Running Automatic Scan

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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;D ;D I’ll get straight to it. I am using avast 4.8 professional running on Windows XP SP3. I tried to use the Task Scheduler in windows to run an avast scan at a designated time.

I told Task Scheduler to call the ashsimpl.exe function. Task Scheduler did exactly that but in doing so, I still had to select the scan areas. That’s not what I want it to do. What I really want is, when Task Scheduler calls the avast function, the scan to start right away without any user interface.

So therefore, I would like the scan areas to already be selected so the scan can start as soon as Task Scheduler tell it to do so.

Do I have to use the avast command line to achieve this?

PS. I love avast. Best anti-virus software ;D ;D

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You need to be using the Enhanced User Interface with the Pro version, in here you can ceate a new Task and set the functions you want and schedule it from within avast. Sorry I can’t be more help I use the home version which doesn’t have the Enhanced User Interface.

Check out the avast Help file, Enhanced User Interface Main Menu section, see image extract.

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If you haven’t figured it out by DavidR’s post, I have several professional editions at my disposal, and I might be able to assist you further. If you need help creating an advanced scanning schedule, post it here, and I’ll help you out as best as I can.

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You can’t schedule in Home version. Only in Professional.

Howto do with Home version: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=3796.msg27225#msg27225
Drawbacks on Home version: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29962.msg246925#msg246925

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He is using the Pro version Tech.

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Oops. Sorry.