Hi all,
I just conducted a boot-time drive AV scan with avast! and found the following:
C:\pagefile.sys is infected by Win32:Crypto
I tried "repair" but that only generated "Error 42060" and had to delete the pest.
So, I'd like to know:
1) How did this pest get past avast's scanner defenses?
2) Why does avast list pagefile.sys among its default "excludes" in the software's "Standard Shield"?
3) By deleting the pagefile.sys file, have I lost something critical to my system's performance?
4) What does Win32:Crypto really do?
Thanks for listening--I'll be interested in your answers.
Kamil
PS I'm running Windows XP Pro and avast! 4.0 Home Edition plus Outpost Firewall Pro 2.0 and Tauscan.