{"id":1942,"date":"2018-08-12T19:42:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T08:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiredoffice.com.au\/articles\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2018-10-03T18:01:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T07:01:54","slug":"system-restore-not-working-after-virus-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredoffice.com.au\/articles\/uncategorized\/system-restore-not-working-after-virus-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"System restore not working after virus scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you get a pop up alert for a virus from fake tech support companies the first thing many users do is panic and call the number on the screen. But often within a few minutes the penny drops and the victim turns the computer off. Then they try to run a system restore either from within the system or outside the system using the repair my computer option.<\/p>\n

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It can be disheartening to find at this point that the restore failed. This is because system restore is the first thing the scammers fake virus alert disable. But there is a way to restore the system beyond the sub system disabled by scammers. This DOS based solution does not always work but mostly it does and is worth a try.<\/p>\n

Before giving up, potentially losing your data, and spending a day reinstalling Windows 10, contact us to bring your pc in to our workshop in Duncraig, Perth, Western Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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