What is Win32/heur????

Question

hi guys,my AVG8 picked up a virus called win32/heur....I'm wonderin,what is this virus,and does it poses any threats???and a solution to this matter, should i deleted it or move it to the vault or something..

Thanks for the Help

Answer 1

update antivirus in the internet. if internet isn't active formating drive c (windows ).

Answer 2

Its a virus which keeps making new folders and takes up your disk space.You should probably delete it

Answer 3

Heur is short for heuristic.  It's not a positive identification as a virus, but it certainly looks like one.

Answer 4

It can be a false positive. To be on safe side, quarantine it.

Answer 5

It's jestanutta excuse fer somebody to charge you big bux to keep the internet running...my boycott starts with $2 per hour at the public library rather than $60+ per month at home...