Trying to delete file from "moved" folder

[system]

I just installed and ran the free home version of Avast and it found a worm located in an old folder of dbx (e-mail) files I had saved a few years ago. Avast decided to suggest moving/renaming the file into “C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\Data\moved\Folders.dbx.vir”

I’ve been trying to delete the file entirely, but Windows 2000Pro keeps giving me this message: “Cannot delete Folders.dbx: Access is denied. The source file may be in use.”

Do I have to go outside windows to delete this file, using a command prompt? Why does it say it “may be in use”, since this file is very obviously not in use? :-\

[system]

i could imagine that the files are protected by the avast!-self-defense module…

rightclick on the a-symbol in the taskbar → Settings → ‘last entry in the list’ → deactivate the avast self-defense module → try to delete the files now… is it possible?

[igor0]

Hmm, it’s not very clever to protect this folder… let’s hope it will be changed in the next program update

[Otherwise, onlysomeone is right].

[Lisandro]

@igor post:3

Hmm, it’s not very clever to protect this folder… let’s hope it will be changed in the next program update

Which will be the theory? Changing some folders to user application data folders?

[system]

@onlysomeone post:2

i could imagine that the files are protected by the avast!-self-defense module…

rightclick on the a-symbol in the taskbar → Settings → ‘last entry in the list’ → deactivate the avast self-defense module → try to delete the files now… is it possible?

Eureka!

thanks, it worked

[igor0]

@Tech post:4

Which will be the theory? Changing some folders to user application data folders?

Excluding the existing subfolders from protection, I’d say.

[Lisandro]

@igor post:6

Excluding the existing subfolders from protection, I’d say.

Thanks Igor.
Consider excluding logs and reports also