Hello, I am new to avast. I am having trouble finding the menus and setting up the virus scanning screen saver. I went to my computer properties and selected the avast screen saver - Is this all I have to do to enable screen saver scanning? I cannot find the avast menus for the screen saver option? Is there a way to schedule tasks other than on boot time? Thanks,
Julie
When you select avast! screensaver, you should click on “Setting” button and select the “real” screensaver that will be displayed during the scan (and possibly other settings as well).
The scheduler for antivirus tasks is available in avast! Professional Edition.
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.
The Pro version gives a lot more flexibility and the scan would follow the settings and exclusions, etc. of the regular scan.
With the different levels of protection of protection 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.