I downloaded Avast Free and used the boot scan feature which put hundreds of files in the “chest”, but the corrupt files (Trojan, BUG) have not been removed…laptop still runs slow, freezes, etc. How do you actually remove the malware?
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=163824.msg1167901#msg1167901
There is no need for a double post.
Follow the instructions.