When running a spyware scanner such as Adaware or the Outpost scanner (which currently is disabled) the Avast program is also activated as files are accessed. Is there any way other than stopping Avast during the scan to stop the double scanning?
Thank you
Right click the avast system tray icon and choose ‘Stop On-Access Protection’ (the last item).
I recommend you do not runthe spyware scanning (and disabling avast) while you’re connected to Internet.
Pausing the Standard Shield should be enough to stop scanning files that are being accessed by Adaware or any other anti-adware/spyware tool.
Although in these cases it doesn’t cause a conflict, only increasing the duration of the overall scan, it isn’t advisable to run two active scanners at the same time. I always pause standard shield before any other security based scan, if for no other reason than speeding it up.
I too have outlook Pro and the anti-spyware plug-in is disabled, it ads hugely to the boot times especially if avast’s standard shield is looking over its shoulder as it accesses files (lot of files) added to that if you have AdAware (although the free version doesn’t provide resident protection) you are relatively well covered as the OP plug-in is AdAware based I believe since the technological agreements between both companies.
Wright assumption David. Outpost will only detect what Ad-aware database detects…
Thanks for the answers and additional information. I did not know the Outpost Plugin is Adaware, that will keep it permanently disabled until the thing is given some manners and options to inhibit boot scans. The plugin turned my system into a slug at boot and threw an error on the www.passport entry to 127.0.0.1 in my extensive hosts file.
Based upon these answers it appears the only way to stop the double scan is to stop Avast, which is what I’ve been doing.
As I said avast is only doing what you ask of it scanning files that are opened, no mater what the program is that opens it. So it is always best not to have two scanners running at the same time whether that be an on-demand anti-adware/sypware and the resident protection of avast or two resident scanners doing the same task. They slow eachother down and could cause conflict.