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241817 2004-06-04 23:30:00 Hi Folks,

I have just received a message from my AVG anti-virus informing me that I have the Trojan Horse Downloader keenval.k.
It is to be found in a system restore file.
How do I get to it and how do I get AVG to eliminate it.

Any help will be gratefully received!

Thanks
benelailax (5738)
241818 2004-06-04 23:41:00 You need to disable system restore,XP and Me both include this feature but have different ways disabling it,Which OS are you using? metla (154)
241819 2004-06-05 04:29:00 Sorry, overlooked to mention that.
I'm running XP Home Edition.
benelailax (5738)
241820 2004-06-05 04:33:00 Do I just temporarily turn off the system restore facility and run AVG? benelailax (5738)
241821 2004-06-05 04:35:00 Start - Control Panel - System - System Restore - tick Turn Off System Restore on all drives - Apply - OK

Reboot

Reverse the above, and enable the Sytem Restore function.

That purges all system restore points, and the trojan with it. It has been backed up to system restore and thats a protected file, so needs to be dumped.

New system restore points will be created from now.
godfather (25)
241822 2004-06-05 04:54:00 So I won't need to run AVG at all then? benelailax (5738)
241823 2004-06-05 05:08:00 No you won't,but it can't hurt to run it and ensure that all traces are indeed gone. metla (154)
241824 2004-06-05 06:57:00 Thanks folks!
You've been of tremendous help.

All the best to you.
benelailax (5738)
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