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I’ll try to address both David and Para-Noid in the same response and hope I’m giving the answers that will help you to help me. Avast did its full weekly system scan yesterday and came up with “Adobe Photoshop Album Starter has Win32:Malware-gen” I didn’t write down the exact location of that file because I didn’t realize I wouldn’t be able to get back to it yet. I do not remember it saying it was in “Downloaded Installations” but can’t be sure. I then selected that it be moved into the chest. Avast never gave me a confirmation really, it said it suggested I do a boot-scan and did I want to schedule it now. I was going to do the Maleware Bytes but I figured Avast asking to do the boot-scan was of more importance.
The scan results came up with the files mentioned "ame malware plus has infected C:\System volume information_restore{7E6001F9-0A8D-45EC-B593-E452c096Cf95}\RP903\A0050790.exe was infected with the Gen32:Malware-gen and another (same exact file volume information restore point) came up with infected with Win32:PUP-gen. These have been moved to the chest. The last file, C:\Windows\Downloaded Installations{8379D168-79F6-4394-81A2-BB1944E8F892}\Adobe Photoshop Album 3 SE.msi|>Data1.cab|>ADB2.exe|>[UPX] only asks “File is in windows folder, are you sure? It gives me the options of 1-Yes, 2-Yes all, 3-No, Esc-Exit” I don’t have the option of moving to the chest or no action, only the options I have listed. The closes to no action is Esc-Exit. Would that be the same thing? No, I haven’t tried exiting out of the boot-scan and doing a full scan because that was what my original question was about, how was I supposed to answer this question.
If you guys say it is safe for me to hit the Esc-Exit option I will do so.
Thanks again.