There is no other way, I suppose, to detect the file as the eicar test file must be opened for detection. This is how the test works…

I think you can only do it manually at the Home version. Pro version allow the automatic procedure.

Do not mess ‘log’ with ‘report’. Log are for internal information (setup, load, installation, running erros and so on). Reports are for virus scanning operations and to inform the state of the files scanned.

Yes it could be. If your installation in good and avast is running smoothly in your system, you can stay a lot of time without any log for error! ;D

Again, you are talking about the report file of Simple User Interface.

You can configure this at Settings > Reports > uncheck ‘ok’ files, for instance.

Depends. The majority of the cases you need to scan as administrator. But not all access trouble are related to this. Maybe some password protected files for instance. At administrator, no file will be with denied access.

Another feature of the Pro version.

Ufff… :stuck_out_tongue: how many questions… ;D