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    Avast is exploding at me.

    All day it's been telling me it's been detecting a virus. Like, near-constantly. And by the looks of it, it keeps reminding me of the exact same virus from the exact same source- some file I downloaded, I think. I've been getting this for a few days, getting "virus blocked" alerts more and more often. I figure it'll just go away if I delete the file where the virus is coming from, or maybe the virus itself.

    Any idea how I do that? Avast is supposedly blocking the virus but it's not doing anything to get rid of it. And the constant reminders get real annoying.

    Help?


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    It knows about the CP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kagamine View Post
    All day it's been telling me it's been detecting a virus. Like, near-constantly. And by the looks of it, it keeps reminding me of the exact same virus from the exact same source- some file I downloaded, I think. I've been getting this for a few days, getting "virus blocked" alerts more and more often. I figure it'll just go away if I delete the file where the virus is coming from, or maybe the virus itself.

    Any idea how I do that? Avast is supposedly blocking the virus but it's not doing anything to get rid of it. And the constant reminders get real annoying.

    Help?
    *checks antivirus* I have the same one and its being quiet. You said yours has been acting up ever since that porn fiasco?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Aragorn View Post
    *checks antivirus* I have the same one and its being quiet. You said yours has been acting up ever since that porn fiasco?
    I dunno if the porn fiasco caused it or not. I wasn't even in spam when it happened, so probably not. But yes, that is the day it started happening.

    Like I said, it's probably something I downloaded, which would explain why mine is acting up and yours isn't.


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    Highlight the file.
    Press delete.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kagamine View Post
    I dunno if the porn fiasco caused it or not. I wasn't even in spam when it happened, so probably not. But yes, that is the day it started happening.

    Like I said, it's probably something I downloaded, which would explain why mine is acting up and yours isn't.
    And what exactly was it you downloaded?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Aragorn View Post
    And what exactly was it you downloaded?
    CP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozymandias View Post
    CP.
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    Lemme ask my boyfriend. He's more experienced with Avast and computers than I am.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Butter View Post
    Highlight the file.
    Press delete.
    That would work if I knew what file was causing it. >> Avast isn't helping much. When I click "more details" it just brings me to their website where they explain how their virus-catching process works.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aragorn View Post
    And what exactly was it you downloaded?
    I don't know what file exactly, I just figured it was a file rather than a web page or something. I also don't remember the date it started detecting threats, either. The only things I remember downloading, though, are some Youtube videos and an order form for a custom-made morphsuit. Could be the order form, now that I think about it, but I still have to fill that out and send it back before I can delete it.


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