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30-Sep-2007, 05:45 PM #1
Avira AntiVir
Hey, just a quick question really.
Everytime I scan my PC with avira antivir it always says that there's two warnings. Why?
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30-Sep-2007, 06:18 PM #2
It probably just means the files cannot be opened, (i.e. Antivir cannot scan the files for whatever reason, usually they are being used by the OS or may be locked).

Once the scan is finished you can see the names of the two files by clicking the "Report" button which opens a notepad file showing details of the scan, including the location of the files that give warnings and why the warning was given.
I use antivir too, it always gives me two warnings; on pagefile.sys and hiberfil.sys

This thread has some info on them
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30-Sep-2007, 07:06 PM #3
Ok cheers.
Do these mean any harm to my pc? :
Starting the file scan:

Begin scan in 'C:\'
C:\hiberfil.sys
[WARNING] The file could not be opened!
C:\pagefile.sys
[WARNING] The file could not be opened!
Begin scan in 'D:\' <PRESARIO_RP>
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30-Sep-2007, 07:15 PM #4
They are fine, they are both system files used by Windows for hibernation and virtual memory and it's normal for antivir to give a warning for them.
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01-Oct-2007, 08:12 AM #5
thanks alot
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