Question about quarantined viruses?

Question

I want to replace the current anti-virus program I'm using, but it has viruses in quarantine. If I replace it, what becomes of those viruses?

Answer 1

you can delete those if you want! but some of your computer's system files were infected and your antivirus program detected it as a virus! (quarantined is good!)

Answer 2

delete them from the 'vault' (as they call it in avg) first.

Answer 3

i don't know for sure how the quarantine system works

but i can tell you 100% sure they will be eliminated.

i am 100%  perfectly SURE you will not get infected

Answer 4

Generally they are deleted or a remnant of the old virus protection is still left over to keep those viruses in the vault but the files are in a format which cannot be read except by that virus protection program. They will not come back and reinfect your computer.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Firstly, if you are downloading a new AV do that before you do anything else.  Then delete anything from quarantine, use RevoUninstaller:

http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_unin...

It is quicker and better than add/remove applet, click AV you wish to remove then click Uninstall, in new window select Advanced and after uninstall it will scan registry and hard drive for leftover files / folders.  After uninstallation click Next and only tick BOLD items to remove them from registry click Next and again click only BOLD items to remove any leftover files / folders.

Then install your new AV