or does Avast automatically run the equivalent (or better) of SmartScan?
(aside from seeing the list of performance issues, as I have the free version)
Personally I don’t feel the need to do any on-demand scan when you have an on-access resident antivirus.
Whilst the Smart Scan is different as it runs scans from multiple different components, its value depends on what additional components you have installed.
I run avast free on a very minimal installation, File/Mail/Web/Behaviour Shields and Software Updater, so the Smart Scan isn’t going to be scanning very much anyway.
Thank you, David. This is informative and useful. I hadn’t realized Smart Scan is so configurable. Thanks.
You’re welcome.