What do I do with 'decompression bomb'?

system · 2017-01-25T01:41:39.000Z

I just ran a virus scan on my C: drive and there were four files which Avast said ‘could not be scanned’. I opened up the message box listing these files and two of them are marked as Error: This file is a decompression bomb (42110). The other two are marked Error: The system cannot find the path specified.

The file name for the decompression bombs is
c:\Windows\installer\36544f8.msi|>ISChainPackageData.Pkg1.FC090DD0110FE64E10DF55A94DFF3887|>01AdminExecuteSequence|>09 followed by a bunch of random symbols.

The second D.B. file is the same except it says Pkg 2 and has a different set of letters and numbers.

I ran this virus check because my computer has been very VERY slow when booting up and at times after it’s been running for a while and I’m in the middle of using it. I suspect these decompression bombs are to blame??

So, am I right and if so, what can be done to fix it?

Thank you.

Pondus · 2017-01-25T06:45:51.000Z

How do I handle files that Avast can’t scan?
https://blog.avast.com/2014/02/28/how-do-i-handle-files-that-avast-cant-scan/

Error: The system cannot find the path specified.
This error is usually gone if you reboot and scan again

Error: This file is a decompression bomb (42110).
Just mean a highly compressed file and the scan engine will not unpack and scan it
In your case it seems like windows update files

This has been asked/answered many times. You may search the forum for > decompression bomb

system · 2017-01-26T02:13:06.000Z

Thank you for your response.

This is my first time using a message board like this. I am getting the hang of how to do things.
Thanks for your help.

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