where to set up automatic action when virus/malware found?

[cska133]

hi,


when a virus or malware is found Avast displays popup where is ask me what to do? This is default.
Where can I set up how Avast should react automaticlly without asking me?... I think the script and webguard can be configured to automaticlly block the "the bad stuff". But I can not find that setting in Avast Pro

please help

[Pondus]

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=48737.0

[llariel]

click on avast! icon

click details

go to standard shield and click customize

go to advance

select silent mode with general answer yes.  after done, do the same steps with web shield and chose silent mode.

[cska133]

click on avast! icon

click details

go to standard shield and click customize

go to advance

select silent mode with general answer yes.  after done, do the same steps with web shield and chose silent mode.

and what will be the result of that YES?

[cska133]

in the User Guide, from Page 70, for all the Avast Providers there is an Option "Virus" where you can specify the action when virus is found.
But everywhere it is written the following:

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Virus
On this page you can specify in advance what action is taken is relation to any infected files. This page is only shown when accessing the resident protection task settings in the Enhanced User Interface and is described on page 58I dont understand this 2nd sentense? In which case it will be displayed?

can some one explain it please...I hope I will be able to uunderstand it with my poor English

[DavidR]

In the avast program there are two Interfaces, The Simple User Interface (SUI) and the Enhanced User Interface (EUI). In the Home version only the SUI is available, in the Pro version both are available, so you should switch to the EUI for greater configurability.

So you need to have switched to the EUI for these options to be available, access the Resident protection task settings.

[cska133]

and how to switch to EUI?

[Pondus]

I think page 52 in the user guide 

[DavidR]

Start by, right clicking on the avast 'a' icon, select Start avast! Antivirus, this will open in the Simple User Interface. Click the Menu text/object, or right click in the middle of the SUI or press the F1 key on your keyboard. That should display a Menu list, select the Switch to Enhanced User Interface, see image.

[Lisandro]

Automated actions, right now on version 4, is possible only in Professional version (see picture here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=13315.msg112285#msg112285).

In Home version you can check the option "Don't show this window again" as soon as the first virus warning appears, and click on "No action" button. This way, nothing will be done and you will be presented the results at the end (and you can perform actions from there).

Or you can use Silent Mode:

Left click the 'a' blue icon.
It will start On-access protection

Click on Internet Mail and then on Customize.
Go to Advanced tab and select Silent Mode and the default answer No. This will send the file (email) to Chest.
But take a look here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=28088.msg229736#msg229736

Do the same for the and Outlook/Exchange plugin.
The answer Yes in Silent Mode keeps the virus in the file or into the message (attach) and continue the scanning. You can't configure 'delete the infected file' in the Home version.

You can do the same for Standard Shield provider, but it won't be a good idea...

Silent mode in the case of the WebShield provider simply means that avast will keep pressing the "Abort connection" button for the user automatically.

[DavidR]

cska133 has the Pro version, see quote from his first post.

But I can not find that setting in Avast Pro

[Lisandro]

cska133 has the Pro version, see quote from his first post.

But I can not find that setting in Avast Pro

And I have posted a link to a picture of the "Virus" page where the Pro user can configure automated actions...