False Alarm or Virus? What do I do?

Viruses and worms
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Major problem here. Upgraded to Version 4 yesterday. Uninstalled Avast 32 and installed Version 4. Ran Verson 4. Found what it refers to as a virus, named Banger 1044. This is in C:\WINDOWS\system.dat file.

This is when my troubles began! If I rename and move the file, V. 4 will identify it again and ask what to do with it. If I place it in the chest, I end up with the same problem as when I delete the file, my system gets screwed up.

What happens is that as soon as I shut down my system and then restart, I get a message that a start up fill is missing, and I have to run scanreg. Scanreg installs a back up version of my registry. Due to this back up, I have to go in and manually remove all keys related to Avast32. (I know what I’m doing with the registry, and I backup before starting) Also the system.dat file is again on my system. I also have reinstall Version 4 again.

Currently I haven’t run version 4, as when I do, it will identify the file as a virus.

Is this a False Alarm? or is it a Virus? I haven’t been able to find anything on the Net about this Virus. Closest I could find was Belker 1044, and that wasn’t any help as no info was provided, only that it is detected in the latest updates. Even did a scan with Symantec and McAfee, neither found this virus!

I checked the file, and there is text in the file referring to Banger 1044, and well as other text with Banger and other numbers.

I can’t delete the file as it screws up my system. Yet I’m concerned if it is a virus.

WHAT do I do? I need help!

???

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P.S. Forgot to mention that I also requested Avast to repair/fix/clean the file, but got the message that it couldn’t repair the file.

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Do not delete that system.dat file! It is a Part of the Windows Registry so it seems to be a false alarm. Try “scanreg /null /fix” under plain dos. Maybe than the false alarm is gone( it will fix and “compress” the registry)

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Txs Raman it worked! ;D

I’m not getting the message anymore. Unfortunately having another problem. Trying to work on it now, so far no success. If still can’t fix will post it later in the forum.