I just downloaded avast anti virus 4.8
its picking out the the infected programs
and sending them to “the virus chest” where they are stored
im not shure if i should delete the infected or it says restore
or just to leave them in the chest
any help would mean alot!
and ill give 5 star review!
thank you so much for your help
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Neo // Nov 17, 2008
you should boot in safe mode and delete them all.
Run system file checker utility in case some windows system files are corrupted
for that open the command prompt
type sfc /scannow
press Enter
it will restore the windows system files
2 Ryan W // Nov 17, 2008
If Avast has determined them as viruses, go ahead and remove them from the vault. If you don’t feel safe doing so, you can leave them in there. The vault is a secured space on your drive where nothing can access the file but Avast.
In short, I would delete them.
PS I use Avast as well, and I love it!
3 vinnu_313 // Nov 17, 2008
The Virus Chest is a place from where no suspicious activity is possible. So Avast keeps all infected files in it. If you have problems in running the applications after the files been in chest, you better reinstall the application instead of restoring the files from chest.
4 kjshaju // Nov 17, 2008
I personally dont like to use this program, but I use Ashampoo firewall which is free. I dont use any anti-virus eventhough I surf a lot and use peer to peer software to download. I have always bad experiences with Norton, Avast, ZoneAlarm, Kaspersky, McCafe, AntiVirXP etc. I had to format my computer at least once in an year but now there is no problem! I am not having a Virus Scanner now.
5 tempo1 // Nov 17, 2008
Leave 'em in the Chest …for now!
(The "Chest" is what most anti-virus programs call "quarantine").
Some anti-virus programs give their quarantine a cheesy name like "Chest" or "Vault" but it's one and the same.
Malware removal is somewhat of an inexact science. Mistakes can and do happen. Often. False-positive detections happen more often then the anti-malware industry cares to admit. It's their dirty little secret.
Needed system files can be mistakenly flagged as malware. Quarantining allows a way to undo any incorrect file deletions, easily, if it ever becomes necessary. When the anti-virus vendor finds their mistake and corrects their signature definitions, for you, the user, it is too late. The needed file has already been permanently deleted. And then it's, "tough luck" for you.
A file in quarantine (Chest) is totally safe. It can do no harm. Repeat, A file in quarantine (Chest) is totally safe. It can do no harm.
You should quarantine everything for a month or so, then if all is OK with your computer and all of your programs, then you can delete. Not before.
Good luck.
6 carolus // Nov 17, 2008
why complain when you chose to enter a strange space?For other viruses we can have a vaccin but not for one man made!
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