Avast and corrupt files

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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When I do a boot scan Avast shows me that I have several corrupt files. Does Avast do anything with these corrupt files (fix, delete, etc) or is it just alerting me to the fact that they are there?

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  1. No.
  2. Exactly…!
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What is a corrupt file?

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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-corrupted-file.htm

however avast sometimes call files it can not unpack and scan for corrupt…

Does Avast do anything with these corrupt files (fix, delete, etc) or is it just alerting me to the fact that they are there?
nope....avast is only interested in infected files and files that can not be scanned are just that, it does not mean they are infected
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_file

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Thank you. Well how can I find out why it can’t scan it and if it is infected.

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scan errors are normal…happens to all AV…but not all show it in the log…some have a advanced log

post a screenshot of the scan or log so we can see

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Here is a list of the corrupted files

File C:\Users\Becca\AppData\Local\Amazon\Kindle\application\content\tenp_%1%2|>$INSTDIR\qtCore4.dll Error 42145 {Installer archive is corrupted.}

File C:\Users\Becca\AppData\Local\Temp\EADDF56.exe|>$TEMP$TEMP\Setup.exe|>$TEMP\vcredist_x64.exe|>....\vc_red.cab Error 42127 {CAB archive is corrupted.}

File C:\Users\Becca\AppData\Local\Temp\EADF5A4.exe|>$TEMP$TEMP\Setup.exe|>$TEMP\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe|>msi.dll Error 42127 {CAB archive is corrupted}

File C:\Users\Becca\AppData\Local\Temp\EADFD80.exe|>$TEMP$TEMP\Setup.exe|>$TEMP\vcredist_x64.exe|>....\vc_red.cab|>F_CENTRAL_mfc100_x64 Error 42127 {CAB archive is corrupted}

File C:\Users\Becca\AppData\Local\temp\EADFD80.exe|>$TEMP$TEMP\Setup.exe|>$TEMP\vcredist_x64.exe|>....\vc_red.cab Error 42127 {CAB archive is corrupted.}

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OK, but what do you want to know now…?

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If the files are infected

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And why it didn’t scan it

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No.

Because the files are corrupted. :wink:

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Thank you for all your help =D

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most of them seems to be temp files

TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/187-tfc-temp-file-cleaner-by-oldtimer/
TFC requires a reboot immediately after running. Be sure to save any unsaved work before running TFC.

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You’re welcome.