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Title: [FIXED]Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: REDACTED on June 12, 2016, 12:52:43 PM
When I change the setting, avast can't save it.
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: Be Secure on June 12, 2016, 01:04:24 PM
I can confirmed this.Same here :(all blank.This is a BUG.
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: REDACTED on June 12, 2016, 01:23:21 PM
And, the number of definitions is 2,965,123. Is that OK?

Because in the Release version, the number is 4,868,001
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: Be Secure on June 12, 2016, 01:24:30 PM
I posted it earier :)No this is not OK.https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187332.msg1318109#msg1318109 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187332.msg1318109#msg1318109)
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: REDACTED on June 12, 2016, 01:27:21 PM
Thank you! :)
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: Secondmineboy on June 12, 2016, 01:37:14 PM
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187333.0

^^Already posted minutes after release of this beta :P
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: DavidR on June 12, 2016, 04:15:20 PM
I posted it earier :)No this is not OK.https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187332.msg1318109#msg1318109 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187332.msg1318109#msg1318109)

My reply directly after yours also explains that this has happened in the past when optimising the virus definitions. So it isn't totally unheard of for this to occur.

If there was no optimisation of the definitions god knows what that figure would be after using avast for over 12 years. They have to be optimised periodically or the figure would massive and unmanageable.
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: Eddy on June 12, 2016, 04:20:46 PM
Not the amount of definitions is important, but how many things are detected is. ;)
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: petr.chytil on June 13, 2016, 10:13:00 AM
Yes, there is a bug in the explorer scan settings. The bug is internally tracked as AV-10161. We are trying to convince our devs to fix it for some time already.
However, thanks for the report!
Petr
Title: Re: Why I can't change the setting of explorer scan
Post by: petr.chytil on June 14, 2016, 05:41:24 PM
This bug is fixed in the latest beta:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=187426.msg1318588#msg1318588