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AVG's found Sasser-E and a Trojan on my comp but the problem is the folder holding Sasser is invisible and the trojan EXE can't be seen. Any remedies?

What OS are you using? Is it Windows ME or XP?

If so, shut off System Restore and re-run AVG, then tell it to delete the viruses.

You may as well leave System Restore off, since it 1) makes a loophole for viruses, 2) eats up lots of hard drive space, and 3) provides questionable benefits for its above costs.

The other thing is that if you have Sasser-E, your computer is probably unpatched for that LSASS.EXE vulnerability. Go to Windows Update after you nuke Sasser, download all the relevant updates, and then get Kerio Personal Firewall and install it.

I've zonealarm already. Don't use IE either.

It doesn't matter. Sasser does not exploit Internet Explorer.

Again, what OS are you using? is it Windows ME, or Windows XP?

XP

OK, so follow the steps I posted in regards to turning off System Restore.

Then update your computer via Windows Update to make sure you don't get hit again.

Does one really need to keep system restore running at all?