Avast 5, Windows 7 64-bit, Boot-time scan with no log.

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I started the scan and walked away so i never saw a save location. But the old location in Avasts Program Files /reports/ location is empty.

Are they saved anywhere else? When i walked past my machine it from some stuff within Java’s temp files, trojans/malware, and i’d like to find out what they were exactly.

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Hi iarp, welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

The report file for the boot time scan is found in the windows 7 ProgramData folder

This folder is hidden, so you will have to “show hidden files…”
(an easier way to locate the ProgramData folder is to open explorer and type in the address bar “C:\ProgramData”. This will open the folder)

C:\ProgramData\Alwil Software\Avast5\report\aswBoot.txt

Scott

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Intentional deletion wrong information.

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Title: Avast 5, Windows 7 64-bit, Boot-time scan with no log. :wink:

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Sometimes it is the obvious that is overlooked ;D

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My version of AIS 5.1.889 does not have a that settings screen for Boot Time Scans like the one you showed.

The only options available in a Boot Time Scan in my version are

  1. Schedule
  2. Heuristics Sensitivity
  3. Scan for potentially unwanted PUPS
  4. Unpack Archive Files

I have done one Boot Time Scan and the log automatically showed up in Scan Logs

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Because the screen has nothing to do with the boot-time scan as I wasn’t aware it was about the boot-time scan as my post above yours says, I overlooked the obvious, boot-time scan in the topic.

I will remove it to avoid confusion.

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Ah ha! Thank-you, found it right away. I figured that windows search would look in all folders, hidden or not, but apparently not.

Now, just to find out what the hell managed to get past me.