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Windows Desktop Search on XP is nothing like the built in Windows 7 search.

Hi guys, today when I was downloading Adobe Reader 9.2 avast received notification about traces of Win32: Rootkit-gen [Rtk]. The link of the download is http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.2/esp/AdbeRdr920_es_ES.exe

Is it a false positive or a real infection 

Sorry for my bad English

The other day I noticed that my friend's computer (Windows XP) was running very slow, so I downloaded Avast! for him and ran a pre-boot scan.  I found several trojans and ordered them all to be moved to chest; though none of the files that I moved to the chest were infected system files.

After I finished the scan, the pc started to boot up but instead stopped at a black screen.  I restarted the machine several times after this but only ever got the same black screen.  I am able to get to the bios but am unsure of what to do at this point.. once I back out of the bios I just get the black screen again.

help!

So being a registered Avast User already, I cant win.  Is this correct?

@Tarq57

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=50989.0

Windows explorer crashes persist. That's pretty much it.

Windows problems and solution center (if that what its called) says to use windows update.

Hi, I'm getting a virus warning everyday when i on my computer with Win32-Malware-gen infected in C:\WINDOWS.0\system32\WINABC.HLP . i clicked the repair button, but the warning keep popping up also. any ways to cure this ?thx...   Here, i attached a HJT file. hope someone can help me...

I'd leave Norton360 active, while downloading the files you need/want. (These should include the Norton Removal Tool, the full Avast setup file - ~37Mb- and perhaps PCDeprapifier.)
Once you've got the tools, you can change AV's offline. Always a good idea. Check Windows firewall is turned on and Avast active before going online again.
What fun, setting up a new computer. Clean slate.

Done that, saved .exe files for avast!, norton removal tool, pctools firewall plus, threatfire, mbam free, SAS free.

Also this Windows mess drives me crazy I might just dual boot with Ubuntu!
And one more thing.

Thanks to factory restore, im vista sp1, and sp2 hasn't come up in windows update, I used it many times and got 400mb in updates but no sp2. Vista home premium 64-bit. Were can i get it? I don't know wich one to download at www.microsoft.com

Its in system32.
Also before i send to virutotal shdu i copy the file then send or just send it now.

LOOK AT THE PIC
Seems to be a good sign.

A virus scan showed a file was infected and I moved it to the chest. The file name is A0014650.EXE and the virus description is Win32:Malware-gen. The folder it was in is "C:\System Volume Information\_restore" with a lot of numbers after that. When I tried to start a game already loaded on the computer, Avast pop up said there was a virus in it. I uninstalled the game and during installation the popup again said there was a virus (I don't see how since I was installing direct from the CD). So I thought the original Win32:Malware virus I moved to the chest was maybe a false positive and causing the problem and tried to restore it, but even though it says the restore was "completed successfully" it isn't; it stays in the chest. I tried restoring it both from the chest files window and the 'infected files' window but makes no difference. Why can't I restore it?? Same with the 2 infected game files, I couldn't restore them after I sent them to the chest, so deleted them and then had to uninstall the game again since it wouldn't load. Other than the game, I don't see any problems with the original WIN32 file being quarantined, but now I can't install the game and still can't restore the WIN32 file, if it needs to be. Thanks

Thanks David, but still the same error message.  I am thinking about getting a refund. Who should I talk to or email?