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Tom is a technology reporter for ZDNet. An AVG update, pushed out on Sunday, for versions 7. The update identified the file as 'PSW. APSA', a banking Trojan. Users who followed AVG's recommendation to delete the file were left with computers that either would not boot up or continually rebooted. APSA sitting in the user On a laptop I am servicing — the same thing! The restoration brings the system back but the virus remains and the AVG warning pops up and seems to multiple [sic].

AVG on Sunday released a further update that did not incorrectly identify the core Windows file as malware. Choose Windows operating system you want to repair. Restore the User Restart computer and boot Windows normally. We recommend saving the file to the Desktop. So I renamed the file to user The expand command still does not work. I'm sorry that you are having this issue. The instructions came from AVG Support, so as long as you are having problems with them perhaps it would be good if you contact AVG on their forum.

On the other hand, considering how much time you have spent and how much time it may take getting a reply from AVG, your suggestion to reinstall might be the best route to take.

FPs are a fact of life with any defensive scanner. Disabling one's "FreeCell" due to a FP does not have the same consequences as deleting one's "user The above emphasizes: - the risks of running routine on-demand scans when your system is running well - the risks of routinely deleting or even quarantining any detection found by an on-demand scan, no matter how dire the warning, without first checking to see if it might be a FP either by visiting the app's support forum, by uploading the detected file to virustotal.

Some take considerably longer, like AVG. The deeper the scan, the higher the chance for a FP detection. Deletion of FPs that result in the trashing of one's operating system are rare- this is only the second I can recall in this board. The first involved quarantining a FP by Spyware Terminator. But why take the risk?

And finally, I personally would not tolerate any AV or other defensive application that trashed my system due to a FP. Suddenly, I can not create a folder on any of my drives' directory structures using any of the Explorer methods I've done 2 system restores going back further each time 10 days the second time , but can not recover [Windows] Explorer's ability to create a new subdirectory.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. You may wish to download on an uninfected PC one or more of the following rescue scanners to create bootable media to scan the infected PC list courtesy of forum member, GreginMich :. Each rescue scanner will miss things — because none of them will have a perfectly complete and up-to-date set of definitions; so you might need to use several of these rescue scanners, or something like the Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility, which creates a custom bootable CD or flash drive that includes multiple rescue scanners:.

After an initial free consultation, a fee will be charged for assistance, based on the details of the case. They also have forums where you can seek help from people who specialize in malware removal. For more information about how to restore files in Windows Vista, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

Before you perform this procedure you should have the Windows installation CD. If you are asked whether you want to start the computer from the CD drive, click Yes.

When you are asked to type the Administrator password, type the Administrator password. First, rename the damaged or corrupted file so that it is not deleted when you copy the original file. To do this, type the following command:. Next, restore the original User Important We recommend that you run Windows Update after you restore a file by using Recovery Console.

For more information, see the "Method 1: Use Windows Update to obtain any fixes that are related to User System File Checker lets you scan all protected files to verify their versions.

You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to run System File Checker. For more information about how to use the System File Checker tool, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

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