AVG Virus Scan - ntoskrnl.exe change???

herman2811

Every time I do an AVG virus scan, whilst scanning it picks up:

File: ntoskrnl.exe
Result/infection: Change
Path: C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

However, when the scanning has finished, it says it hasn't detected any threats/infections.

Is this anything to worry about, or something I can fix?

Any advice (in relatively simple terms!) would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Red_Rose_Exile

ntoskrnl.exe runs in conjunction with explorer.exe so that windows runs.

If, at any time you change anything in Windoze such as your screen saver or colour of an object, or even how often you play certain types of music, this is all recorded and matched against the last time the system booted up.

Have you recently done any windows updates recently?

spud17

Herman
My AVG showed this plus kernal32.dll-change
user32.dll-change
shell32.dll-change
hosts-change
After looking on the Grisoft site I came to the same conclusion as Red Rose Exile.
Probably resulting from the Windows update on Tuesday.

herman2811

No, this issue has been showing for a month or two now, and happens every time I do a scan, regardless of any windows updates.

From what you say, if I start the computer, do a scan (and absolutely nothing else), then re-start and do another scan, it shouldn't show up the second time?

spud17

Bit more of an explanation below

http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?8,102236,backpage=,sv=

herman2811

spud17 wrote: »

Bit more of an explanation below

http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?8,102236,backpage=,sv=

Great, thanks.... doing what it says in that link seems to have sorted it.

Cheers :beer:

spud17

seems to have sorted it.

It does state in the link that any form of maintenance can cause these messages.
This happens to me, but as it states

The only time that you should worry is if they also show as infected.