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Consumer Products => Avast Mac Security => Topic started by: rioren on April 08, 2012, 10:22:17 AM

Title: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: rioren on April 08, 2012, 10:22:17 AM

As in the topic,

I could say that this is more of a habit than a logical requirement. Just not quite sure if this is necessary.

Best Regards

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: Asyn on April 08, 2012, 11:18:56 AM

Quote from: rioren on April 08, 2012, 10:22:17 AM

Just not quite sure if this is necessary.

Well, I like it there. ;)

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: Lisandro on April 08, 2012, 08:37:17 PM

Old avast versions allow the option to remove the right click entry if the user want. I don't know if the settings still work.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=1647

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: rioren on April 08, 2012, 09:11:50 PM

I'm using 7.0 and it does not contain scan option in right click menu.. I'm looking for solutions to activate it actually.. also i'm not sure if it is necessary. Is avast scanning the file every time before we double click it like in windows?

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: Lisandro on April 08, 2012, 09:24:25 PM

Quote from: rioren on April 08, 2012, 09:11:50 PM

I'm using 7.0 and it does not contain scan option in right click menu.

Your installation is not good. avast! installs the right click menu by default.

Quote from: rioren on April 08, 2012, 09:11:50 PM

I'm looking for solutions to activate it actually.

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?

Quote from: rioren on April 08, 2012, 09:11:50 PM

also i'm not sure if it is necessary. Is avast scanning the file every time before we double click it like in windows?

Yes, avast! scans files on open/execute.

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: rioren on April 08, 2012, 09:53:20 PM

Thank you very much for your help...
But what is control panel T.T

In System Preference, there's no add/ remove programs...

I cannot find any of them... I'm on Lion 10.7.3...

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: Lisandro on April 08, 2012, 10:08:24 PM

Sorry, my fault. I've thought you were on Windows. Bear with me.

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: rioren on April 08, 2012, 11:22:59 PM

Ok, So for the mac version, does it contain a right click option?

Title: Re: quick question: is it necessary to have scan this file in right click menu
Post by: mity on April 10, 2012, 11:58:54 AM

No, right now it does not. Do you miss it?

Regards
Mity