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adkrev

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Omit Adware From Scan?
« on: January 05, 2006, 11:38:06 PM »
I would like to configure Avast not to scan for adware.  Is this possible?  I have the Home Edition. Thanks.
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Re: Omit Adware From Scan?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2006, 11:52:05 PM »
No, it is not possible to exclude specific (type of) malware from scanning. You can exclude specific files, however - put them to the list of exclusions.
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Re: Omit Adware From Scan?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2006, 12:45:44 AM »
Whilst you can't exclude a particular type of malware in an avast scan, avast is however a specialist anti-virus and doesn't detect that much adware (IMHO).

That is why I use alternatives for adware scanning, Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy and SpywareBlaster. There are other freeware anti-adware/spyware tools available.
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