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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: stevenvamp on July 27, 2005, 06:25:47 AM

Title: Win ME Virus problem in C:\_Restore\Archive
Post by: stevenvamp on July 27, 2005, 06:25:47 AM

McAfee has found adware programs contained in several FS***.CAB files in C:\_RESTORE\ARCHIVE, and unfortunately these files are write protected.  While I suspect these files are restore points created by Win ME, I'd like to delete them, or at least turn off the write protection so McAfee can clean them.  I've tried the ATTRIB command with no success.  Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Win ME Virus problem in C:\_Restore\Archive
Post by: Raptor on July 27, 2005, 07:06:58 AM

Disable system restore and rescan in safe mode.

Once the virus is removed, you can safely reinitialize system restore.

Title: Re: Win ME Virus problem in C:\_Restore\Archive
Post by: merlin_2 on July 27, 2005, 09:29:10 PM

Dump mcfee........use anti-virus personal edition from majorgeeks.com free........do use nav or any other but what i advise also disabled system restore for good.....its not needed.....mem /disk hogger/and the virus vault of *censored*!

Title: Re: Win ME Virus problem in C:\_Restore\Archive
Post by: yourfateissealed on July 27, 2005, 09:34:07 PM

It might not be a virus?!    ???  

i use norton...lol