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Hello,<br />
I just ran a scan using avast antivirus after deleting my restore points to rid my computer of malware that was in the restore points. The malware is gone but in the list of files that could not be scanned was something refered to as a decompression bomb. The file is in my documents and settings folder and says something about Opera and user profile in the file name. What is this and what should I do? Let me know if there is any helpful info I can provide.<br />
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Thanks, Liddy
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Hello,
I just ran a scan using avast antivirus after deleting my restore points to rid my computer of malware that was in the restore points. The malware is gone but in the list of files that could not be scanned was something refered to as a decompression bomb. The file is in my documents and settings folder and says something about Opera and user profile in the file name. What is this and what should I do? Let me know if there is any helpful info I can provide.

Thanks, Liddy

'Decompression Bomb' file found in anti-virus scan. What is it and what to do?

Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.