Hello everyone!
I recently downloaded and installed avast! and so far I like it. I do have a question about the context scan (right click a file/folder and click “Scan with avast!”), and I was wondering if there was a GUI. When I initiate the scan, nothing appears. I don’t know if it’s clear or not. Can you explain this?
Thanks, Brad
EDIT: I have avast! Free Antivirus 7.0.1426
see screenshot #53. special scans and behavior
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Avast-Home-Edition-Screenshot-6474.html
I enabled that and then restarted my computer. It still doesn’t work.
If required, I can make a video of the issue. It’s a dead link in the context menu. I’ve tried it on several .exe files and a folder.
Video explaining the problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8cFzdp7nkU
You see, I right-click and scan the item, but it doesn’t do anything. The File-System Shield doesn’t even notice it. So, if it is scanning, I don’t know if it is or not.
I have watched your video and it isn’t very clear.
But, you are essentially doing an on-demand scan when you use the right click context menu scan. So it won’t show any activity in the File System Shield (FSS) as that is an on-access shield.
If you tried to execute a program, the FSS would scan that before it is allowed to run. When you right click on a file/folder and select Scan it isn’t being run you are just doing an on-demand scan.
Sorry about the video. I wanted to do it in full resolution (1600x900), so it was a little blocky. I explained the video in post that contained it. The video was meant to be a visual aid.
How do I get the on-demand/context scans to work?
Whilst it wasn’t very clear, it was just about workable to see what you were attempting.
But I believe that the context scan is still working as it should, it uses ashQuick.exe to perform the scan; quick by name quick by nature, if anything is found it alerts, otherwise it ends.
I believe that you may need to change some settings for it to change that:
From the avastUI, Settings, Basic section, Special Scans, check the box; now that will create a new entry in the Scan Computer section for Explorer scans. Now I believe the result should be displayed it does for me, see images.
That is EXACTLY what I want DavidR.
However, Pondus had already shown me that. I enabled the box, and it still didn’t show that.
Should I try a reinstall of avast!?
EDIT: I’ve tried the context menu scan with the EICAR test virus and it finds it. Still no GUI, though.
Weird, I don’t know why it isn’t working for you ?
I would try a repair of avast first:
XP - Add Remove programs, select ‘avast! Anti-Virus,’ click the Change/Remove button and scroll down to Repair, click next and follow.
Vista, win7 - Control Panel, Programs & Features, uninstall a program, select ‘avast! Anti-Virus,’ click the Change/Remove button and scroll down to Repair, click next and follow.
You may need to reboot after the repair.
Unfortunately, no.
I’m going to reinstall completely. Hopefully it will work 
Hooray! It works! All it took was a clean install.
Thanks for your help, everyone.
You’re welcome.