Ridding a Windows OS NTFS partition of a virus, if one is found from a linux AV app.?

Edward78 · 4 Jun 2010 at 17:59

I got Avast for OpenSuSE 11.0 & did a scan of my Windows OS partition & it found one, but I was worried it would somehow mess windows up. The delete/move to chest box said it was the pagefile.sys file, just wondering if it would remove that whole file. Oh & can I set up Avast to have root privileges in my user account?

Edward78 · 4 Jun 2010 at 20:14

Oxy said:
Why do you have A/V on linux?

I wouldn't be running AV from linux on my windows HDD.

Why not boot into windows and virus scan from there?

In case Windows can't be cleaned from windows.

Plus, a oddity Avast 5 did a boot up scan & it found nothing. Why did the linux version spot a virus?? It is Avast also, maybe Avast for windows doesn't scan some files?

Edward78 · 4 Jun 2010 at 21:51

Oxy said:
Maybe Avast on linux found a false positive?

Maybe, pagefile.sys would still get scanned by the windows av right? I can post a pic tomorrow if you want.

Edward78 · 5 Jun 2010 at 16:56

This is weird today it has found a new one in the same file

Edward78 · 6 Jun 2010 at 17:04

masterluke said:
did you delete the file before?

No, it is odd how it was not the same one though. I am thinking they are false positives. Asked about deleting pagefile.sys on another forum & not even using it in windows xp, I have 2 gigs of ram, they freaked. They said, that I need it. Avast for windows found nothing on the boot up scan.

Edward78 · 11 Jun 2010 at 06:25

Cool, I got the app. to run with root privileges, it asks me for pass. just like YaST2.

:Hides under sheet to stop noobieness from showing: