chest files

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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My Computer:
Dell dimension e520
windows xp home SP3
intel core2 6300 1.86ghz
1024mb ram

My Security:
mcafee internet security suite
WinPatrol2008
SpywareBlaster

On Demand:
SuperAntiSpyware
MalwarebytesAntiMalware
Avast! v4.8

hi! i’ve just started using the latest version of avast v4.8.1195 as a on demand scanner with resident protection disabled. i have a mcafee ISS subscription and are thinking of switching to avast when that is up. i have run a few scans with it and thinks its o.k. the only problem i have with it running with mcafee, (which wont be an issue if i choose to do away with mcafee and switch to avast full time) is avast!'s
self defence kicking in when mcafee scans the .ini file, avast! detecting mcafee’s boot-time protection as a rootkit and this:

in chest files/system files there are system32 .dll files there. winsock, kernel32 and wsock32.

ive scanned them and got this:

Scanning of selected files

Program will try to scan 1 selected file(s) in the Chest

Move files to temporary folder: C:\DOCUME~1\mel\LOCALS~1\Temp_avast4_\unp44022385.tmp
FileID: 0000000005 Original file name: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsock32.dll New folder: C:\DOCUME~1\mel\LOCALS~1\Temp_avast4_\unp44022385.tmp\5.dll

Scan files in the temporary folder: C:\DOCUME~1\mel\LOCALS~1\Temp_avast4_\unp44022385.tmp
C:\DOCUME~1\mel\LOCALS~1\Temp_avast4_\unp44022385.tmp\5.dll – no virus –

Action was completed successfully!

once, mcafee heuristically detected one of the above file type’s in the temp folder as a virus: new poly win32

any ideas? why are the system32 .dll files being put in there anway?

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It’s not enough… disable is not enough and avast is not intended to run as on-demand only.

They’re there for backup purposes.

This article provides the steps to remove SecurityCenter from your computer.
http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq3.asp?docid=71525
Also for direct download: http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/VSCleanupTool.exe
and http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe (2007)

If you need, you can find many free versions of these registry cleaners here:
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/system/fwregtools.html

Sometimes, McAfee won’t be completely removed if, before, you do not uninstall Avast, including the use of its “Uninstall Application” if necessary (www.avast.com/eng/faq-install-uninstall-avast.html).

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cheers tech! ;D