Object located on an optical drive

Can someone tell me what's going on here?

I have been playing DEAD SPACE 2 - which I am thoroughly enjoying by the way - for many weeks, but today the game isn't playing ball.

With the disc in the E drive, I left clicked 'next' as normal following the opening choice of language, then selected 'play' as normal.

Then zippo. The small game-window disappeared leaving me looking at my normal everyday screen.

I then went into Computer, selected the appropriate Drive (E) containing the Disc, and hit 'browse'.

I then see all the files that are presumably on the Disc, and

Up comes a small AVG screen warning me as follows

(Object name) File E:\ activation.x86.dll (which I can see)

(Detection Name) Virus found Win32/Heur

(Object type) - File

(SDK Type) - Core

(Result) Infected

As prompted I hit the appropriate button to remove unhealed files etc but then received the message -

Action Unsuccessful - Objects located on an optical Drive.

No idea what that means. If it means the Disc is infected, I'm puzzled because I've used it for weeks.

On the other hand if it means my Drive is infected - what caused that and what do I do to rectify it?

I am no geek -so while I may manage to follow technical stuff I have no desire to probe or fiddle into the guts of my computer - unless it's a fairly simple exercise.

As I said -What's going on here -I use AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2011.

Thanks guys. I've used no other Discs in my Drive for weeks, and apart from normal E-mail and AW use I do not download stuff off the internet.

Thanks a lot.

PS Just completed a 'whole computer scan' and see a message - 'no infections were found'.

Thanks guys. That is very helpful.

Am now going to disconnect from the internet, shut AVG and see what happens. back soon with progress report ---hopefully it's a progress report.

Okay, guys. I seem to have managed it okay, thanks to your help.

I came off the net and tried again to run the game with no success.

I then checked my AVG programs and found my most recent database version 1497/3490 was released today at 0734. That explains everything and it seems to me (as someone else mentioned) there is probably a flaw in that download that needs to be corrected.

I then went into AVG, located the Virus Vault and found the two files AVG was (apparently wrongly because the game is on a read-only disc) telling me were infected, and told AVG to put both files back where they came from.

Then I went into AVG Advanced settings and shut AVG off.

Then I tried to load and run the game and it worked!

So, until I see a more recent database download I shall disconnect AVG and play the game offline. I don't play it online anyway.

Thanks a lot friends. I'm sorry for other folks who get caught by this and don't have any access to helpful buddies.

I surprised myself by probing and clicking but one learns all the time -even at 73!

Cheers, and thanks again.

Bufty -off to slay some more nasty necromorphs!!

Thanks, M. I did also initially google to try and see if the suggested file virus- if there was one- was known to Electronic Arts. I would have thought there would have been some reference to it on the net were there a genuine virus issue on the disc.

I, too, tried 'Ignore' but AVGs Resident Shield sub-system then told me it would leave the file where it was but for my own protection would refuse to let me access any connected files so I was still scuppered -hence my final approach of staying off the net and shutting AVG down before playing Dead Space 2.

Hope whatever it is is rectified soon -don't fancy doing this for too long every time I play.

Sophia said:

I got a similar message today, with the alert for Win32/Heur. AVG found it in Caesar IV, a game I don't think I've played in a couple of years, at least. I ended up Ignoring it. It's reassuring (a little, anyway) to see that it's been happening to others, too.

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