Restoring Files from Quarantine in Avast Antivirus

Avast Antivirus automatically moves malicious files to Quarantine if they cannot be repaired. This guide explains how to restore a file from Quarantine in Avast Antivirus.

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Restoring files from Quarantine poses a high security risk. This action requires advanced user knowledge and is only intended for specific situations (for example, if a critical system file is accidentally moved to Quarantine).

Double-click **Avast Business Security** on your desktop

Click **Protection** > **Quarantine**

If this is the first time you have clicked on Quarantine, you will see the message Detected threats are stored here. Once you have finished reading this message, click **GOT IT**

Tick the box next to the relevant file(s) in Quarantine

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You will see the message File successfully restored. Click **CLOSE**