topic System Volume Virus in PCs & Accessories

System Volume Virus

Enigmatic — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:07:38 GMT

Hey folks,

I have got a virus in my system volume folder of the C:\ drive, but sony being sony they have locked this drive so that I cannont do anything to the information stored in it ... even remove the f***ing virus.

This to me is really stupid and im not at all pleased about sony having locked anything on a piece of hardware that is MY property, not they'res.

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Anywho, does anyone know how I can get rid of this virus, and/or change the properties of the system volume folder so I can access it and remove the file manualy ?

Thanks.

Re: System Volume Virus

rich912 — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:43:53 GMT

The Windows operating system, not Sony, hide the System Volume information for very good reasons. However, if you wish to view the contents of this folder you will need to alter a couple of settings in Folder Options.

In Explorer click Tools > Folder Options and on the View tab check “Show hidden files and folders” and also uncheck “Hide protected operating system Files (Recommended)”

I advise extreme caution! If the virus is contained within a restore point it may be safer to turn off System Restore and then re-boot, this will remove all restore points, then turn System Restore back on.

Re: System Volume Virus

kee-lo_ — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:13:53 GMT

I would seach Symantec's virus database, and follow their instructions VERY carefully, print it out, even.

These viruses are a real menace