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Title: files moved to chest, is it retrievable?
Post by: niezy on March 20, 2012, 07:16:43 AM

hi everyone!

I need help. Those infected files moved to chest can still be retrieve? how? please help...

Melanie

Title: Re: files moved to chest, is it retrievable?
Post by: Pondus on March 20, 2012, 07:51:00 AM

right click the file(s) in chest and there is a menu of choices

why...something wrong ?

Title: Re: files moved to chest, is it retrievable?
Post by: Asyn on March 20, 2012, 07:52:49 AM

Quote from: niezy on March 20, 2012, 07:16:43 AM

Those infected files moved to chest can still be retrieve? how?

Right click on the file(s) in the chest and choose: 'Restore'

Title: Re: files moved to chest, is it retrievable?
Post by: DavidR on March 20, 2012, 01:56:29 PM

There is little point in restoring the files, if avast still considers them infected the act of moving them out of the chest will cause the file system shield to alert again. So you will be in a cycle.

What is the infected file name, where was it found, malware name e.g. (C:\windows\system32\infected-file-name.xxx, malware name) ? 
For detection on on demand scans, check C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Alwil Software\Avast5\Log  (Windows 2000, Windows XP). Or C:\ProgramData\Alwil Software\Avast5\log (windows Vista, windows 7).

As Pondus asks, why would you want to do this ?