Action following a scan?

[wdc202]

Using Avast Home Edition on my W98 pc, I found 0 infected files and some 71 files (all of the form C:\adaware\*.bmp) that "could not be read." What action should I take with regard these 71? Delete them? Send them to the Chest? Do nothing?

Thanks.

[DavidR]

None.

They can't be read because I presume the reason given by avast is they are password protected ?

See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=35347.msg297170#msg297170 this topic for more information on why files can't be scanned.
Files that can't be scanned are just that, not an indication they are suspicious/infected, just unable to be scanned.