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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: tylrgamster14 on January 28, 2011, 07:08:57 AM

Title: Avast won't scan individual files
Post by: tylrgamster14 on January 28, 2011, 07:08:57 AM

well i installed the latest avast and it will do full system scans and everything else but when i right click on a file to scan it nothing happens...
i reinstalled avast a few times and still the same thing ???


any ideas ???

im on windows 7 ultimate

Title: Re: Avast won't scan individual files
Post by: Pondus on January 28, 2011, 07:57:18 AM

what do you mean nothing happens ? you mean there is no scan result ?

I think default setting is to only show result if infected....
i am not at my avast comp now so cant test

Title: Re: Avast won't scan individual files
Post by: osants911 on January 28, 2011, 08:23:08 AM

Hi tylrgamster14 and Welcome to the forum!

You mean there is no scan result after scanning a file via the right click context menu?

I have tested with myself and I can't see this problem happening here.(See attached picture)

Title: Re: Avast won't scan individual files
Post by: Gopher John on January 28, 2011, 05:18:25 PM

In Avast Settings | Basic Settings under Behavior section I have checkmarked "Automatically open the Scan Results when scan is finished".  I get the same window that yodaosan gets after scanning selected files in Windows Explorer.

Title: Re: Avast won't scan individual files
Post by: Onix on January 28, 2011, 05:25:21 PM

The window is opening by default, no need to check something.
tylrgamster14,did you use avast! removal tool to uninstall avast!?