Avast WEBforum
Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: 2000proman on April 23, 2008, 06:22:49 AM
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I just installed and ran the free home version of Avast and it found a worm located in an old folder of dbx (e-mail) files I had saved a few years ago. Avast decided to suggest moving/renaming the file into "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Data\moved\Folders.dbx.vir"
I've been trying to delete the file entirely, but Windows 2000Pro keeps giving me this message: "Cannot delete Folders.dbx: Access is denied. The source file may be in use."
Do I have to go outside windows to delete this file, using a command prompt? Why does it say it "may be in use", since this file is very obviously not in use? :-\
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i could imagine that the files are protected by the avast!-self-defense module...
rightclick on the a-symbol in the taskbar --> Settings --> 'last entry in the list' --> deactivate the avast self-defense module --> try to delete the files now... is it possible?
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Hmm, it's not very clever to protect this folder... let's hope it will be changed in the next program update ;)
[Otherwise, onlysomeone is right].
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Hmm, it's not very clever to protect this folder... let's hope it will be changed in the next program update ;)
Which will be the theory? Changing some folders to user application data folders?
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i could imagine that the files are protected by the avast!-self-defense module...
rightclick on the a-symbol in the taskbar --> Settings --> 'last entry in the list' --> deactivate the avast self-defense module --> try to delete the files now... is it possible?
Eureka!
thanks, it worked
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Which will be the theory? Changing some folders to user application data folders?
Excluding the existing subfolders from protection, I'd say.
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Excluding the existing subfolders from protection, I'd say.
Thanks Igor.
Consider excluding logs and reports also ;)