Author Topic: Why is avast touching the time stamp of PDF files in windows downloads folder?  (Read 1157 times)

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Offline pbvillaflores

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I have noticed that Avast has been updating the timestamp of all PDF files in the Windows Downloads folder and keeps doing so constantly against all PDF files present. Why does avast do this?

Offline igor

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What timestamps? (last written, created, last accessed?)
How often does the update happen?

Offline pbvillaflores

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Date Modified time stamp.

It happens continuously. Like all my PDF files in Downloads folder always have the most recent the Data modified timestamp if I turn on Avast.

Offline pk

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Hi, can you please download Process Monitor (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon)
and create a log where we can see which process/thread/stack is responsible for the modified timestamps? Thanks!