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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: daiz on December 06, 2004, 06:42:27 PM

Title: help needed for resident option (newbie)
Post by: daiz on December 06, 2004, 06:42:27 PM

i can check manually for viruses but can't seem to get the resident scanner option happening, any help, much apprieciated, cheers.

Title: Re:help needed for resident option (newbie)
Post by: Eddy on December 06, 2004, 06:44:32 PM

What is telling you/making you think the on-access scanner isn't working?
What OS?
What version of Avast?

suggestion : read the help and this board to make yourself familiar with Avast and the possible settings.

Title: Re:help needed for resident option (newbie)
Post by: daiz on December 06, 2004, 09:37:28 PM

its avast 4 home, free version, the reason i think the resident isn't working is i belive a small (a) should appear bottom right of my screen near the clock  to indicate it's working, is that right?

Title: Re:help needed for resident option (newbie)
Post by: Lisandro on December 06, 2004, 10:05:54 PM

Yeah, daiz, if you don't have the 'a' blue icon on the bottom right of my screen near the clock there is a possibility that the residents are not working...

Can you try to repair your installation?
Go to Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > avast! antivirus > Remove
Then choose Repair function in the popup window (Repair).

If this does not help, can you uninstall / boot / install / boot again?