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Old 06-23-2009, 03:47 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Switching over to Avast! Have a few questions.

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Is this implying that if I DO move it to the chest, delete it, or move/rename it, it will activate?
No. Moving to chest, or renaming, will prevent it from executing, if in fact the file is infected. Recent malware has been coopting this file, so I'd not be surprised if it were in fact infected.

At this point, I think it would be best if you did create a new topic in the malware removal section and post the requested logs. You can link back to this topic for background.

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After running through all the steps, please post the requested logs in the Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help forum, not here.

If you have trouble with one of the steps, simply move on to the next one, and make note of it in your reply.

Please note that the Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help forum is extremely busy, and it may take a while to receive a reply.
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