I have decided this is probably real. I did everything you said except the : and / could not be typed so i just called it C Suspect
both places.
The folder name should be Suspect, the : and / are part of the path as in c:\ c: is the drive the \ indicates the next bit is a folder so the sum path to the suspect folder is c:\suspect.
I extracted the files and the warning went mad again and I was not allowed to move in any way to the VT upload box.
I tried right clicking and sending to VT--not allowed to move.
You need to ensure that you exclude the suspect folder and its contents so avast doesn't scan them. Add "c:\suspect\*" (copy and paste the text in quotes but not the quotes) to the avast exclusions lists:
Standard Shield, Customize, Advanced, Add and
Program Settings, Exclusions This will stop avast going mad as you call it and allow the files to be uploaded.
I may have inadvertently let the monster loose again. I tried to copy, cut paste, move---nothing allowed. It may be in my memory now for sure.
No you haven't infected files in isolation (different location from where they were found) without a registry key to run them, etc. are inert. That is part of the purpose of having the suspect folder so you don't have to disable avast to be able to extract from the chest and upload to VT from the suspect folder.
I finally got both of the files into VT by opening and the reading came back 0 bytes. This is driving me to panic for i feel like this TH is just racing through my machine. What should I do with the useless C Suspect file?
You now no why the file size is 0 bytes, avast blocking it another reason for using the suspect 'folder' it isn't a file, you can delete the c suspect file.
Whilst this is all a moot point as you have managed to upload the files, it may be of help in the future.