"error opening" when scanning files

[Maddisa 0]

My computer has been acting strange so I did a scan and most of the files came back with the message "error opening".  What can I do to scan these files and makes sure there isn't a virus on my computer?

*edited to add a copy of my scan log virus_scan.txt

Edited July 23, 2017 by Maddisa

[Marcos 5,070]

Those are files that are exclusively used by the operating system or you don't have permissions to access them. Simply ignore these records.

[Maddisa 0]

Thanks for your reply Marcos.  Would it be possible to have a virus on these un-scannable files? Also, why wouldn't I have permission to access them?  It just seems like most, (all?) of the files on my computer came back as "error opening".  I am just worried and want to understand better.  Thank you

[SCR 195]

40 minutes ago, Maddisa said:

Thanks for your reply Marcos.  Would it be possible to have a virus on these un-scannable files? Also, why wouldn't I have permission to access them?  It just seems like most, (all?) of the files on my computer came back as "error opening".  I am just worried and want to understand better.  Thank you

Click the link below for more information and explanation about locked files. It should put your mind at ease.

 http://support.eset.com/kb2155/?locale=en_US 

Quote from the above link:

Quote

ESET does scan these files during startup and again during shutdown to ensure that they are not corrupt. If a locked file contains a threat, it will appear in red text in the scan log–files displayed in blue are noted for informational purposes only and do not pose a threat to your system.

 

[TomFace 539]

I believe the default setting of the scan logs will show these informational files. You can always apply a filter to only show what you want to see.

http://help.eset.com/essp/10/en-US/index.html?idh_log_filter.htm

Edited July 23, 2017 by TomFace
added help link

[Maddisa 0]

Thank you so much SCR and TomFace!  I feel much better now.