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Unable to remove Mal/Generic-L using new free Virus Removal Tool

herb

I just installed the new Sophos free Virus Removal Tool, ran a scan and it id'd the malware Mal/Generic-L on my machine but was unsuccessful in removing it.  It told me to go to the Free Tools Forum for cleanup advice.  It is an older HP Pavilion machine I use mainly for games and occasionally backu[p access online.  It is running XP.  Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it.

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    Hello Herb,

    fine to hear they are gone. As the threat was found in an obviously older restore point it posed no imminent danger (and it would have been safe to delete but not easy to do so unless you really know what you are doing).
    To get an idea what a restore point is please see the short (and IMO not really high-quality) article in Wikipedia. 

    Christian

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    Hello Herb,

    fine to hear they are gone. As the threat was found in an obviously older restore point it posed no imminent danger (and it would have been safe to delete but not easy to do so unless you really know what you are doing).
    To get an idea what a restore point is please see the short (and IMO not really high-quality) article in Wikipedia. 

    Christian

    :24029
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