Virus security information?

[Peter Wagner]

Hi

If I've scanned my harddisk, AVG Anti-Virus displayed
kernel32.dll and shell32.dll Result/Infection: Change

What does it means?
Are they infected or only changed because I've made updates by
Microsoft?

TIA
p


PS: OS ist WinXP Prof.

 

[Volodymyr Shcherbyna]

I don't know what it does mean. But you can try to run Windows File
Protection to ensure, that these binaries are not changed:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193

--
Volodymyr
NG tips:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/v_scherbina/pages/microsoft-newsgroups-tips.aspx

"Peter Wagner" <CisFan@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:euJX4KRUIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> If I've scanned my harddisk, AVG Anti-Virus displayed
> kernel32.dll and shell32.dll Result/Infection: Change
>
> What does it means?
> Are they infected or only changed because I've made updates by Microsoft?
>
> TIA
> p
>
>
> PS: OS ist WinXP Prof.

 

[bob flemming]

This happens when you update your files, such as a Windows update, its not a
virus infection. AVG is simply informing you that the file is different
from the last time you scanned it. If there was a problem AVG would offer
to quarantine the file or likewise.

Hope this helps

"Peter Wagner" <CisFan@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:euJX4KRUIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> If I've scanned my harddisk, AVG Anti-Virus displayed
> kernel32.dll and shell32.dll Result/Infection: Change
>
> What does it means?
> Are they infected or only changed because I've made updates by
> Microsoft?
>
> TIA
> p
>
>
> PS: OS ist WinXP Prof.
>

 

[Ron H]

AVG is informing you of a change to your computer, that you got after a scan.
Now open AVG and click on Tests >Scan System Areas >Approve the change.
I don't remember the exact words and i can't reproduce that right now,
But it's an allow or deny situation.

"bob flemming" wrote:

> This happens when you update your files, such as a Windows update, its not a
> virus infection. AVG is simply informing you that the file is different
> from the last time you scanned it. If there was a problem AVG would offer
> to quarantine the file or likewise.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> "Peter Wagner" <CisFan@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:euJX4KRUIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Hi
> >
> > If I've scanned my harddisk, AVG Anti-Virus displayed
> > kernel32.dll and shell32.dll Result/Infection: Change
> >
> > What does it means?
> > Are they infected or only changed because I've made updates by
> > Microsoft?
> >
> > TIA
> > p
> >
> >
> > PS: OS ist WinXP Prof.
> >
>
>
>

 

[Peter Wagner]

Thanks to Volodymyr, bob and Ron H for your help.

p