2007-09-02 02:32:11 · 8 answers · asked by mike j 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
A Virus Vault is a folder created by anti virus software to store viruses it has found but cannot delete.
The idea is that it is a safe environment where the virus cannot be active.
Kind of like quarantine.
2007-09-02 02:38:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A virus vault is a special hidden zipped folder that contains all viruses that were unable to be deleted. You hav access to the virus vault but that does not mean you are accessing the virus. You are only accesing the identity of the virus. In fact, the viruses will never be either removed from the system nor will it be restored. It's like jail, or the recycle bin. You won't find it where it was found before, but that doesn't mean it's not in the system at all.
Hope this helps- please choose as best answer!
2007-09-02 02:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by Car freak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A place on your hard drive that is allotted to save files thought to be affected with a virus. If one day you are trying to run a program and it doesn't respond, it may be due to your anti virus removing a file that works with the program, you can simply go to the vault and retrieve it or find it on line and replace it there. It is just a reference of what has been removed.
Don't worry, the virus has been rendered inactive.
2007-09-02 02:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by jake C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A virus vault is a place where infected files are placed by your anti-virus program.
Quarantine is another word for it.
Sometimes a critical windows file can get corrupted by a virus, so having it placed in a vault is good.
That way it is isolated and gives you the chance to replace the corrupted file before you reboot.
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2007-09-02 02:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something that secures and locks up viruses in a special area on your computer so it does not harm your computer. If you wanna get rid of it permanetely, just delete it from the vault and it will be completely removed from your computer.
2007-09-02 03:01:18 · answer #5 · answered by Someone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
virus vault is a secure place on your computer that viruses scanner place invected files. files in this are can be cleaned later or restored. this is so you do not lose work if it is infected. files in this area are normally protected from being ran by renaming them to files that have no fuction.
2007-09-02 02:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by apcyberax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a folder that your anti-virus program puts a virus in. when it is in the folder the virus can do nothing.
2007-09-02 09:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?4,41284,41284
2007-09-02 02:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by Corrosive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