System restore Points Odd entry????

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Every once in a while I check my system restore points.  I noticed a restore point with an usual description.  Microsoft Antimalware Checkpoint  Uninstall.
I have not uninstalled anything.  What is this?

 

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That is most likely normal:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_updating/system-restore-point-after-update/785118c3-8961-42b3-815f-cba0956f3679

It’s created in response to Windows Defender placing something under quarantine.  That something might be malware, it could also be a false positive. In either case I strongly recommend running a full system scan for malware with at least two products.  use your current product first, then download and run (in scan mode only, not active protection mode) another AV product like <span class=”st”>Malwarebytes: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/ .
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Be sure to set Malwarebytes to NOT provide active protection – doing so will cause serious performance and stability issues on your system as two AV products attempt to scan every file you open simultaneously.

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Most likely normal.  I tried to reply before with linked citations to Microsoft Answers, but the forum flagged my post as spam.  Sigh.

It’s a result of something being quarantined . . . run a full system scan with at least two passive scanners.  I tried to post more helpful stuff, but again it was flagged as spam.

 

Grrrrr . . . .

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Thanks for your contributions, NetDef. Please rest assured that moderators here watch what the forum software does, and that your valuable posts are appreciated!

-Noel

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NetDef  Thank you for your response.  I have Microsoft Security Essentials as my AV.   I also have Malwarebytes (free version so no active protection) and ran full scans, MSE first, when I noticed it.
In retrospect, I do remember MSE kicking in and doing a scan while I was reading an article on Yahoo.  It could have very well been that day 3/31.  Maybe when I clicked to read the article, something was trying to download on my computer.
So maybe MSE is doing its thing after all!

I run MSE full scans once a week.   Malwarebytes I add “rootkit” to the custom scan. I refer to Saturday as my computer “maintenance” day.

 

 

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