If i delete a virus, will my file be delted as well.

bigboi972 · 04 Feb 2013

I currently use avg(free edition) as my current virus protection and I was wondering if I was to find a virus and allow my virus protection to remove it. Will the file that was infected be deleted or will the virus just be removed from the file. Thanks

Golden · 04 Feb 2013

DaveAf said:

the file will be deleted

Not neccesarily - it depends on the malware type, and the type of file targeted. If in doubt, do a scan without the option of automatically performing any action to see what the anti-malware suggests as a fix.

cottonball · 04 Feb 2013

bigboi972,

To my understanding, the AVG Resident Shield scans opened files and running programs, deletes viruses automatically, and cures infected files....