AVG Scan!

[Homesafe]

I have had some probs with my pc lately and thought I would do a scan in safe mode as it froze on me a few times aswell while browsing etc.

The result were as follows --

C:\Boot\BCD Locked file. Not tested.
C:\Boot\BCD.LOG Locked file. Not tested.
C:\Documents and Settings\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\pagefile.sys Locked file. Not tested.
C:\ProgramData\Desktop\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\ProgramData\Documents\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\ProgramData\Favorites\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\ProgramData\Templates\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\System Volume Information\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\History\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Music\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Pictures\ Locked file. Not tested.
C:\Users\Default\Documents\My Videos\ Locked file. Not tested.
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Does this mean these file were not tested?
Am I doing the scan wrong or right?

 

[Igorian]

Some files will be locked for O/S use and others listed are legacy locations which are now just anchor points in your O/S (Vista or 7). If you had nothing else reported, I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[joinerjohn]

Surely the OP's documents, music, pictures, videos etc shouldn't be locked for a virus scan though? I certainly wouldn't have thought that running a full virus scan should encounter any files or folders that are locked and therefore not scanned. Surely the whole point of running a full scan is exactly that,, A full scan.

 

[Monkeh]

Surely the OP's documents, music, pictures, videos etc shouldn't be locked for a virus scan though? I certainly wouldn't have thought that running a full virus scan should encounter any files or folders that are locked and therefore not scanned. Surely the whole point of running a full scan is exactly that,, A full scan.

They're not. On Vista/7 those locations cannot be accessed, there is nothing there, they are not directories.

 

[Igorian]

Surely the OP's documents, music, pictures, videos etc shouldn't be locked for a virus scan though? I certainly wouldn't have thought that running a full virus scan should encounter any files or folders that are locked and therefore not scanned. Surely the whole point of running a full scan is exactly that,, A full scan.

None of the locations listed contain the User's documents.

 

[Homesafe]

Throughout the scan it had the same locked file. not tested.

It did'nt pick anything up, but my emails are going a bit funny, I keep getting Emails to myself with all my contacts Emails in the message.

And today one of my contacts also got the same Emails from me .

Strange and my account has been suspended/locked till the hotmail people can sort out what is happening I presume, I hav'nt heard out from them tho.

 

[Igorian]

Seems to happen a lot with Hotmail. Change your email address and/or passwords.

 

[Homesafe]

What problems can this be caused by and does someone benefit from doing this kind of thing ie.( send stupid e'mails back to me and my contacts).

I think I'm officially having a bad( or horribillus ) anus

 

[Homesafe]

Good news My Email address has been re-opened today, I would'nt like it to happen again tho.

 

[Agile]

Normally this seems to be a virus type which steals your passwords and sends spam email to your address book.

This happened to a friend when she was on holiday and had left her computer off.

On her return she changed her email passwords and so far its all OK again.

Tony