Virus in Ad-Aware Cache

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Ok, here goes…

When running Ad-Aware, Avast! reports that there is a Trojan in the Ad-Aware/Cache directory, and when I tell it to repair, delete or otherwise take care of the problem, Avast! then reports that the file cannot be found. To make things more interesting, I find there is NO Ad-Aware/Cache directory to be found on my machine, much less the file Avast! claims to be the culprit…???
SO, Whassup ??? Any ideas???

Also, When I run Avast! alone, it reports the same thing…

Thanks ahead of time !!!

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Hi,
please report the exact message of avast, including trojanname & full path/folder/filename

ad-Aware sure does have a temp folder; but it’s probably only a temporary dir…

it’s maybe used by ad-aware for unpacking or downloading new detections…

if in doubt, on next occurrence → let avast shield move the file to another folder, and scan it with onlinescanners Trend & KAV (see below)

send it to virus@avast.com if it’s a false alarm… :wink: