Getting rid of virus in .pst file?

[Guest]

How do i get rid of a virus in my .pst file. I use Avast as my AV program
and it will scan, find but cannot delete an existing vu=irus. great at
stopping them coming in but not so good at existing.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Regards

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Locate the message containing the virus and delete it. Note that because of
several layers of security a virus will not be able to automatically execute
on its own. Keeping a virus infected message in your mailbox is completely
harmless.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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How do i get rid of a virus in my .pst file. I use Avast as my AV program
and it will scan, find but cannot delete an existing vu=irus. great at
stopping them coming in but not so good at existing.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Regards

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

If you happen to know the subject of the message, do a search in Outlook.
In the search pane that comes up, select all and then do a shift + delete.
This will have Outlook do a permanent delete where it bypasses the deleted
items folder in Outlook.