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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: vonny on April 11, 2014, 12:37:18 PM

Title: Virus Chest
Post by: vonny on April 11, 2014, 12:37:18 PM

Hello is there a way of deleting everything in the virus chest?  I'm using the free antivirus AVAST.  Thanks from Vonny.

Title: Re: Virus Chest
Post by: Eddy on April 11, 2014, 12:39:32 PM

http://blog.avast.com/2013/11/03/how-do-i-access-the-avast-virus-chest/ (http://blog.avast.com/2013/11/03/how-do-i-access-the-avast-virus-chest/)
Right click a file (or first select multiple files) and choose delete.

Title: Re: Virus Chest
Post by: DavidR on April 11, 2014, 03:55:15 PM

Quote from: vonny on April 11, 2014, 12:37:18 PM

Hello is there a way of deleting everything in the virus chest?  I'm using the free antivirus AVAST.  Thanks from Vonny.

Yes, as described by Eddy.

However, there is no rush to delete files from the virus chest.

Files in the chest should be left there for a few weeks to ensure there is no adverse effect from having sent them there - next scan those files (you wish to delete) and if they are still considered infected, yes manually delete them from the virus chest.

Title: Re: Virus Chest
Post by: Pondus on April 11, 2014, 04:32:30 PM

FAQ section....how to use virus chest
http://www.avast.com/en-eu/faq.php?article=AVKB21#artTitle

clean, quarantine or delete.     http://antivirus.about.com/b/2007/03/11/clean-quarantine-or-delete.htm