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Isnt that what i put?
You asked why a virus would be in his system restore, i explained why.
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Fully back this up, the other day my pc wouldnt start up, ended up missing winload.exe or something, and all the standard fixes for it wouldnt work(couldnt even simply recreate the file and transfer over, idn it was effed)the only thing that ended up working was to wipe my main drive, than restored it back a month and it works again. never needed the restore, but having it saved me alot of time and effort of resetting up my computer.
on topic: i dont believe editing sound files would do much, from my history, trying to change files like specific sounds end up just getting reset to developers settings on launch(thats files other than say music, effect, voice). but i could be wrong
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Why dont you explain to us why a virus wouldnt be in your system restore files? Lol
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Well... Good luck with it :)
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I simply asked him to source his information.
If you're going to say "viruses mostly hide in system restore" and not back it up with anything, it's hard to trust that information.
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Ok i apologise, i thought you was trying to say it wouldnt happen.
Firstly if you wanna learn why, go read up on Trojans and worms. We will use these as examples.
Once youve read up on them you will realise they can "hide" in files, these files could also be in your system restore. So if you backup your computer and one of the files has a dormant virus it will be restored again when you restore your computer with that file.
Some viruses will lay hidden and dormant untill you execute the file they are hidden in. So after the restore, you use that file again and your virus will be re activated.
Thats a very brief explanation and im on my phone so i hope it makes sense :).
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The viruses hiding in system restore has to be the dumbest shit I ever heard on these forums. Unless you are a idiot which has a computer full of viruses, the system restore is clean. If the problem is a virus then you use malwarebytes or a complete factory restore to be safe. But if the problem is a recent error, system restore is a good tool to use. Regardless of the idiotic notion "viruses are hiding in there"
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Well... almost every time I do virus search, it finds tons of craps located in system restore.
I really never had problems outside system restore, but it seems something is keep changing system restore information.
And anyway it probably is easier to hide virus inside it than in a program running outside it, but on this I have no clue, but I just keep having all kinds of malware always located in the
PS: Anyway every professional that I can think of never use System restore as far as I know. I'm also a computer technician and everywhere I worked, system restore was off shut off, and we made fresh images of the HDD using Norton Ghost and other programs (I used a good free one, but can't remember the name). Then I just plug the HDD with the image and in no time at all I can restore 20 PC's to their full clean state again.
Before trying to flame others, this PC I'm using isnt even used for anything (It was off for years with no use), now I use it only for RUST at the moment.The viruses hiding in system restore has to be the dumbest shit I ever heard on these forums. Unless you are a idiot which has a computer full of viruses, the system restore is clean. If the problem is a virus then you use malwarebytes or a complete factory restore to be safe. But if the problem is a recent error, system restore is a good tool to use. Regardless of the idiotic notion "viruses are hiding in there"
I almost have nothing in it, neither I visit any kind of dangerous site in this PC (only visit like 5 sites at all), but something keep registing malware into my system restore folders.
Keep Cool
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Out of curiosity, why do you end every post with this?
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i sucked three cocks in rust and nothing happened to me where is your god now
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cept a cumshot got that
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The thing is this is a error thread not a "my pc got booty raped by viruses" thread. The only way a virus could be there is if your stupid ass got it there. A virus can be almost anywhere on your pc, I promise you I could google random websites all day and then system restore and not have any problems. Stop wacking off too beastality and you should be fine to use such basic features.
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Maybe because for long years in tons of forums I have I keep using it :)
And I use it in green, but dont see BB code colors here :(.
Well, what can I say, either I say Keep Cool, or I can say kisses, or your faithfully, best regards, but yeah i guess keep cool is a better word
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Regards (if you prefer this way)
guily
Malware can go anywhere...
But the thing is on my 2 laptops and this desktop, the only place getting malwares is tracking cookies (not much of a problem), and system restore being constantly targeted with malware.
And again, I don't use those computers much lately.
I don't use facebook, twitters and all that crap, I don't have any important stuff in them, I don't go to dangerous sites, though some ads on my money making laptop get me sometimes to exploited sites (but the other computers I dont use for anything and they all have system restore as main target).
And also like I said, sometimes system restore will make some programs to never run good anymore.
ps: You never, ever recommend Windows system restore as a professional way to fix a computer. You actually use other tools to backup and maintain your PC (Again I worked in a few places and haven't seen them using that, they use more advanced programs, like Norton Ghost and others to make a image and restore any of their computers to their clean state). But whatever, don't know why you guys keep talking about system restore!!!!
