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Using Avast Unable to scan using Avast

#1 vomog1

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Posted 14 October 2009 - 06:41 AM

Hi all
Bit of a prob using "Avast. When I try to do a scan of C: drive using Avast It always stops at 13%. It stops on a file which I believe is a SID file.
The file starts S-1-5-21 and goes on for another 36 numbers interspersed with dashes( Don't see the point in putting all the numbers down)
Any ideas ??

vomog1

#2 garmanma

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Posted 14 October 2009 - 10:03 AM

It might be an update of some sort but cannot tell without seeing it

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#3 vomog1

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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:42 AM

If its the complete file you need to see. it's: S-1-5-21-1123561945-1078145449-1801674531-1003.

#4 danjmilos

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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:50 AM

vomog1,
Try a boot scan with avast, if the file is corrupt it will tell you. It found 2 corrupt on my D partition a long time ago. It will give you a location and with that info you can find out what program or process it belongs to.

Dan

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