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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: maybeok0 on May 12, 2008, 06:30:44 AM

Title: "Avast Screen Saver Virus Mode"
Post by: maybeok0 on May 12, 2008, 06:30:44 AM

Hi,
Using Windows XP Home with all updates
Avast Free Home 4.8
I have  have been trying the "Avast Screen Saver"
Yes I found when the "Avast Screen Saver" Virus scan mode complete it's scan I do receive the notice "Scan Finished!
All works very well except when you return to your work and afterwards, however do I find  the Screen Saver retriggers it's self again as it restarts a new virus scan!
Do Avast have  or will have an external option to stop/start the scan module.
It would be great if after the first scan of the day if you could stop simply its virus scanning.
I feel once a day would be sufficient?

Regards
[From Australia]

Title: Re: "Avast Screen Saver Virus Mode"
Post by: Lisandro on May 12, 2008, 11:35:38 PM

Quote from: maybeok0 on May 12, 2008, 06:30:44 AM

It would be great if after the first scan of the day if you could stop simply its virus scanning.
I feel once a day would be sufficient?

I think this is already present on Professional version, removing the loop.

Title: Re: "Avast Screen Saver Virus Mode"
Post by: DavidR on May 13, 2008, 12:03:28 AM

It is present on the Home version, 'to loop or not to loop that is the question' so now you know the answer disable the loop ;D

I tested this some time ago as a question about the avast screen saver (I generally don't use a screen saver) and I believe the Loop scanning is off by default, for me that is what it did scanned through once.