scheduled boot time scan

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi

i am New to this, using avast first time, well I just had installed avast & now i wants to use scheduled boot time scan, so I can scan my m/c from boot. But after reboot its showing only black screen. i don’t know what is happening in background. when i hit esc key it will come back to windows.

Well I am using DELL Notebook with Latitude series D531.
OS is XP with service pack 2
& avast 4.8 home adition

If it java proble then i have

Java Plug-in 1.5.0_06
Using JRE version 1.5.0_06 Java HotSpot™ Client VM

Please some one tell me whats the problem.

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Java shouldn’t be the problem, but, please, update it to the latest version, uninstalling the old ones.

Check the report file that is created automatically in \Data\Report\aswBoot.txt

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thanks a lot for ur quick reply :slight_smile:

well because of virus i need to format c drive, because I cant work, it’s getting hang. and after formatting I installed all drivers, & check it from device manager that there is not any driver remaining to installed.

after this i just installed avast from net that is home edtion 4.8 , also after this instalation i first hit search for update & installed it as well.

see following update message…
Information about current update:
Total time: 3 s

  • Vps: Already up to date
    (current version 090319-0)

Server: sl76.avast.com (75.126.38.78)
Downloaded files: 2 (0.02 KB)
Download time: 2 s

Information about current update:
Total time: 52 s

  • Program: Already up to date
    (current version 4.8.1335)
  • Vps: Already up to date
    (current version 090319-0)

Server: download750.avast.com (208.43.153.8)
Downloaded files: 48 (16.54 KB)

and see the boot report

03/18/2009 16:12
Scan of all local drives

Scanning aborted
Number of searched folders: 54
Number of tested files: 256
Number of infected files: 0

well its abourted because, while boot scan it’s doesn,t show me any thing, so i hit esc key, & it come back to windows.

still i have problem, avast not showing any boot screen, plz tell any other check i have to do? I want to sure that, i don’t have any virus in other drive or boot sector.

hopes u help me!

Have a nice day.

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I suggest a full computer on-line scanning:
BitDefender
ESET NOD32
F-Secure

For detection-only, not cleaning:
Kaspersky
Trendmicro housecall