Hi,

if you DELETED e.g. a WORD/OFFICE-Dokument infected with a macro-virus instead of REPAIRING = disinfecting it:
→ try some file recovery tools like
RESTORATION
or
PC Inspector

→ links via board-search here, or GOOGLE
or of course, read here:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=1509;start=15
under “File Recovery & Management Tools”

Important is NOT to work/browse on the PC meanwhile, and to start the recovery tool

  • from a floppy disk
  • or a 2nd harddisk partition, NOT the drive/partition the file was deleted from
    So best download any Tools from a friends PC (which should be virus-free, of course ;))

Good luck :slight_smile:


what Windows-Version do you have ?
What name did avast give the virus (e.g. like: “Win32:Netsky-P [Wrm]” ) ?

Where exactly was the infected File found (full path/folder/filename, e.g. like c:\Windows\system32\virusfile.exe) ?

If you can’t resolve the problem on your own, then please read this:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=5373
& come back here with more info… :wink: