avg popup says it finds virus, then doesn't find it

I was using computer then a pop up says that avg6free
found a virus in c:system volume
folder\restore\.....\a0031115.exe Please run avg to
detect an remove. then I run avg and it doesn't find
anything. Try to use search, checked look in hidden
folders,and it doesn't find. used a*.exe as file name.

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

wrote:
> I was using computer then a pop up says that avg6free
> found a virus in c:system volume
> folder\restore\.....\a0031115.exe Please run avg to
> detect an remove. then I run avg and it doesn't find
> anything. Try to use search, checked look in hidden
> folders,and it doesn't find. used a*.exe as file name.

The System Volume Information folder contains all of the Restore Points
created by the System Restore utility.

When the virus that AVG detected and cleaned was on the system, it was saved
as part of a Restore Point by the System Restore utility. To get rid of this
virus file, you need to delete the existing restore points. Do the
following.

Open the Control Panel.
Double-click on System.
Click the System Restore tab.
Check "Turn off System Restore on all drives".
Hit Apply.
The restore points contained in the System Volume Information folders on all
drives should now be gone.

Go back and re-enable the System Restore utility for all drives. Open the
System Restore utility in System Tools and create another restore point.

More information here:

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore in Windows XP:
http://microsoft.com/technet/itcommunity/Newsgroups/FAQSRWXP.asp?frame=true

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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