System Information Folder Virus

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Cracker Jacks

My virus software telles me I have a trojan in my system information
folder..a file. But when I go to clean it, it does not detect the folder nor
can I see it in Windows Explorer of a raw dir at command. Where is this
folder? Is it a NTSF folder?
 
I'm using AVG free version. The path is \System Volume Information... But I
do not see that folder any where.
 
Hi,

It is a system restore folder, and a virus in it is harmless unless you
invoke the restore point that it is housed in. You can delete it, if you
want to, by deleting the restore point containing it. There are three ways
to easily remove restore points (you cannot do this selectively).

1) Start/run cleanmgr.exe (disk cleanup), there is a "clean up" button on
the "more options" tab to remove all but the newest restore point.

2) Control Panel/System/System Restore tab, go to settings and reduce the
amount of space allotted to System Restore. This will remove older restore
points, how many depends on how much space you require for a point, and how
much space you leave.

3) Control Panel/System/System Restore tab, click the "turn off system
restore on all drives" box. This will eliminate all restore points. Once
reenabled, the system will begin creating new ones. You should reboot
inbetween doing this.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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