You might want to just keep System Restore turned off. It's a big resource hog in Windows ME.
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello again! > > I ran the netsky removal tool before and after I disabled restore and > it came up clean both times. I ran Housecall one more time before > disabling Sys. Restore and the Netsky virus popped up several more > times though so I'm not sure what that's about. The tool didn't seem > to help -_- > > I disabled the sys. restore and removed the archive files and have > ran scans on 2 online programs as well as Norton and it came up clean > finally! > > Thanks for the info! I knew where the folder was, but I didn't want > to remove anything without asking first since I rarely mess with the > restore. > > If the virus pops up like that again, I'll remember how I was able to > get rid of it :) > > THanks again for the help everybody! I'm sure I'll have more > questions later on. This old computer is a world of problems and half > of them I have not been able to fix for nothing :( > > - Atryeu > > > > --- In [email protected], "N. Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Cleaning up the Netscky virus: > > > http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > You can purge the System Restore history by deleting the _RESTORE > > from > > > from C:\. > > > It is a hidden folder. You may need to use Safe Mode or MS-DOS to > > > delete the folder. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Somehow over the last week sometime my computer became infected > > badly > > > > by the Netsky virus completely out of the blue. Norton > AntiVirus > > > > (which I keep definitions for completely up to date) did not > pick > > > > this up and I have no idea who it got on the sytem. Evertime I > > run an > > > > online scan using Housecall, Norton picks up and catches the > > viruses > > > > but they don't seem to clean.. They show up with Norton in the > > TEMP, > > > > Recycled, and Protected Recycled Files. Norton ONLY picks up > the > > > > viruses when Housecall is scanning and begins scanning the > > Restore > > > > folder. I'm wondering if there is some sort of connection with > > the > > > > Restore folder and the viruses being picked up. > > > > > > > > Is there a way I can delete the old Restore archives and > > completely > > > > remove all files in the TEMP folder? (A few files in the TEMP > > folder > > > > say I do not have access to delete them). > > > > > > > > If there is any other way I can try and fix these problems and > > get > > > > this virus off for good, please let me know! I've enver had so > > many > > > > problems with a virus before and I wish I knew how it got on > the > > > > system. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, but please > keep > > in > > > > mind that I am very poor and cannot afford to purchase > something > > > > aside from Norton (although I'd like to). > > > > > > > > I'm running Windows ME (Yes, I know it's a terrible version, > but > > I > > > > have been unable to upgrade due to lack of money). > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > - Jennifer If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
