Vlk,

You mean you really don't have the link to avast in the "BootExecute" multi-string value in HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\Session Manager ??
That's right. I have [b]BootExecute[/b] set to [b]autocheck autochk *[/b] and no links to Avast at all. I decided to delete the value of [b]autocheck autochk *[/b]. I than restarted my computer and the boot scan by Avast did not start. I tried this a few times and no Avast boot scans. Next I put the [b]autocheck autochk *[/b] value back into the registry and rebooted my computer. To my surprise, no Avast boot scan. Any ideas why removing [b]autocheck autochk *[/b] and then adding it again would fix the Avast boot scan problem? ???

Well, anyway, I’m not being pestered by the boot scan anymore. :slight_smile: