Sort of. Yes you can turn off system restore ( you will lose any stored points by doing so ) but ComboFix will try to create one. I honestly don't know if it will with System Restore turned off, I've never tried it. ComboFix will make corrective actions... that is, ripping out evil things from your PC. It is a blunt-force tool, but an effective one in my experience.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Cazabon Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Res: Res: [NF] Windows Shell Explorer Hangs OK. I think you are saying there is a way to set Windows so that it does not make a system restore point, then run combofix and this won't make any problematic corrections. Is that right? Anyhow the point is moot right now as I will be putting in a new hard drive today and reinstalling everything (oh joy). Frank. Frank Cazabon Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com Referrals are important to us. If you know of anyone who would benefit from our services, please contact me. We would appreciate the opportunity to work with them. On 11/08/2010 06:52 PM, Eurico Chagas Filho wrote: > Well, just have the windows restore point off, combofix won't make > problematic corrections, > > but u still get notified of them. > > E. > > > > > ________________________________ > De: Frank Cazabon<[email protected]> > Para: [email protected] > Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 11 de Agosto de 2010 18:32:50 > Assunto: Re: Res: [NF] Windows Shell Explorer Hangs > > Ah, how does one do that? (run combofix specifying not to make deep > corrections) > > Frank. > > Frank Cazabon > Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com > > Referrals are important to us. > If you know of anyone who would benefit from our services, please > contact me. We would appreciate the opportunity to work with them. > > > On 11/08/2010 05:20 PM, Eurico Chagas Filho wrote: >> That perhaps if u run comboFix without the option to make deep >> corrections is better, than allowing it to alter automatically >> programs it deems r viruses. >> >> E. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> De: Frank Cazabon<[email protected]> >> Para: [email protected] >> Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 11 de Agosto de 2010 15:38:52 >> Assunto: Re: Res: [NF] Windows Shell Explorer Hangs >> >> Hi Eurico, >> >> I don't understand what you are trying to tell me. >> >> Frank. >> >> Frank Cazabon >> Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com >> >> Referrals are important to us. >> If you know of anyone who would benefit from our services, please contact me. >> We >> would appreciate the opportunity to work with them. >> >> >> On 11/08/2010 02:29 PM, Eurico Chagas Filho wrote: >>> Hi Frank >>> >>> I run it, but chose NO to load windows restore point thing. It run >>> smooth and found nothing, witch was ok for that computer, XP SP3. >>> >>> E. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> De: Frank Cazabon<[email protected]> >>> Para: [email protected] >>> Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 11 de Agosto de 2010 8:17:05 >>> Assunto: Re: [NF] Windows Shell Explorer Hangs >>> >>> Thanks for clarifying Tracy, but none of these seem to be >>> picking up any problem, yet my problem still exists. Actually I >>> have not run Combofix again, should I? >>> >>> Frank. >>> >>> Frank Cazabon >>> Samaan Systems Ltd. - Developing Solutions www.SamaanSystems.com >>> >>> Referrals are important to us. >>> If you know of anyone who would benefit from our services, please contact me. >>> We >>> would appreciate the opportunity to work with them. >>> >>> >>> On 10/08/2010 03:45 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote: >>>> Frank Cazabon wrote on 2010-08-10: >>>>> Hi Tracy, >>>>>> Yes. They have decided to attack the advert farms since they have >>>>>> been less secure than the sites you log into. AdBlock is a nice plug in. >>>>>> Need to use a proxy type service for IE. http://www.privoxy.org/ >>>>>> is one such example. >>>>>> >>>>> I use adblock in FireFox, but have been using Opera more than >>>>> anything else. I will see if there is something similar and I >>>>> don't use IE at all. . >>>>>> As for your network systems and backups? Better safe than sorry >>>>>> is my thoughts. >>>>>> >>>>> What do you mean by that? Do I dump my backups? I hope not as >>>>> that will mean a lot of work lost. >>>>> >>>>> I have found some DVDs labelled Recovery DVD (1 to 3). I hope >>>>> that will work. >>>>> >>>>> But, despite running combofix, I still have the symptoms. Do I >>>>> need to keep running it until it finds nothing more and then use >>>>> the recovery dvds? >>>>> >>>> Frank, >>>> >>>> I meant, use combofix/avg/avast/eset/malwarebytes (pick and choose >>>> as you see fit) on all the systems. >>>> As for the backups. Use them with the knowledge your system may >>>> have been compromised when those were created. They may be >>>> perfectly clean. Restore them into a Virtual Machine and run tests to see if they are problematic. >>>> >>>> Dealing with some different friends that recently had such a virus, >>>> I'm beginning to rethink my back up strategy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tracy Pearson >>>> PowerChurch Software [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
