Author Topic: repair or delete virus ???  (Read 3929 times)

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snooker

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repair or delete virus ???
« on: May 03, 2004, 05:37:31 PM »
Hi ... I just downloaded this anti-virus for the first time and it found a virus ... Should i select repair or just delete it ??? Thanks

whocares

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Re:repair or delete virus ???
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2004, 05:39:47 PM »
Hi,

please read here:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=4280
 ;)
or give more specific info:
exact virusname and location (full path/folder/filename of "virus"file)

What Win do you have ?

snooker

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Re:repair or delete virus ???
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2004, 06:04:03 PM »
Hi ... I have windows xp pro ... The file name is C:\WINDOWS\system32\activescan\imscan.dll , C:\WINDOWS\system32\ActiveScan\pav.sig and C:\WINDOWS\system32\pav.sig and it saying after the scan finish that the error occurred during file repair.. I did try to repair but i get a window ( Results processing ) an error has occurred during the processing of 1 result ... What should i do now just delete it ???

whocares

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Re:repair or delete virus ???
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2004, 06:06:05 PM »
Hi,
just a false positive due to unencrypted Panda-AV-files:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=2526

just uninstall panda, or delete the files, or exclude them from scanning fro both mainscanner and avast resident shield ;)

snooker

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Re:repair or delete virus ???
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2004, 06:42:10 PM »
Okay great , thanks Whocares !!! One last thing where should the Generate VRDB now be set when you are using the computer and surfing the net ??? Right now my is on only when the screen-saver is running ... Also if i merge with main avast icon can i replace it back to it own icon again ????