Scheduled scans

system · 2006-10-03T22:37:54.000Z

Hello,

I am a new user of Avast! Home Edition and for the time being, I’m not sure if I like it or not. I was wondering if it has an option to configure scheduled scans. I used to have NAV 2004 Pro but I got tired of it. I am used to have my machine scanned twice a month, on the 1 and on the 16 day of each month and I would like to set up Avast! for automatic scans on the same intervals.

Also, from reading some of the posts in this forum, I understand that it has a lot of false-positive, is that correct?

Thank you,
Newbie.

igor0 · 2006-10-03T22:56:01.000Z

This feature is available only in the Professional version of avast!, I’m afraid.

DavidR · 2006-10-03T23:04:39.000Z

With the different levels of protection of and the fall back of the Standard Shield, I find the need for daily scheduled scans lessened. I prefer to do a manual scan with my regular weekly maintenance tasks.

Check this work around out - HOWTO: Scheduled Automatic Scans avast! Home Version!

The major disadvantage with the task scheduler trick of using ashquick.exe is, it will scan every file of the hdd, partition, folder or file that you set it to scan; even those files not considered a potential threat, this can take a long time. It is possible to add certain folders to the exclusions list for say your media files, etc. This could leave you vulnerable if that folder got infected as it wouldn’t be scanned by the on-demand scanner as you have excluded it.

The Pro version gives a lot more flexibility and the scan would follow the settings and exclusions, etc. of the regular scan.

Also see this topic http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=23949.0 about the same thing you posted.

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