cant remove viruses - Windows XP

[Auroxx]

hey guys maybe some of you can help me out

last week i got a popup saying virus has been detected by avg. this hasnt happened in a while and i just as usual click move to virus vault. but the next day i run a scan and i find about 6 viruses. as i ran the scan the viruses were removed automatically. But the next day auto scan ran which is really unusual because it doesnt usually run scans opn its own unless theres a virus on the computer. But it detected another 6-5 viruses. and it has been going on until today. a virus everyday and all i have been doing is gaming on bf2.

information that mite be needed is that i use Avg free edition which is the latest version and i use Ad-aware SE personal for spyware.

[Panama Red]

Where are these viruses located? If they are showing in the System Restore area, turn off system restore, reboot and run an AVG scan again. When all is clean, turn Restore back on.

[rckershaw]

If there not in system restore run your scans in safe mode.

[Auroxx]

Originally Posted by rckershaw If there not in system restore run your scans in safe mode.

after running my scans in safe mode like u said i have had no troubles so far. thanks for your help and i will update this forum if help is needed once agen with he same situation.

[TimPoet]

What does running the Av in safe mode do? I mean, what makes it effective in virus removal in this case?

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by TimPoet What does running the Av in safe mode do? I mean, what makes it effective in virus removal in this case?

Running AntiVirus and Antispyware program scans in Safe Mode prevents the startup of some of these nasties that will run as Programs or Services. Easier to remove when they are not loaded to memory. Shutting down the System Restore will prevent items from reinfecting a cleaned system.