Hello, currently I am in college for computer networking/security. My classmates and I work with some things that we have to make sure don’t get scanned, because avast will try to remove them. I was wondering if there was an easy way to transfer all the Resident Protection settings from one computer to another (like if I can put a certain file in a shared folder). I looked around the Avast! folder and found nothing about the Resident Protection. If anyone knows what file(s) I need to copy so we don’t have to go from computer to computer please either post the names here or email/PM me with the names. Thanks!
I’m afraid avast! doesn’t support any similar transfer of program settings.
If you were using managed clients, you could configure the programs remotely using ADNM, but that doesn’t work for avast! Home / Professional.
Some settings could be ‘transfered’ copying the avast4.ini and the avast4.md files from \Data folder.
Well, yes, but… it doesn’t transfer only the resident protection settings, but also many other settings (which might not be exactly what you want).
Besides, before performing such a thing, I’d make sure that both computers are “the same” from avast!'s point of view - i.e. same installation folders on the same drives, etc.
Same operational system will be enough, won’t it?
I can’t see any relationship between the installation path and avast4.ini file (oh, maybe avast4.md has something hidden… but not avast4.ini file).
Correct me if I’m wrong, please.
What I meant was: suppose you have avast! installed on C:\avast4 on the first computer, and on D:\avast4 on the second one. Now, you transfer the ini file… which might contain e.g. the path to move the infected files to (C:\avast4\Data\Moved). Now, it won’t work on the second one - because it should be D:.…
Now, this example is artificial (I’m not sure where the “moved” folder is really stored, it might even be in registry) - but in general, this way of transferring settings is not supported; both avast4.ini and the database file may contain full paths to avast (sub)folders, user account names, paths elsewhere in the system (last scanned file for VRDB, screen-saver, …), versions of program/VPS currently installed… not a good idea to transfer if the target system isn’t really the same.
I see…
Anyway, will work for reinstallation in the same path in the same computer at least…