How do I pause a full system scan

AZBruno · 2017-02-08T04:17:04.000Z

Today my Avast Free Antivirus updated and I’m running version 17.1.2286 (build 17.1.3394.0). I started a Full System Scan, but I don’t see how to pause it. There’s only a Cancel button, but I don’t want to cancel a very lengthy scan. I just want to pause it.

My memory is that the prior version I ran had a Pause. Am I missing something here?

Asyn · 2017-02-08T04:23:47.000Z

AZBruno post:1:

Am I missing something here?

No, the option is gone.

AZBruno · 2017-02-08T04:27:10.000Z

Well, I guess it’s time to switch to Avira.

RejZoR · 2017-02-08T06:15:01.000Z

AZBruno post:3:

Well, I guess it’s time to switch to Avira.

No need to jump to AVIRA right away because of this alone. I’ll talk to avast! guys about it. I understand the reason why one would want to have such option. If you’re doing a full system scan and you have to do something on PC without having it all bogged down because of the scan and you don’t want to cancel the scan either, PAUSE was a great option for that.

EDIT:
While I was at it, I also requested option to change scan priority during the on-demand scan. I guess some people would find it useful (me included sometimes).

Eddy · 2017-02-08T08:15:07.000Z

Pausing is a bad idea.

You start the scan, pause it and do some things on the system.
That means things on the part that already was scanned can have changed and need to be scanned again.
This will make the scan take much longer.
If the scan just continues where it left off, there is a change a detection is missed.

Just run the scan when you don’t need the computer.
e.g. when you go to sleep, get groceries etc.

system · 2017-02-19T08:19:54.000Z

Eddy post:5:

Pausing is a bad idea.

You start the scan, pause it and do some things on the system.
That means things on the part that already was scanned can have changed and need to be scanned again.
This will make the scan take much longer.
If the scan just continues where it left off, there is a change a detection is missed.

Just run the scan when you don’t need the computer.
e.g. when you go to sleep, get groceries etc.

It’s my computer! I own it. I should be able to control what it does and when. If IO wake up in the middle of a scan, and need to change something, or if I’m up late, I should be able to pause the scan and resume it when I please, on my schedule, not when Avast decides I should. I run a full scan weekly and quick scans daily. I need to be ab;e to pause quick scans, too; otherwise it’s time that I found another Antivirus. Computer programmers need to get off the dictatorial model from Microsoft and get on the user friendly, your in control model of your own damn computer model used by open source like Linux, Firefox, and other software that allows me to control my computer and my system! We have enough problems with Microsoft pulling that crap, so get off of your high horse, sheepman!

bob3160 · 2017-02-19T12:52:50.000Z

Why the frequent scans ??? Anything new and/or changed is automatically checked. Once a full scan has been done,
there really isn’t any need for frequent scans.
It’s your computer and your time.

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