XP Quarantined Items and System Restore

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Norton quarantined the following 5 items: (1) aolmsngr.exe, (2) bestfriends[2}scr,
(3) products3_off, (4) syslaunch.exe, (5) webcam[1].scr because of the virus BACKDOOR.SDBOT.

Does SYSTEM RESTORE replace these quarantined items with the original items or do I have to replace them? If so, how? How critical are they? Norton was not able to restore/repair these items. I also deleted these items from quarantine. My system appears to be running OK. I don't want any suprises later, however!

Thanks so much for any help.
 
When Norton quarantines a virus, you should delete it from quarantine
and not attempt to repair it since it is a virus. System Restore only
restores Windows XP system files, however, some viruses are known
to infect the System Restore folder. Perform a thorough virus scan
using Norton, and if it reports no viruses, you do not have to worry.

How to Turn On and Turn Off System Restore in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310405&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Norton quarantined the following 5 items: (1) aolmsngr.exe, (2) bestfriends[2}scr,
| (3) products3_off, (4) syslaunch.exe, (5) webcam[1].scr because of the virus BACKDOOR.SDBOT.
|
| Does SYSTEM RESTORE replace these quarantined items with the original items or do I have to replace them?
If so, how? How critical are they? Norton was not able to restore/repair these items. I also deleted these
items from quarantine. My system appears to be running OK. I don't want any suprises later, however!
|
| Thanks so much for any help.
|
 
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ASTRONOMER said:
Norton quarantined the following 5 items: (1) aolmsngr.exe, (2)
bestfriends[2}scr, (3) products3_off, (4) syslaunch.exe, (5)
webcam[1].scr because of the virus BACKDOOR.SDBOT.

Does SYSTEM RESTORE replace these quarantined items with the original
items or do I have to replace them?
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Neither. You are mistakenly assuming that these are Windows
files that the virus corrupted. That's not the case. These are
not Windows files, but are virus files that the virus *added* to
your system.

You don't want them back.
 
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