Yes, but the virus may be included in the restore, unless you know the date of infection, and pick a restore date before the infection date, otherwise the system will remain infected. Depending on the type of infection whether the restore process will remove all of it.
Some viruses do try to interfere with the restore process.
You are better off removing the virus(s), then turn system restore Off then back On, to delete the restore points and the possible virus they contain.
Go to the Malware board, read the first "Sticky" at the top and follow the instructions for help on removing your infection.
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Yes, but the virus may be included in the restore, unless you know the date of infection, and pick a restore date before the infection date, otherwise the system will remain infected. Depending on the type of infection whether the restore process will remove all of it.
Some viruses do try to interfere with the restore process.
You are better off removing the virus(s), then turn system restore Off then back On, to delete the restore points and the possible virus they contain.
Go to the Malware board, read the first "Sticky" at the top and follow the instructions for help on removing your infection.
http://en.community.dell.com/forums/3521.aspx?tid=4a0d012d-f4a3-41a5-a409-ce012fa092f5
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