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169391 2003-08-21 23:25:00 nod32 anti-virus signals warning about blaster virus on a machine even after we cleaned/patched/firewalled.

then we realized the wonderful XP restore feature, it must have kept a copy of the virus somewhere.

we disabled restore, reboot, enable to see what happen next.
yang11 (170)
169392 2003-08-22 00:34:00 Yes, that would be correct. It is recommended to disable System Restore prior to removing the worm/virus and installing the patch. After that is done System Restore can be enabled again. Susan B (19)
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