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Stillengle · Feb 26, 2009

Just wondering how to do a system scan, right when you restart your computer, Ive done it a couple of times but forget now, I want to be able to scan my computer before the login screen comes on I have windows xp.

bladewingdragon24 · Feb 26, 2009

Ok go to the little blue ball in your task bar right click on it. Once you do that start avast let it run in your memory and the like once that is done go to settings and click on Schedule Boot-Time Scan and it will ask you to restart and when you restart everything will look like you are going it windows but avast will begin hope it helps you.

Stillengle · Feb 26, 2009

its not in my task bar. should I restart my computer.

bladewingdragon24 · Feb 26, 2009

Then go to start and click on avast in the start menu and do the same thing I told you before.

Stillengle · Mar 17, 2009

bladewingdragon24 said: ↑

Then go to start and click on avast in the start menu and do the same thing I told you before.
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still don't see it.

Stillengle · Mar 20, 2009

Ok so I did a virus check on my brothers comp! and it came out to have 565 things found, is there anyway I could delete them all in one, or do I have to do it one by one, what does the Chest do?

Stillengle · Mar 20, 2009

DomLuc said: ↑

This is not the Malware Removal forum so - apart from the software side of it - issues relating to *actual* malware itself need to go to the MajorGeeks Malware Removal Forum because queries in that forum are *only* answered by trained Experts. However, to post a new thread there you will *first* have to carry out all the required steps in the MajorGeeks 'Read & Run Me First Malware Removal Guide':
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
Don't worry if you can't complete any specific step - just go on to the next and make a note of that and tell them when you do post the new thread, and attach all the scan logs requested in that forum:
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

Just on the question of Avast! - go to this link and in the far left side click on the 'USER GUIDE - PDF' link and save that to disk.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Now read it about the options for healing infections.
After you've done that you should still - if you want an 'expert' all clear on the system, do the things I mention above.
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lol thats alot of information to confine, I don't believe that is all Malware though.

DavidGP · Mar 20, 2009

Stillengle said: ↑

Ok so I did a virus check on my brothers comp! and it came out to have 565 things found
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Avast just doesnt lighlight non-malware as in cookies like some other applciations, if its found that much malware its likely to be bumped up in numbers by each registry and file link, but malware is malware, so DomLuc's advice to seek help in our malware forum and the RRMF guide is the way to go.

If unsure, then create a System Restore Point as an infected restore point is justifiable if deleting malware as restoring to an infected SR point is better than restoring to NONE if things go wrong. Can iirc press CTRL and highlight all the files you need in the Virus Chest or Shift and Down Arrow.

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