When perform a boot time scan?

[Tonanet]

Hello guys!

I was wondering, when you guys use this feature?

Is it used in weekly scans? And after you use the normal scan?
Just when you find some virus in memory?
Right after you install avast?


Just another question... The Boot time scans searchs for malware in all the places where the normal scan does? Its searchs for the same number of signatures (of the normal scan) too?

Thanks for your time,

Elminster

[DavidR]

The boot-time is more of a specialist tool to use when you can't deal with a detected file because it is either in use or protected by windows, etc. The boot-time scan is used because windows won't be running and the file won't be in use.

If a virus is found in memory avast will usually suggest a boot-time scan/

It doesn't search every file nor archives by default and you can further customise what is scanned when you schedule it, you can also set the default actions by clicking the Advanced Options.

It uses the same signature database.

[Tonanet]

Thanks for your answer!

Just one more question... In the name of signatures you see in the first part names like win32, java, win16, elf, symbos, that are easy to know what plataform is...
But now it came a new name, called "BV"... BV is related with what plataform?

Thanks for your time,


Elminster

[DavidR]

I believe it has recently been introduced and I honestly don't know or pay that much attention as to what the first part of the malware name as it really doesn't matter what the platform might be if it is on your system it needs dealt with.

I would also say that the first part of the malware name isn't directly equate to platform dependant as win16 and Java and VBS will run on a win32 and possibly win64 OS.