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Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« on: February 03, 2017, 12:28:05 PM »
Hello!

I didn't know that my anti-virus (Avast) found any viruses, so because i run a daily scan with it, i checked the quaratine and there was 2 of the same virus!

Win32:Malware-gen. I don't what kind of virus it is, but i readed that it could be a backdoor, trojan or spyware. No matter what, i want to delete it.
I am scared of pressing 'Delete' because it could be agressive and start to harm my PC. I want to delete it safely

Please help!

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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2017, 12:30:15 PM »
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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2017, 12:35:37 PM »
Avast did it by them self.


http://prntscr.com/e3ydo9 <-- Screenshot

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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2017, 12:44:27 PM »
I suggest to take it to the correct forum > https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=194892.0

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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2017, 01:04:33 PM »
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I am scared of pressing 'Delete' because it could be agressive and start to harm my PC. I want to delete it safely
Files in virus chest (quarantine) can not harm your computer
Deleting files from virus chest does not make it harm your computer .... it is then gone

Clean, Quarantine, or Delete?  >>  https://www.lifewire.com/clean-quarantine-or-delete-3972276



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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2017, 02:25:05 PM »
Thanks Podus,

I'll delete the two Win32:Malware-gen viruses that is stored in quaratine :)..

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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2017, 02:28:37 PM »
Thanks Podus,

I'll delete the two Win32:Malware-gen viruses that is stored in quaratine :) ..
Remember that the files are perfectly safe as long as they are in the virus chest.
Once removed (deleted) they can not be restored should it turn out to be a false positive.
(Without further analysis, it's impossible to rule out that possibility.)
Your computer, your choice. :)
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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2017, 02:44:18 PM »
Thanks Podus,

I'll delete the two Win32:Malware-gen viruses that is stored in quaratine :) ..
Remember that the files are perfectly safe as long as they are in the virus chest.
Once removed (deleted) they can not be restored should it turn out to be a false positive.
(Without further analysis, it's impossible to rule out that possibility.)
Your computer, your choice. :)

I'll scan my computer over the night (A complete system scan) with MalwareBytes Pro and Avast Free.

Thank you!

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Re: Virus found - Win32:Malware-gen
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2017, 02:49:38 PM »
Last question.

The folder that the 2 viruses were stored in, got a weird name. (See the link)
Should i delete the whole folder, because there is still some files inside that folder?

http://prntscr.com/e401oz

I got 2 folders with these weird names.
- {8F6BB937-ABC3-D58F-C65B-F067E2330CFF}
- {B5F70934-5E12-42d2-882D-62D42EA1FA67}