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Some files could not be scanned
« on: July 04, 2014, 02:21:39 AM »
Just curious as its actually the first time i have done a scan since i bought my new computer...

on both quick scan and full scan, 0 threats found and a message with

some files could not be scanned.

error; the process could not access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file (33)

Is this anything to worry about do you think?

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Re: Some files could not be scanned
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2014, 02:33:07 AM »
Hi and welcome.
This is one of the most asked questions.
Very common as some programs password lock their files (Adobe for example) and the message given means exactly that; Some files could not/cannot be scanned.
Not to worry as your scans came up good. :)

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Re: Some files could not be scanned
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2014, 08:36:53 AM »
How do I handle files that avast! can’t scan?
http://blog.avast.com/2014/02/28/how-do-i-handle-files-that-avast-cant-scan/