I have a Windows XP PC that is 3 years old and I have Avast anti-virus free software installed.
For the last few days - maybe a week - I keep getting URGENT flashes from Avast that something it calls a "RapportCerberus_2169.sys" file is trying to do something bad in my computer. Each time I tell Avast to "delete" the offending file BUT it keeps coming back - maybe 1 time each time I open the computer.
My performance remains OK and I have had NO problems with email or web.
Today, 4/28, I "searched" and found an entire FOLDER of RapportCerebus in my Applications folder in the Programs area. There are at least 4 or 5 of these folders each with a RapportCerebus_ "different numbers" .sys files inside.
I am NOT a computer genius so I do not want to eliminate them all if one or more is important to the running of my Windows software. But what can I do to keep the "RapportCerberus_2169.sys" file from returning as it seems to be malware ?
Thanks for any help - I will check this Forum later today - am "bookmarking" the page.
Arizona Senior
For the last few days - maybe a week - I keep getting URGENT flashes from Avast that something it calls a "RapportCerberus_2169.sys" file is trying to do something bad in my computer. Each time I tell Avast to "delete" the offending file BUT it keeps coming back - maybe 1 time each time I open the computer.
My performance remains OK and I have had NO problems with email or web.
Today, 4/28, I "searched" and found an entire FOLDER of RapportCerebus in my Applications folder in the Programs area. There are at least 4 or 5 of these folders each with a RapportCerebus_ "different numbers" .sys files inside.
I am NOT a computer genius so I do not want to eliminate them all if one or more is important to the running of my Windows software. But what can I do to keep the "RapportCerberus_2169.sys" file from returning as it seems to be malware ?
Thanks for any help - I will check this Forum later today - am "bookmarking" the page.
Arizona Senior