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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: norel on December 19, 2009, 12:40:43 AM

Title: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: norel on December 19, 2009, 12:40:43 AM

I looked at some previous threads on this but couldn't find anything definitive. Does anyone know if this has been officially documented anywhere?

Title: Re: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: DavidR on December 19, 2009, 01:28:02 AM

avast doesn't alter anything, windows manages the file system information.

Where are you getting this last accessed value from  ?
I use XP Pro and there is Date Modified and Date Created in windows explorer (I believe the Last Accessed values aren't displayed by default). If you view the files properties you will see a last scanned value, but by accessing the files properties you automatically cause windows to change the last accessed date and time value.

I have just set the View option to display last accessed values, I then did a scan of that area and the last accessed values didn't change.

Why do you ask ?

Title: Re: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: Lisandro on December 19, 2009, 07:04:00 PM

Some guys say that this feature - last access date - is just a waste of resources.
Some guys use tweaks to disable it.
Just my 0.02.

Title: Re: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: YoKenny on December 19, 2009, 10:04:44 PM

Quote from: Tech on December 19, 2009, 07:04:00 PM

Some guys say that this feature - last access date - is just a waste of resources.
Some guys use tweaks to disable it.
Just my 0.02.

Speed Up Disk Access by Disabling Last Access Updating in Windows XP
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/speed-up-disk-access-by-disabling-last-access-updating-in-windows-xp

Title: Re: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: DavidR on December 19, 2009, 10:40:49 PM

Thanks, a handy little tweak for what is essentially of little use 'Last Access Date' for the majority of people.

Title: Re: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: MikeBCda on December 20, 2009, 09:19:20 PM

Thanks from me too.  :) This is one I'd never heard of, especially since it requires adding a new DWord rather than amending an existing one.

Title: Re: Does avast! alter 'Last Access' date/time?
Post by: YoKenny on December 21, 2009, 02:41:01 AM

@ MikeBCda

I install that tweak on all XP systems I work on.  8)

Merry Christmas.