Author Topic: SOME FILES COULD NOT BE READ  (Read 1903 times)

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Wryter

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SOME FILES COULD NOT BE READ
« on: November 19, 2013, 05:58:39 PM »

   In the last scan I did this came up.....C:\User\JimBag\downloads\install_flashplayer 11 x32 au_mssa_aaa_aih.exe|>images\bglistbullet.png.......it says that some files cannot be read and this showed up on 15 times. Is this serious????, do I delete it, move it to the chest, what?????? Thanks in advance.

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Re: SOME FILES COULD NOT BE READ
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2013, 06:32:41 PM »
it is just a scan error message no more no less....not a detection
avast is a antivirus program and will only take action on infected files


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Re: SOME FILES COULD NOT BE READ
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2013, 08:08:46 PM »
"Some files cannot be scanned" is just that, nothing more, nothing less.
Some file that cannot be scanned include archive files, password protected files, and non-executable files.
Seeing that your error is an installation file avast won't act upon it until it has been executed.

Sidenote: Before installing a new version of Flash uninstall the old version.  :)
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