How do I scan?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I don’t get it … how do I scan? ::slight_smile:

When I double-click on the a ball, I get a screen with no menus. Under Provider Actions, I have the option to start, pause, or terminate. (I assume this is referring to scanning.) I hit start, and it seemed like it began to scan in fits and starts. Now it looks like it is stuck on ypager.exe and says Scanned count: 61 after 42 minutes.

Please advise.

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Right click the ‘a’ blue ball and choose start avast antivirus.
Choose what you want to scan (areas) and click on Play button :wink:

3

Thanks for the instructions, Technical. It turns out the problem was using the blue ball in the lower-right corner instead of the desktop icon, which opens the interface with the play button to which you refer.

Another way I just discovered to run a scan is to click on the little up arrow on the upper-left corner of that interface, then select “run a scan” or some such.

KMA