Unsolicited Smart Scan

[rocksteady]

I have just returned to my PC and surprisingly found the Avast UI displayed indicating that a Smat Scan had finished.
I had not had the UI open and certainly not asked for Smart Scan to run, so why did it happen on its own accord?
I don't want this to happen again.

[schmidthouse]

Check your 'Custom Scans' section in Virus Scans and make sure "Smart Scan" isn't scheduled (by default) to run (weekly or monthly can't remember)

[DavidR]

Check your 'Custom Scans' section in Virus Scans and make sure "Smart Scan" isn't scheduled (by default) to run (weekly or monthly can't remember)

You have to be careful when running the so called Smart Scan.  Once you run it once, if you check the findings, etc. afterwards you will see the run this scan every X (duration) days/weeks check box is checked.  So you inadvertently get a scheduled scan, you need to ensure you set it duration to Never.

For me this 'Not so damn' Smart Scan is more of a tool to offer other paid avast products than any real use to me.

[schmidthouse]

Check your 'Custom Scans' section in Virus Scans and make sure "Smart Scan" isn't scheduled (by default) to run (weekly or monthly can't remember)

You have to be careful when running the so called Smart Scan.  Once you run it once, if you check the findings, etc. afterwards you will see the run this scan every X (duration) days/weeks check box is checked.  So you inadvertently get a scheduled scan, you need to ensure you set it duration to Never.

For me this 'Not so damn' Smart Scan is more of a tool to offer other paid avast products than any real use to me.

That's correct on all accounts David.
I noticed the Smart Scan scheduled by default after a Clean Install. AND yes you have to watch for and "uncheck" the scheduled scan after it is run

[rocksteady]

Check your 'Custom Scans' section in Virus Scans and make sure "Smart Scan" isn't scheduled (by default) to run (weekly or monthly can't remember)

You have to be careful when running the so called Smart Scan.  Once you run it once, if you check the findings, etc. afterwards you will see the run this scan every X (duration) days/weeks check box is checked.  So you inadvertently get a scheduled scan, you need to ensure you set it duration to Never.

For me this 'Not so damn' Smart Scan is more of a tool to offer other paid avast products than any real use to me.

That's correct on all accounts David.
I noticed the Smart Scan scheduled by default after a Clean Install. AND yes you have to watch for and "uncheck" the scheduled scan after it is run

Well that is a new sneaky one on me, sneaky how Avast applied without my knowledge. Another annoyance to watch out for.
I hate "Smart" Scan so no way would I knowingly create a scheduled scan for it.
I found it scheduled where you said, so it is now scheduled for "Never".
Thanks guys.

[schmidthouse]

You're welcome

[DavidR]

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Well that is a new sneaky one on me, sneaky how Avast applied without my knowledge. Another annoyance to watch out for.
I hate "Smart" Scan so no way would I knowingly create a scheduled scan for it.
I found it scheduled where you said, so it is now scheduled for "Never".
Thanks guys.

You're welcome.

Personally I haven't been hit by an unscheduled running of the Smart Scan as it has been a very long time since I did a clean install.  Either a manual update from the UI or install over the top from the off-line installation file.  So for the most part you probably won't get hit by it.

Where I saw it was having run the damn smart scan in relation to a question in the forums (to get a screen shot) and after that I saw that the schedule scan box had been checked.

[rocksteady]

I didn't do a clean install or manual update etc. It came from out of the blue. That is what surprised and annoyed me.
Need to check settings regularly to avoid sneaky unwanted scan scheduling.

Edit: typo