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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: adkrev on January 05, 2006, 11:38:06 PM

Title: Omit Adware From Scan?
Post by: adkrev on January 05, 2006, 11:38:06 PM

I would like to configure Avast not to scan for adware.  Is this possible?  I have the Home Edition. Thanks.

Title: Re: Omit Adware From Scan?
Post by: igor on January 05, 2006, 11:52:05 PM

No, it is not possible to exclude specific (type of) malware from scanning. You can exclude specific files, however - put them to the list of exclusions.

Title: Re: Omit Adware From Scan?
Post by: DavidR on January 06, 2006, 12:45:44 AM

Whilst you can't exclude a particular type of malware in an avast scan, avast is however a specialist anti-virus and doesn't detect that much adware (IMHO).

That is why I use alternatives for adware scanning, Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy and SpywareBlaster. There are other freeware anti-adware/spyware tools available.