Files in the Quarantine cannot run or access your system and data, so any malicious code contained within a file is unable to harm your PC. Open menu Options. Select Virus Vault. Select the file that you wish to restore or to delete permanently. If needed, click Details to display more information about the removed infection. To take a spyware or virus-infected file out of harm's way by stripping its rights or by moving it to a folder that cannot be easily accessible by regular file management utilities.
For example, if an antivirus program cannot remove the virus from an executable file, it generally quarantines it. AVG's virus vault is located in a hidden folder at the "top" of the C drive. What does quarantine antivirus mean?
Quarantine is a function of antivirus software that automatically isolates infected files on a computer's hard disk. Files put in quarantine are no longer capable of infecting their hosting system. What happens if you delete quarantined files?
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These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Feel free to contact us if you need further help. Chinmaey Tuli I would like to clarify , that when you say: [1.
Karthikeyan Avast I will help you with the necessary information. Chinmaey Tuli Regarding the info that you provided: "Yes, the "Quarantine Folder" is accessible only from AVG interface and it is not accessible from any other location on your computer. Balasubramanian S Avast Chinmaey, we will check this with our senior team and get back to you.
Your patience is much appreciated. The data in chest folder are encrypted and it can be restored only from AVG Antivirus app. I made a check in my computer and found that no folder by the name 'Antivirus' is present in the 'AVG' folder, however a folder by the name 'Antivirus' is present in the 'Persistent data' folder but the folder named 'chest' is nowhere to be found in the 'AVG' folder.
Note: I don't have AVG installed currently. Balasubramanian S Avast Thank you for checking that, Chinmaey. Let me inform this to our senior team and inquire whether the chest folder will be removed when AVG is uninstalled. Keep checking this post to know about the status. Once the virus is identified, it is quarantined. This process involves taking the file in which the virus resides and "removing" it from the system. That is, for all intents and purposes of the operating system, the file no longer exists.
This keeps the system from trying to access the file, and it prevents the virus from interacting with the system. This can also mean that AVG will quarantine other files or important system files should they become compromised. They vault contains deleted virus files that you can restore should you find that infected files are affecting the workings of your system.
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