Re: Scanning in safe mode?

In article <5frxf.76$77.9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, TWIST@xxxxxxxxx says...
>
>Could someone please remind my why it is better to scan in
>safe mode? And also is it an advantage to turn of system restore
>temporarily?
>
>Thanx in advance.
>
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If malware is configured as a service (and many are), you will not be able to
remove it while it is running. When you start in safe mode, all the programs
that are configured to auto start from registry "run" do not auto start. This
allows them to be deleted safely.

System Restore is an extension of the old "Use the previous successful boot"
configuration" in NT and W2K. Unfortunately, it is a tremendous resourse hog,
and one of the first things that I disable on a new machine.

J.A. Coutts

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