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Thread ID: 25652	2002-10-08 23:59:00	Virus in Computer	Chooky (1401)	Press F1

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87349	2002-10-08 23:59:00	Hi - I have just done a online virus scan with Trend Micro . It tells me I have a virus called PE Magistr . A in my Restore Archive that it cannot delete or clean . I have AVG running usually and I did have that virus which I thought AVG had cleaned and deleted . This was a couple of months ago . AVG tells me that the computer is clean of viruses and there is nothing in my virus vault . The online scan told me that it was unable to clean the file because it was currently in use . Any ideas as to how I can get rid of this? Thanks ps - I think this site is great and everyone has been so helpful!	Chooky (1401)
87350	2002-10-09 00:04:00	Disable your Restore function . This should delete your store points, but if the virus is in a historical restore file you wouldnt want to restore it anyway . Then re-enable it . No idea what you are running for OS, but look in your help files for info on disabling/re-enabling .	godfather (25)
87351	2002-10-09 07:48:00	Hi Godfather Thank you very much for your info! I am now virus free!!! I disabled my system restore and then enabled it again and have just been and done another virus scan. All clear. Thanks again	Chooky (1401)
87352	2002-10-09 07:56:00	LOL! How do i restore :s	ansonksmok (2191)
87353	2002-10-09 09:28:00	ALso note that while that virus is in youre _RESTORE folder, it can't do much damage, it can come back to life if you do use the restore function, however if you don't use it for a while, then the infected file will disappear as the restore function goes through it's usuall purge. So for the record: a virus in the _RESTORE folder, is not an immediate threat.	roofus (483)
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