ever time i scan when it finishes avast says that it could not scan in the neighborhood of 1,500 files is there a way to scan them or do i just leave them alone
See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=35347.msg297170#msg297170 this topic for more information on why files can’t be scanned.
Files that can’t be scanned are just that, not an indication they are suspicious/infected, just unable to be scanned.
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