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Title: Heuristics?
Post by: rdsu on August 07, 2004, 12:56:08 AM
Hi,

Does avast! Home Edition or the Pro Edition have heuristics on-access scan?

And in on-demand scan?

Thanks
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: galooma on August 07, 2004, 01:05:19 AM
this discussion might enlarge on why heurisics arent there http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=4979 (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=4979)
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: Lisandro on August 07, 2004, 05:46:10 AM
Basically, heuristics are the same into Home and Pro Edition.
Generally speaking (depends on what you consider 'heuristics'), there is not an on-access heuristic...
Heuristics are only present into on-demand scanning of emails...  ;)
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: rdsu on August 07, 2004, 10:56:39 AM
Basically, heuristics are the same into Home and Pro Edition.
Generally speaking (depends on what you consider 'heuristics'), there is not an on-access heuristic...
Heuristics are only present into on-demand scanning of emails...  ;)
on-access: don't have heuristics
on-demand: have heuristics when scanning email
on-access email scan: ?
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: Negeltu on August 07, 2004, 11:28:23 AM
The Email scanner has heuristics...I believe
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: Stephan123 on August 07, 2004, 11:31:17 AM
Yes the email scan has heuristics.But i don't use the mailwizard.I get zero virusses in my mail :D
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: bob3160 on August 07, 2004, 03:47:31 PM
Stephan123,
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I get zero virusses in my mail
If you don't scan your e-mail, how do you know????? ???
Title: Re:Heuristics?
Post by: Lisandro on August 07, 2004, 05:44:08 PM
I get zero virusses in my mail :D

Not only the attached file could be a virus...
Bob, unless he only opens txt emails without attachments  8)