You can also right-click the items in quarantine to rescan them to see if they are still infected, especially after Avast updates definitions this may change. Generally, it is best to leave quarantined items in the Chest for several weeks to play it safe, but you can rescan it within the Chest...if it comes out clean and it is an essential file you can restore it. If you do not need the file, then you can delete it.
After deleting, clean out your temp. Internet files or use a system cleaner like
CCleaner - There is a
Slim version available as well at
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds. It removes unused files (cache, temporary Internet files, etc.) from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.
In addition, also Download
TFC by OldTimer to your desktop.
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/187-tfc-temp-file-cleaner-by-oldtimer/· Please double-click
TFC.exe to run it. (
Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose
Run As Administrator).
· It
will close all programs when running, so make sure you have
saved all your work before you begin.
· Click the
Start button to begin the process. Depending on how often you clean temp files, execution time should be anywhere from a few seconds to a minute or two.
Let it run uninterrupted to completion.
· Once it's finished it should
reboot your machine. If it does not, please
manually reboot the machine yourself to ensure a complete clean.