Avast found an infected file C/WINDOWS/system32/in10b6s (I think it was) and
recommended repair but could not repair it. I tried move to chest but no luck, then
delete and no luck either. So I dragged the file into the recycle bin. Should I empty
the recycle bin and would that actually end the threat? Seems too simple! Thanks,
Al.
Being in one of the system folders windows is going to protect it. Even dragging it into the recycle bin may not do it. One of the additional problems is that windows may well save a copy of it into the system restore ‘System Volume Information’ folder as a restore point. So if you do a system restore some time in the future you may find it is back.
Disabling system restore and rebooting will clear the restore points.
You can schedule a boot-time scan from within avast which should be able to deal with it.
Once you are clear you can enable system restore again.
Thanks David. I have restarted the computer a couple times since dragging
the file withou disabling system restore, and when I open the system32 folder
now I don’t find that file. Does that mean I’m safe? Maybe I should try the
boot scan with restore disabled anyway? If I do, should I just leave the
infected file in the recycle bin, or try to move it back into the system32 folder?
Thanks again, Al
If it is in the recycle bin (it should be detected there) I would empty the recycle bin no point in leaving it there and then schedule the boot-time scan.
Maybe yes maybe not.
Can you run a boot time scanning like you’ve said, disabling the system restore first?
No, it won’t help.
Never!
If you want to keep this fie, restore it to a floppy or USB drive and, from there, add it to avast Chest.