I downloaded today Avast 4.7 Pro. for evaluation. I am a Zone Alarm Security Suite refugee after 9 months of difficulty with that program.
So far I am impressed by the programs flexibility and thoroughness. However in going through the help section and the different menu items I can not find either Packer or Virus pages under the Standard Shield subheading of ON Access Scanner. What gives here? These are two extremely important functions.
The system here is a P4 2 GB RAM, 3.0GHz, running XP Pro fully patched behind a Linksys BEFSX41.
Avast 4.7 Professional Build Oct 2006 (4.7.892)
Xtreme Toolkit 1.9.4.0.
Active Skin 4.2.7.3
VPS File 12/30/06 version 0666-0
Additionally I am running Anginum Outpost Pro as a firewall.
You’ve discovered the paradise of customization 8)
Start avast antivirus and go to the Enhanced Interface.
Choose the Folder ‘Tasks’ at left and then right click the Resident Protection tasks at right.
Answer OK to the question.
Check Advanced configuration option.
Browse for the Standard Shield Packers options.
Oh, you can’t configure this with the Home (free) version. Only in paid version.
Second oh, take care because packers being scanned on-access could degrade your system performance.
Thanks very much for the prompt and well laid out answer. It is deeply appreciated!
Everything worked just like you instructed. Please be advised that when evaluating Avast 4.7 Professional that during the eval period the options for packer and for virus can be configured. JUst as you instructed.
Once again my heartfelt thanks for the help and in a very timely manner.
