Chest files

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Used Avast home for the first time yesterday, so I’m not too sure of many things yet.
In “All chest files” there are three entries, all from C:\WINDOWS\system32

                            last changed                       Transfer time

kernel32.dll 05-Jul-06 6:55:01 AM 29-May-07 1:19:07 PM
winsock.dll 10-Aug-04 7:00:00 AM 29-May-07 1:19:07 PM
wsock.dll 10-Aug-04 7:00:00 AM 29-May-07 1:19:07 PM

Should these be restored, or what do I do with them?

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Hello and Welcome :slight_smile:

Here’s some info from avast’s help files :wink:

During the installation, avast! copies some critical system files into the Chest, under the "System files" category. Those files might cause the operating system to crash if they get infected by a virus. If needed, those files can be restored from the Chest to their original location. Should an unknown virus infect the computer despite the extensive protection from the avast! antivirus package and alter an important system file, it can then be easily restored to its original state.
Hope that answers your question ;)