Isn’t it saved in the database? I have enabled all packers and stuff on my home edition. And even though it’s reset in the file they still are active in the Access database… I followed this info:
If on-access, yes, avast by default doesn’t look for viruses in packed files. However, it can be enabled. Look at the “deftasks.xml” file in the avast folder - all you need to do to enable scanning of archives on-access is to add the line
EXE;ZIP;MIME;RAR;ARJ;TAR;GZ;CAB;ARC;ACE;ZOO;BZIP2;WinExec
after the line
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When you have saved the changed “deftasks.xml” file, reboot the system to make the change permanent