Boot Scan

General Topics
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I just renewed my Avast. I’ve tried many times to run boot time scan, nothing happens… Any Ideas??

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More information would be helpful. What version of Avast ??? Which paid version ???
Any error messages ??? What Operating System ???

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Boot Scan works fine here. :slight_smile: Just wondering : while executing, I noticed several corrupted .zip files detected. All from Microsoft.
Setting for Boot scan is “auto move to virus chest”.
Does Boot scan create a view-able report or does it delete the corrupted .zip files silently. Nothing in virus chest or scan reports.

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I noticed several corrupted .zip files detected.
Usually mean scan engine cant unpack and scan it (for whatever reason) during boot scan
Does Boot scan create a view-able report or does it delete the corrupted .zip files silently.
Corrupt is not infected so avast does nothing Log is somwhere in C:/ .... avast folder. cant remeber exact but is has been asked before so search forum

Boot Scan is not designed to be used as a regular scanner, it does not have any detection advantages
It is meant to be used when/if you have problems removing a infection

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Found the boot scan report file : C:\ProgramData\AVAST Software\Avast\report\aswBoot.txt
Lists all corrupted file and scan result.

Boot Scan is not designed to be used as a regular scanner, it does not have any detection advantages It is meant to be used when/if you have problems removing a infection

I realize that but … I do one every so often.

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C:\ProgramData folder is hidden by default; which is why it is harder to find. :slight_smile:

Anyways, running BootScan means a system cannot be used for anything else while it is running, usually takes 40-120 minutes or more to run, or longer, depending on the size of the drive(s) and how many there are. If you don’t mind the loss of time, by all means go ahead, but the return on time invested is nil imo.

Inexperienced users could delete a necessary Windows file if detected and find an unbootable or corrupted system after running an avast bootscan, so not a recommended action as a matter of course, risk is too high.< Windows can’t deny access to a file because it is not running.

Real-time protection will suffice, imo.