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Consumer Products => Avast Mobile Security => Topic started by: nickdubois84 on April 30, 2021, 02:14:41 PM

Title: full scan
Post by: nickdubois84 on April 30, 2021, 02:14:41 PM
How do i run a full scan on the free avast for android?
Title: Re: full scan
Post by: r@vast on April 30, 2021, 03:00:42 PM
Hi,

Please see this guide: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Mobile-Security-FAQ/#idt_4100
Title: Re: full scan
Post by: nickdubois84 on April 30, 2021, 04:47:36 PM
Thanks for the response but the guide only explains regular scans, and not full scans. Apparently you are supposed to do a full scan once per week.
Title: Re: full scan
Post by: DavidR on April 30, 2021, 06:31:47 PM
If you open the Avast App, there is a big round Scan button, does that not do what you wish ?

I have just run it and it doesn't take very long (but I don't have lots of junk on my phone).

Also use the Hamburger (3 bars) button (top left) > Settings > Protection and you may find Internal Storage Scanning isn't enabled you can elect to do that but could increase scan duration.