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PapaPixels
post Aug 7 2008, 08:47 PM
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Hello, earlier today i ran an avast boot time scan. I realized that it found win32:trojan-gen but it said that it deleted it. I do not know how this i got this trojan because i ran an avast scan yesterday, and many other times this week and it hasnt found anything. I haven't downloaded anything today, nor have i gone to any sites that i am not familiar with. All i have done was update SaS, Spybot S&D, and MBAM. Could this be a false positive? Also, avast says it has deleted this. Does this trojan come back? Or is it gone for good. Thank you
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Many security vendors use their own specific names to identify types of malware so it can be difficult to determine exactly what infection was detected.

Did avast provide a specific file name associated with this malware threat and if so, where was it located (full file path) at on your system?


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it did, but the boot time scan finished and it said it deleted it. how can i see where it was?
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Avast should have created a log file. Check in C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\log.

You also can rescan to make sure it hasn't regenerated and returned.


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