No more On Access Scanner on free Home edition?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi,

I just installed the 4.8 Home edition on a recently formatted computer and noticed that the on access scanner is not there. All I see is the antivirus scanner. Is this something that was recently stripped from the free home edition?

Sorry if this was already brought up in a previous post… I tried searching for it and didn’t didn’t see anything.

Thanks in advance for the help.

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What do you mean by “the on access scanner is not there. All I see is the antivirus scanner.” ?

Do you mean there is no avast icon in the tray ?

What avast processes are running in Task Manager, they begin with ash or asw, see image ?

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If you referring to the icon on system tray, then:

  1. Check the option in the Appearance tab of settings.
    or
  2. Repair your avast installation through Control Panel.
    or
  3. Make a link to ashdisp.exe in your startup folder
    or
  4. Add the path to ashDisp.exe into a value named avast! in the Windows Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    See picture here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=26155.msg213891#msg213891

If that does not help, please, uninstall, boot, install again, boot.

What other security based software do you have that might block new startup entries, e.g. Spybot S&D (TeaTimer), AdAware (AdWatch), SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor (StartUpGuard), PrevX, WinPatrol, ProcessGuard, etc.?

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Thanks for the quick help guys! The icon wasn’t there, and the only thing I could find was the antivirus scanner. Somehow the problem fixed itself after a couple restarts and now the on access icon is there. I’m using Win XP btw. Thanks again for the help!

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No problem, thankfully all is well now, I hate mysteries.

Welcome to the forums.

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You’re welcome. Feel free to come back any time you need help or just to change experiences 8)