It came back with the same files as last night. The files were corrupted not infected. So what I did was an uninstall of the old software with the uninstaller program listed previously in this post, Finished cleaning everything else up booted the system. Then I ran MBAM after updating it. It came back Clean!
When you say the "files," are these system or other files or Avast files?
After running a scan with Avast, you can click on the GUI > Scan Computer > Scan Logs > click on the individual scan you are interested in seeing the results > "View Results" button on the bottom right of the page. But it sounds like everything is working fine now. Glad to hear this.
What do you use for a system cleaner? Many of us use
CCleaner, a
free system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. There is a
Slim version available as well at
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds – 4th option down, which is light on your system. 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. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner (you can make a back up in My Documents if needed).
I would also run a defrag to help speed up your machine periodically as well.
Puran Defrag (
free) is also light on your system and has a regular and boot defrag
http://www.puransoftware.com/.
To help make sure your software is kept up to date, you can also scan your machine with
free Secunia Software Inspector http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ since software changes so quickly these days. Many of us scan weekly for maximum security.
These are just a few suggestions to help you in the future.
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