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    Question about AVG

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dondon534, Feb 25, 2007.

  1. dondon534

    dondon534 Notebook Consultant

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    Well ive been using this weekly and i realized that one of my files is infected but in the end of the scan, it says there are no threats. Im quite confused.

    Here is what it says:

    File.............Result/infection..........Path
    shell32.dll............change......... C:\\windows\s...
     
    dondon534, Feb 25, 2007
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  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    It should be nothing to worry about. It just means that shell32.dll, which is a system file, has been change or modified since the last scan. Maybe a windows update changed it.
     
    wave, Feb 25, 2007
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  3. Robert in Sadorus

    Robert in Sadorus Notebook Evangelist

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    I got that result as well, after an update. Nothing to worry about.
     
    Robert in Sadorus, Feb 25, 2007
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