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[bubbaboo13]

I'm still having the problem with Avast scanning unopened documents (e.g., unopened Excel spreadsheets) when I navigate into a folder.

I disabled the indexing service on my computer long ago, so that's not the source of the problem.

I've run Process Monitor to see what's happening.  Below is an example of what Avast is doing to each unopened file.  This set of operations takes approximately 0.008 seconds -- multiply that by the number of files in a folder.  Why is Avast doing these operations?  Again, I'm just going into a folder, not opening any documents.  Avast doing the below to each file is noticeably slowing things down and there doesn't seem to be any reason for these operations.

Can anyone explain?

Thank you, again.

John


ashServ.exe   1900   RegOpenKey   HKCU
ashServ.exe   1900   RegOpenKey   HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Control Panel\Desktop
ashServ.exe   1900   RegOpenKey   HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
ashServ.exe   1900   RegQueryValue   HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\MultiUILanguageId
ashServ.exe   1900   RegCloseKey   HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
ashServ.exe   1900   RegCloseKey   HKCU
ashServ.exe   1900   RegOpenKey   HKCU
ashServ.exe   1900   RegOpenKey   HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Control Panel\Desktop
ashServ.exe   1900   RegOpenKey   HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
ashServ.exe   1900   RegQueryValue   HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\MultiUILanguageId
ashServ.exe   1900   RegCloseKey   HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
ashServ.exe   1900   RegCloseKey   HKCU
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_NETWORK_QUERY_OPEN   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   IRP_MJ_CREATE   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_QUERY_INFORMATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_QUERY_INFORMATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   IRP_MJ_QUERY_INFORMATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_QUERY_INFORMATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_ACQUIRE_FOR_SECTION_SYNCHRONIZATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_QUERY_INFORMATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_RELEASE_FOR_SECTION_SYNCHRONIZATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_ACQUIRE_FOR_SECTION_SYNCHRONIZATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_RELEASE_FOR_SECTION_SYNCHRONIZATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   FASTIO_QUERY_INFORMATION   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   IRP_MJ_CLEANUP   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
ashServ.exe   1900   IRP_MJ_CLOSE   C:\Main Folder\Docs\list Jun 23 09.xls
 

[Lisandro]

If you disable the scanning while open/create/modify files, will it by-pass this scanning?

[bubbaboo13]

No, Avast's on-access scanner still scans the files.

Just to make sure I correctly did what you asked:  This is after I unchecked the boxes "Scan files on open" and "Scan created/modified files" under the Scanner (Advanced) tab of the Resident task settings.

Thank you for your ongoing help with this.

John