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Avast Users!!

I know that its hard for macs to get a virus but I recently downloaded avast and did a scan. I got no viruses but I have 157 warnings, what do I do now?

Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Jun 2, 2008 8:18 PM

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Answer 1

JMVP

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Jun 3, 2008 6:13 AM in response to newfish

Of what exactly did the report warn? It's possible, for instance, to have files stored on your Mac that contain Windows exploits; any decent AV program (such as the free ClamXav) will flag such files so you can avoid forwarding them to Windows users.

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newfish Author

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Jun 3, 2008 1:25 PM in response to JMVP

each warning says that the "file does not belong to any package" should I delete them?

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Answer 3

Jun 3, 2008 8:12 PM in response to newfish

I would not let Avast delete any files unless you know exactly what those files are. Can you post a few of the file names so we have some idea if it might be safe to delete those files?

Grant

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Answer 4

Jun 24, 2008 3:56 PM in response to Grant Greene

Hello everybody, I have the same problem...I dont know how to do with the warnings that avast found.

In my case, was 517 warnings and some the types are - as example:

file name: 0000000000000ab/scan result: err13/part of package: does not belong to any package
file name: bootroot.loader.dmg/scan result: err42110/part of package: mediakit.framework
file name: uk cartoon network.tif/scan result: err42506/part of package: SlingPlayer.app
file name" localhost/scan result: err60/part of package: does not belong to any package

And a lot of others... Many tks for help!
Renata

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