Spyware question.

cell4me · 10-16-2005, 12:46 AM

If I download a program that installs spyware on my computer, could I use system restore and restore everything to the day before the spyware was downloaded? I am asking because I had to use system restore today and I noticed that a program that I downloaded today was gone, so would it also work for spyware?

Elite · 10-16-2005, 12:49 AM

As far as i know, System Restore will enable you to restore your pc to a previous state, but the problem might still be somewhere on there. A friend of mine got a pretty vicious virus that started killing his pc slowly. He did the whole System Restore thing and then its was OK. When he checked with his anti-virus, the actual virus itself was still on there.

**apj101** · 10-16-2005, 12:51 AM

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I am asking because I had to use system restore today and I noticed that a program that I downloaded today was gone

system restoire wont delete file that you have installed, it will just set your computer up to be configured as it was at that date. Trust me your donwloaded program and any spyware you have is still there

cell4me · 10-16-2005, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by apj101

Trust me your donwloaded program and any spyware you have is still there

I downloaded a few screen savers and then used sys restore later on in the day and my new screen savers are gone? I have searched for them and trust me they are gone!

**apj101** · 10-16-2005, 01:23 AM

ah screen savers wil be effected by restore (according to micorsoft site

) Had you kept copies of them externally of the windows dir they would still be there

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cell4me banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,486	Spyware question. If I download a program that installs spyware on my computer, could I use system restore and restore everything to the day before the spyware was downloaded? I am asking because I had to use system restore today and I noticed that a program that I downloaded today was gone, so would it also work for spyware?

10-16-2005, 12:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Elite banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 392	As far as i know, System Restore will enable you to restore your pc to a previous state, but the problem might still be somewhere on there. A friend of mine got a pretty vicious virus that started killing his pc slowly. He did the whole System Restore thing and then its was OK. When he checked with his anti-virus, the actual virus itself was still on there. Last edited by Elite; 10-16-2005 at 12:52 AM.

10-16-2005, 01:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
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