exactly when does avast home or pro run the rootkit scan?

[hegedusa]

Can we clear this up once and for all? When exactly does avast home run an antirootkit scan? And Avast Pro, is that different? If it doesn't to a rootkit scan when doing a regular scan, how can we make the rootkit scan happen on demand?

I only ask because there seem to have been conflicting reports in the forums about this. I install avast for many of our customers and just would like to know what to tell them.

Many thanks in advance
Anthony

[DavidR]

On Boot, with the on-demand scan, and the Pro version has additional controls to be able to run it outside of those occasions.

I don't know if the rootkit scan is also don when you schedule an avast boot-time scan.

[hegedusa]

On Boot, with the on-demand scan, and the Pro version has additional controls to be able to run it outside of those occasions.

I don't know if the rootkit scan is also don when you schedule an avast boot-time scan.

Many thanks, that'll help.

[Lisandro]

I don't know if the rootkit scan is also don when you schedule an avast boot-time scan.

Yes, it is.

[hegedusa]

Sorry if I seem a little extra daft here, but where in the pro version would there be a facility to do just a rootkit scan on its own?
Cheers
Anthony

[Lisandro]

Sorry if I seem a little extra daft here, but where in the pro version would there be a facility to do just a rootkit scan on its own?

Into Tasks there is a Rootkit task that you can configure.
Maybe you need to check 'Special tasks' into settings.

[hegedusa]

I'm araid I don't see that option in the avast user interface - I just see the other tasks, not the "rootkit" one. I have ticked the box for special tasks....

[onlysomeone]

I'm araid I don't see that option in the avast user interface - I just see the other tasks, not the "rootkit" one. I have ticked the box for special tasks....

to add a rootkitscan you just have to do the following:

go to tasks -> click on 'new' in the upper menu-bar -> enter a name for you scan -> go to areas -> add -> select the rootkitscan (quick or full) -> remove the 'local harddrive'-entry (if you want to do a rootkitscan only) -> click 'Ok'

now you should be able to run the scan

yours
onlysomeone

[hegedusa]

I'm araid I don't see that option in the avast user interface - I just see the other tasks, not the "rootkit" one. I have ticked the box for special tasks....

to add a rootkitscan you just have to do the following:

go to tasks -> click on 'new' in the upper menu-bar -> enter a name for you scan -> go to areas -> add -> select the rootkitscan (quick or full) -> remove the 'local harddrive'-entry (if you want to do a rootkitscan only) -> click 'Ok'

now you should be able to run the scan

yours
onlysomeone

Ah, thanks, it works now.

[onlysomeone]

yor're welcome!