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Remove corrupted files

I ran a scan using Sophos Home edition (free) and got three messages similar to this one, how do I remove the corrputed file on a mac or as it says it's corrupt is it harmless now? 2018-07-12 09:12:50 +0100 Issue: 'corrupted file' detected in '/private/var/db/systemstats/2DFCF1E8-A62B-49

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0 PeterM over 6 years ago

I don't think you need to remove those, the message about them being corrupt is just an alert to basically say "sorry we can't scan this file because it is corrupt" it doesn't mean the file is or ever was malicious.

Without knowing what the file is, I would suggest just ignoring it. If you don't believe it is being used by anything (which if it is corrupt then it wouldn't be) you could try just manually deleting it.
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0 Marc S over 6 years ago in reply to PeterM

Thanks Peter. I got a phishing email that actually showed a password I used and demanding money as it said they had malware on my machine sowondered if these had anything to do with that.
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0 Marc S over 6 years ago in reply to PeterM

Thanks Peter. I got a phishing email that actually showed a password I used and demanding money as it said they had malware on my machine sowondered if these had anything to do with that.
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0 PeterM over 6 years ago in reply to Marc S

Sorry to hear you have been threatened in that way. It sounds like an interesting type of attack. Are you able to send me details of the emails you received? you can send them to me on a private message if that helps.
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0 Marc S over 6 years ago in reply to PeterM

Deleted it straight away.
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