyance many times and I decide to take some time to investigate this problem:

When I luanch my Symantec Antivirus 10.1 coporate client to do a full scan of all my computer, it did not raise any alarm or detected anything.

But after a few hours, the "Auto Protect"(which was enabled and supposed to protect me real-time) , due to unknown reason, raised an alert that there is a file in "System Volumn Information" folder that was infected and got deleted. But that file had always been there.

It was always like this: when you do a full scan, it did not detect anything; but the real-time protect seemed to have more power and it can detect something from time to time.

What's the problem?


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