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Larry M.
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Trojans Can Hide Behind Restore Points - 6/26/2007 10:10:15
Ouch! quote:
,,, there is an unintended consequence of System Restore: When it creates a restore point, Trojans and viruses are included. Anti-virus programs are unable to clean these files
Very illuminating  An excellent tip from Kim Kommando. Read the entire article Here
< Message edited by Reflect -- 6/26/2007 15:27:03 >
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RE: Trojans Can Hide Behind Restore Points - 6/26/2007 13:07:15
Larry, that's why I don't use a restore point.
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RE: Trojans Can Hide Behind Restore Points - 6/26/2007 19:18:27
Nothing is wrong with that. In fact I have seen that recommendation in several computer mags.
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Printable Version 
). It's a matter of realizing that if you have a problem with some "evil doer" infecting your machine Restore isn't going to help. Of course Grandma and probably her "internet savvy" nephew won't understand this.
See: 
Premeditated HD reformats aren't on the horizon for me 
