AntiVirus Soft Virus attack - MBAM found it - Avast didn't

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I got hit 2x by Antivirus Soft Virus. Avast missed it but I was able to clean it in safe mode with MBAM

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was able to clean it in safe mode with MBAM
remember to update and also run MBAM in normal mode as this is when it works best ( http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=5590 )

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http://news.techworld.com/security/3203072/fake-antivirus-overwhelming-scanners/

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Is the same true for avast! scans?

I haven’t tried scanning for stuff in safe mode with avast!

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I have read safe mode scans are meant to be fallback plans, if regular fails to remove, or if malware locks you out of your desktop/damages system

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If you have files that are difficult to remove, then you use safemode or boot scan

" Avast Antivirus offers a “boot time” virus scan of your PC. This allows the antivirus engine to scan all of the files on your hard drive before any other programs load - useful in cases where you have an infection which cannot be cleaned because the “file is in use”

In malwarebytes you also have an extra tool " FileASSASSIN "