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den21

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« on: May 19, 2008, 02:27:51 PM »
Hello

I'm new to avast and just wondered what is avast rootkit used for, i have recently got avast 4.8 home edition and i think its alot better then AVG 8.0 which i had before avast, but wanted to know if there is anything else i should be using with this AV. :)

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Offline Vladimyr

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Re: Avast Newie
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2008, 03:31:20 PM »
Hi and welcome!

avast! scans for active rootkits automatically a few minutes after system startup. It can be toggled on/off in Program Settings > Troubleshooting.
Inactive rootkits are detected by signature as part oif the standard scan or by the Standard Shield if they are executed. 
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Re: Avast Newie
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2008, 04:01:06 PM »
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