Sorry, three more things.
#1 Alan, when you say "this will stop AVG reporting the virus", do you literally mean just that? Will the virus still BE there but not be reported, or will the virus truly be cleared from the system?
#2 Can someone tell me how do run the scans mentioned in <5> and <7>? How and why did metal_maniac remove the serial2k files?
#3 if I run the dScan Antivirus Toolkit Utility suggested in <14>, is it sufficient to just shut down my AVG control center first, or would I need to uninstall avg altogether (so as not to have two anti-virus programs on the computer at once)?
Merci/thank you!