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Paul DowneyPaul Downey 

Is this for real ?? "Corrupted executable file, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\tmp.edb";"Reboot is required to finish the action"

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Paul DowneyPaul Downey
Hey Alan, think I managed to fix the issue. I ran "services.msc", disabled and stopped WindowsSearch and WindowsUpdate. I was then able to delete the files "windows.edb" & "temp.edb" (from the folder in my original query). I then did a restart and Windows recreated both files but AVG scan no longer sees them as the threat "EID_pe_iscorrurpted".
I don't know if the threat was real or not but, fingers crossed ... ...
Thanks for your time, Alan, regards... Paul
PS got the idea from the bitdefender forum dealing with a similar issue 

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Alan BinchAlan Binch
Paul, Do you happen to have any other anti-virus protection installed on your system apart from AVG?.
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Paul DowneyPaul Downey
Windows Defender and CCleaner
Alan BinchAlan Binch
Paul, Your system Windows version?.
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Paul DowneyPaul Downey
Win7 Pro
Paul DowneyPaul Downey
32-bit
Alan BinchAlan Binch
OK Paul, Please submit the file to AVG for analysis (http://www.avg.com/submit-sample).
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Paul DowneyPaul Downey
don't know how to do that ?!
Alan BinchAlan Binch
Paul, For info just click on the live link.
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Paul DowneyPaul Downey
Hey Alan, think I managed to fix the issue. I ran "services.msc", disabled and stopped WindowsSearch and WindowsUpdate. I was then able to delete the files "windows.edb" & "temp.edb" (from the folder in my original query). I then did a restart and Windows recreated both files but AVG scan no longer sees them as the threat "EID_pe_iscorrurpted".
I don't know if the threat was real or not but, fingers crossed ... ...
Thanks for your time, Alan, regards... Paul
PS got the idea from the bitdefender forum dealing with a similar issue 
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Alan BinchAlan Binch
OK Paul, No probs.. Pleased to see that you appear to be now sorted.
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