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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2011, 08:00:07 PM »
what is a vps update?

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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2011, 08:01:07 PM »
what is a vps update?

A virus signature update.
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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2011, 08:08:31 PM »
i repaired avast and rebooted, but still, nothing will happen when i click send to virus lab.

OK, lets make sure that you are proceeding correctly first:
You open the chest, the file needs to be in the chest (you mentioned you couldn't delete it before) so did you actually send it to the chest instead of deleting it ?

If sent to the chest, you need to be right clicking on the file in the chest and select 'Submit to virus lab...' is that what you did ?
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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2011, 08:09:00 PM »
i repaired avast and rebooted, but still, nothing will happen when i click send to virus lab.

It should be sent while the next VPS update.

Before that happens the form has to be completed and that is the problem, clicking submit to virus labs doesn't generate the form.
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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2011, 08:12:11 PM »
Before that happens the form has to be completed and that is the problem, clicking submit to virus labs doesn't generate the form.

I see.
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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2011, 08:13:15 PM »
i repaired avast and rebooted, but still, nothing will happen when i click send to virus lab.

OK, lets make sure that you are proceeding correctly first:
You open the chest, the file needs to be in the chest (you mentioned you couldn't delete it before) so did you actually send it to the chest instead of deleting it ?

If sent to the chest, you need to be right clicking on the file in the chest and select 'Submit to virus lab...' is that what you did ?

Yes, exactly. I did not delete it. I wasn't able to move it to the chest until I scanned the exact folder that the virus was in. Then i was able to move it into the chest for some reason. I found the file, right clicked, and clicked submit to virus lab, and nothing else happens.

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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2011, 08:26:56 PM »
OK lets try the old fashioned way to send to avast for analysis:
Send the sample to virus (at) avast (dot) com zipped and password protected with the password in email body, a link to this topic might help and false positive in the subject.
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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2011, 09:07:04 PM »
Through my email? How do i make it zipped & password protected?

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Re: Avast found an infected file and can't delete it!
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2011, 09:20:18 PM »
upload the file to www.mediafire.com and post the download link here, then i will do it for you



OBS: you can upload direct to avast lab here   ;)
http://www.avast.com/contact-form.php?loadStyles
« Last Edit: October 22, 2011, 10:27:30 PM by Pondus »