Keep Cool
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You still havnt explained why a virus couldnt be in your system restore. Im genuinely curious..
Edit @guily
Were talking about system restore because some moron ( i wont mention any names :p) told the op to use it because he had changed a config file, even though he had changed it back. Aint the right IAmDerek? ;)
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keep cool
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keep cool
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I see the point....they do that automagically....and I can configure what to turn off and have it as a ONE CLICK BUTTON....your way is slow and boring.
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My way is fun and exciting :D.
I just like to squeeze out every bit of power as possible, and game boosters also use resources. So thats my excuse. Ive never used one though so it was an honest question.
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doesn't sound like a VAC ban in the slighest but OP, but you better
Keep Cool
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Be careful about game boosters.
I tried using one of the more popular ones and it closed processes that apparently handled very important tasks. I received BSoD after BSoD until I turned off the booster (it was set for automatic startup).
"Slow and boring" yes, but also very stable and controllable. If you don't take the time to understand what a game booster is turning off, you may run into issues.
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Well I always used GameBooster 3 and now Razer gamebooster and so my friends.
I don't think it will desactivate any real very important windows task, or you would not be able to use windows in a good way.
OH and I also like to see the current FPS
For me I never had BSOD while using gamebooster (but I don't also say I don't believe you, since anything can give BSOD on windows).
But I had all sorts of BSOD even before I knew what gamebooster was.
Windows likes to BSOD for no reason.
ps: Even 2 days after this brand new PC was being used and still had nothing installed at all it gave a BSOD :(.
EDIT: Here is what my gamebooster does:
-> Defrags only the specific game files very fast;
-> Cleans RAM;
-> Activate Performance mod for gaming (in case you use energy saving or balanced settings for energy saving);
-> It prevents windows updates from disturbing you only just when you are playing a game, then gos back to normal;
-> it cleans non used transfer area;
-> It turns some not needed processes from windows OFF temporarily only while your playing a game (as soon as you get out of game, everything goes back to normal):
If actually some game service really need any of those processes you just need to press a button OFF to go back to normal mode and start the game.
You too, you too mate
Keep Cool
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I've never in my life had so many facepalms in the one same thread. The amount of wannabe-computer-techs in this thread is ridiculous. And it's even more hilarious when they make themselves look like a fool.
Viruses 'hiding' in System Restore is complete bollocks. System Restore can, at some cases, be used to get rid of some viruses - since most viruses tend to fiddle around in system files. Which a System Restore then... Yes, you guessed it, restores.
And I won't even start talking about software like GameBooster and Registry Cleaner. It's but a placebo-effect. If you're dumb enough to use them and believe they actually work, well, that's just cute.
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AM I the only one sick of this?
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You speak for yourself. System restore backs up files. If one of them files contains a virus that will get backed up too. Or system restore magically ignores viruses even though it contains no virus protection??
Ive worked on computers building and repairing them for the past 12 years. Ive had plenty of cases where system restore does not fix viruses!!
So mr wizkid, please explain in detail why system restore ignores viruses?
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Ugh...
I haven't read the thread through.
I only came back to see who agreed that they were sick of that guy posting "Keep cool" everywhere.
then I saw this post...
and I just...
ugh.
You make my brain hurt.
I think you probably need to take a look at which files a system restore does and does not change, how viruses work and propagate and how your computer functions beyond the hardware (Which is all you really deal with when you 'build and repair' a computer)
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When i say repair that includes all aspects, inc software and virus removal. A slightly naive reply dont you think?
Heres the first link searched on the subject on google
http://windowssecrets.com/forums/sho...Restore-points
I think you should probably take your own advice. Their are many different types of viruses that all act very differently. A system restore can be configured to back up what files you choose, but if them files contain a virus then what happens to the virus? Does windows restore magically ignore it? You still havnt explained this to me, im curious.
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Okay.
Can system restore back up an infected file/a configuration that executes an infected file? Obviously.
Is everyone in this thread still a moron? Yes.
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Finally someone that speaks sense :).
I also assume now you are part of this thread you also include yourself a moron? Heh :)
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I'm an idiot for getting involved with you morons in the first place :~)
I'd also like to point out it's possible for a rootkit to change the behavior of system restore, so it doesn't matter what your configuration is or anything.
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Well, suppose i cant disagree. These kids bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.. I was always fighting a loosing battle :). So yeah i guess its pretty moronic even trying.
Oh, and i also had an ex thats said that to me before...
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Really, it doesn't. BSOD is usually caused by corrupted drivers/files.
Agree x 2
Dumb x 1
Winner x 1
