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Cannot gain access to System Volume Information using cacls
There has been a trio of Trojans camped out in my System
Volume Information folder for a couple months now; PSW.Perfect.A, PSW.Perfect.B, and PSW.Perfect.C. I cannot seem to get rid of them. I use AVG and Norton but neither one of them has been able to remove them. I have used a host of other anti-trojan programs, but there they sit. Now on top of that, I can no longer gain access to the System Volume Information folder. I cannot change the Hidden or Read-only boxes in Folder Properties. When I use CACLS it says that I have Full access rights, yet I can't Open or Explore the folder. Where do I go from here? Thanks for any help anyone can offer, Brad |
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Cannot gain access to System Volume Information using cacls
How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;309531 --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "Brad" wrote in message = ... There has been a trio of Trojans camped out in my System=20 Volume Information folder for a couple months now; =20 PSW.Perfect.A, PSW.Perfect.B, and PSW.Perfect.C. I=20 cannot seem to get rid of them. I use AVG and Norton but=20 neither one of them has been able to remove them. I have=20 used a host of other anti-trojan programs, but there they=20 sit. Now on top of that, I can no longer gain access to=20 the System Volume Information folder. I cannot change=20 the Hidden or Read-only boxes in Folder Properties. When=20 I use CACLS it says that I have Full access rights, yet I=20 can't Open or Explore the folder. Where do I go from=20 here? =20 Thanks for any help anyone can offer,=20 Brad |
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Cannot gain access to System Volume Information using cacls
I did that. It doesn't work.
-----Original Message----- How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;309531 -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Brad" wrote in message ... There has been a trio of Trojans camped out in my System Volume Information folder for a couple months now; PSW.Perfect.A, PSW.Perfect.B, and PSW.Perfect.C. I cannot seem to get rid of them. I use AVG and Norton but neither one of them has been able to remove them. I have used a host of other anti-trojan programs, but there they sit. Now on top of that, I can no longer gain access to the System Volume Information folder. I cannot change the Hidden or Read-only boxes in Folder Properties. When I use CACLS it says that I have Full access rights, yet I can't Open or Explore the folder. Where do I go from here? Thanks for any help anyone can offer, Brad . |
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Cannot gain access to System Volume Information using cacls
Well, since you can't delete individual files from the System Restore =
Points that are stored in System Volume Information, nor can you delete = individual restore points, go to Control Panel, System, System Restore. = Turn it off. This flushes all of the restore points. Then turn it back = on, and it will automatically create a new restore point. Make sure you = keep your AV software up to date. --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 wrote in message = ... I did that. It doesn't work. =20 -----Original Message----- How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information=20 Folder http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en- us;309531 --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered=20 Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. =20 "Brad" wrote in=20 message ... There has been a trio of Trojans camped out in my=20 System=20 Volume Information folder for a couple months now; =20 PSW.Perfect.A, PSW.Perfect.B, and PSW.Perfect.C. I=20 cannot seem to get rid of them. I use AVG and Norton=20 but=20 neither one of them has been able to remove them. I=20 have=20 used a host of other anti-trojan programs, but there=20 they=20 sit. Now on top of that, I can no longer gain access=20 to=20 the System Volume Information folder. I cannot change=20 the Hidden or Read-only boxes in Folder Properties. =20 When=20 I use CACLS it says that I have Full access rights,=20 yet I=20 can't Open or Explore the folder. Where do I go from=20 here? =20 Thanks for any help anyone can offer,=20 Brad . |
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Cannot gain access to System Volume Information using cacls
Greetings --
The System Volume Information is the hidden, protected operating system folder in which WinXP's System Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. It's really not a good idea for you, or an antivirus application, to directly access the contents of that folder, unless you expect to have no future use for the restore points, in which case it would be simpler just to turn off the System Restore feature. To clear viruses from the "System Volume Information," simply turn off the System Restore feature (Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore, System Restore Settings), reboot, then re-enable System Restore, and reboot one last time. This will delete all of your Restore Points, including the corrupted one(s), and allow you start with a clean slate. Bruce Chambers -- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH "Brad" wrote in message ... There has been a trio of Trojans camped out in my System Volume Information folder for a couple months now; PSW.Perfect.A, PSW.Perfect.B, and PSW.Perfect.C. I cannot seem to get rid of them. I use AVG and Norton but neither one of them has been able to remove them. I have used a host of other anti-trojan programs, but there they sit. Now on top of that, I can no longer gain access to the System Volume Information folder. I cannot change the Hidden or Read-only boxes in Folder Properties. When I use CACLS it says that I have Full access rights, yet I can't Open or Explore the folder. Where do I go from here? Thanks for any help anyone can offer, Brad |
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