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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: jksaia on May 26, 2005, 11:04:21 PM

Title: Boot Scan
Post by: jksaia on May 26, 2005, 11:04:21 PM

Help. How do I go about running a Boot Scan with Avast asking me?

Title: Re: Boot Scan
Post by: essexboy on May 26, 2005, 11:10:33 PM

Start the main programme, then select menu where you will see an item called boot time scan select this and a boot scan will be scheduled..

Title: Re: Boot Scan
Post by: jksaia on May 26, 2005, 11:15:15 PM

essex boy, thanks very much I will give that a try.

Title: Re: Boot Scan
Post by: DavidR on May 27, 2005, 12:59:01 AM

If you have XP or Win2k, you could enable a boot time scan (boot-time scan isn't available in win98, winme.
Try the, schedule boot-time scan in avast's menu (or try the 'Schedule Boot-Time Scan' using RejZoR's AEC avast! External Control Tool (http://www.excessive-software.eu.tt/)