Is it running?

[Gabe]

Just curious.  Is avast automatically running when I start my computer?  I see the two little blue balls in the system tray...on I and the other A.  Do I have to right click on A and select "Start Avast Antivirus" to get it to run, or does it just run automatically like Norton antivirus or Mcafee?  I don't mean to sound stupid, but I don't see an auto protect option anywhere.  I just want it to run all of the time.  Of course I will have to set a schedule, or manually run a complete scan if I want to scan my entire system, but I mean in realtime protection for when I am online.

[igor]

Yes, it runs automatically (at least when the 'A' icon is blue). The "Start avast! Antivirus" items starts the antivirus user interface - where you can perform your "on demand" scans. The resident protection, however, it automatically working on background without having to start it anyhow.

[Gabe]

Thanks for the info...

[Eddy]

You could have read the info in the manual or on this board.

[Gabe]

I did read the info in the manual, but couldn't really find the answer in plain English, and I did search the board, but after doing a search and then just searching through pages, I decided to just ask.  Don't make me thrash you severely!  LOL