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being prompted to sign into computer when trying to move infected file
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March 14, 2018, 05:26:52 PM »
hi
i am being prompted to sign into computer when trying to move infected file into the chest...is this normal i am new to using avast?
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thanks for any answers to this, i am afraid that if i sign in i will be effected by this virus
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Re: being prompted to sign into computer when trying to move infected file
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March 14, 2018, 06:41:15 PM »
A screenshot would probably help
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Re: being prompted to sign into computer when trying to move infected file
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March 17, 2018, 04:23:01 PM »
This depends on the file, in MacOS the prompt to sign in is to elevate you to admin rights for that action. So this could be a file that belongs to another user on the Mac or a file in a system location
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