Virus Chest

[Tonanet]

Hello all,

Is there a more direct way to open the virus chest? Or you have to always open from the avast! scanner in order to do that?

Thanks for your time,

Elminster

[niko]

Hi Elminster,

Or you have to always open from the avast! scanner in order to do that?

I'm like you, I don't find a faster way to reach the virus chest

[igor]

You can start the ashChest.exe executable from the avast! installation folder, if you wish.

[Tonanet]

Oh...I see,

Is there any reason why Avast doesnt have a shortcut for it?
Or its better open it in tradition way (trought scanner)?

Thanks for your time,

Elminster

[igor]

I don't think there's any special reason for it - just that most people don't need it, so it's probably not worth confusing them with another option/shortcut.

[DavidR]

Is there any reason why Avast doesnt have a shortcut for it?
Or its better open it in tradition way (trought scanner)?

I would have thought that a direct link is not necessary as most people don't access it regularly, I have only been there a few times in almost a year, mostly to check something to reply to a post for help.

There is nothing to stop you creating a desktop shortcut for ashChest.exe, right click on the file and select Send To, Desktop (Create Shortcut).

[Churchmouse]

Also, isn't it possible to manually add a shortcut for it on the Start menu in the Avast folder?  I suggest this in case Elminster prefers to keep his/her desktop streamlined.

I used to know how to do this in Windows 98SE; but sadly have forgotten, since it's not something I do frequently.

[Tonanet]

Hello,

I am using Avast for sometime now, and realized that if you set it to ask you what to do when a virus is found, when you say delete, it will not make a backup in virus chest, so I guess I dont need so much this virus chest short cut...
O made some tests with eicar... I thought that everytime a virus appears, no matter what action I take, it would always create something in virus chest... But it wont.. So I dont need access this thing all the time..

By the way, what means "streamlined" heheh

Thanks for your time,

Elminster

[DavidR]

By the way, what means "streamlined"Huh heheh

It entirely depends on the context it is used.

I suggest this in case Elminster prefers to keep his/her desktop streamlined.

In the above context, streamlined would mean clutter free, minimising the number of icons on the desktop.

[Tonanet]

Thanks man!

In this case, thats me!

I just have 4 icons in my desktop (default windows icons less IE icon).

I am very selective about what I install in my computer and I hate icons in desktop.. ehehehe

Thanks for your time,

Elminster

[DavidR]

No problem, I too like a relatively clean desktop, but I have about 10 normally and some of those are to make it easier to help on this forum, like a shortcut for the avast help file and the simple user interface.