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Title: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: srfc1908 on December 12, 2012, 12:50:17 PM

Anyone know if ths is the norm,or is something wrong with my avast?? it used to spin all the time when on the net but now it'll spin when i pick a site or say gmail..but as soon as the site page pops up, the ball stops spinning....any suggestions would be welcomed..tks

Title: Re: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: DavidR on December 12, 2012, 01:31:05 PM

It only spins when it is actually scanning something, so once a page loads it would stop, assuming there is no other background activity going on, p2p or media streaming, etc.

Whilst typing this I have no activity on my avast icon, which is as it should be as I have no background internet activity.

Title: Re: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: srfc1908 on December 15, 2012, 11:13:05 AM

Thanks David...puts my mind at ease  :)

Title: Re: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: mchain on December 15, 2012, 12:24:51 PM

hi,

Best way to understand why the orange icon will spin sometimes, and sometimes not, is to open the program gui (see attached .jepg below) and watch the spin occur when it is actually scanning some file or other.  You can move around from one scanner to another to confirm.

Title: Re: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: DavidR on December 15, 2012, 12:45:29 PM

Quote from: srfc1908 on December 15, 2012, 11:13:05 AM

Thanks David...puts my mind at ease  :)

You're welcome.

Title: Re: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: JerryM on December 15, 2012, 03:10:52 PM

I particularly like this feature on Avast.
Jerry

Title: Re: orange ball stops spinning when it goes to a page..is it working ok??
Post by: mchain on December 15, 2012, 03:52:26 PM

What feature?  The avast! icon spin?