OK I booted the computer in Safe Mode, turned off System Restore using msconfig and not the right click on My Computer method. I then ran a full system scan using Avast (was up until 2.00 am).

I had to restart a couple of times to get System Restore back on using msconfig and stop the puter coming up with msconfig has been modified - all fixed now.

(1) as of now since I last ran Avast there are no more unp files in the C:\Documents and Settings\Gillie2tat\Local Files\Temp_Avast4_ folder. For the moment I propose to leave things as they are and not do any more scans for a few days to see if they reappear. If they don’t and then reappear when I run Avast next time it’s something that’s happening through Avast. Otherwise it’s spotting infected mail and so on just fine.

(2) There is a very odd file in my Windows System folder which is the one that was spotted by Avast as being infected. Should I just navigate to the Windows folder, delete it and empty recycle bin and see what happens? Avast is unable to delete it as such and although it can move it it reappears in that folder.

There are no other warnings coming up from Avast at all about any other folders other than the two I’ve mentioned (except that it put the unp files in the Administrator/Temp/Avast4 folder whilst I was logged into the Administrator section in Safe Mode) and I’m wondering if it’s safe to back up My Documents. Fortunately I back up onto CD-Rs and not CD-RWs so I’m not relying on just the one disk set!

Another screenshot coming up!