I only use Parallels Desktop occasionally to run XP on my mac mini but each time I do my Mac anti-virus (Avast) finds a trojan in the .pvm when I run a scan. The virus is identified as WIN32: Bamital-CA. I get Avast to either delete it or move it to the virus chest (I've tried both) and the next scan is clean. Then, after I next use Parallels, it comes back. I have the LAN disabled under XP and I have even unplugged the cable so I know it is not coming from the internet so it must be recreating itself somehow. Any suggestions on how I can get rid of it completely please? I'm running Yosemite 10.10.4 and Parallels 9.
I've installed AVG within the Windows XP environment. It also found the trojan and deleted it. Then I closed parallels and ran the anti-virus in the Mac OS X environment and it had reappeared. The location of it seems to be in a registry key so it can possibly be deleted manually. I have used regedit in the past but it's a long time ago so I wouldn't want to try without detailled instructions. It's not a great problem as I don't use the internet within XP, just a nuisance. I just scan the pvm everytime I leave Windows and get rid of it before I do anything else.
