I just recently started using avast and when it started up I saw the following. It said there was a Trojan Horse in c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe The name of the malware is Win32:Agent-ABMO [Trj] I am not sure how to fix this or if it is even real. I already did the boot time scan and it was not able to fix the issue.

Hi jkyahoo101,

Please can you click Prework below in my signature and follow the instructions to post your logs. Once you have done this our expert security team can analyze the logs and help you with the issue.

Thanks,

upgrader

I was following the steps for the pre work and ran into a problem. I ran the malwarebytes scan and let it fix everything it found. Then I restarted and could not log into XP. It said that I had to activate windows. I have been using this install for a year and it is a legal version of XP. It came installed on my pc when I bought it. I tried typing in my key and it said my key is not valid. What could have happened? The only thing that I did different to the pc is that scan. I am using my Ubuntu install right now. Thank god I have it otherwise I would not be typing this right now.

Hi jkyahoo,

I will move this in to the security area and see if they can help you.

upgrader

Ok but I am not sure how this is being treated as a virus. Windows thinks that I have to activate my version of XP again. But when I try to enter my key it says that the key is invalid. The only possible way I can get into XP is to boot into safe mode. And in safe mode. Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to lose my XP install. I don't even think it would be possible for me to reinstall XP cause it already says my key is bad. Even though I have been using that key for over a year and whenever the microsoft website would check to see if my XP install was valid it would pass the validation every time. I don't see why it would deactivate itself now.

This is not malware related.I will let one of the other Techs take this over.

Well it started out as a virus problem but now it turned into a very big whole different problem. I really don't feel like buying a new operating system when I already bought it once already. Can anybody help me?