Avast Boot Scan arguments

[ibell63]

I noticed that running an avast boot scan adds a line that looks like this to a startup area.

aswBoot.exe /A:"" /L:"1031" /heur:80 /pup /archives /IA:0 /KBD:2 /dir:"C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast5"

I assume that the "/heur:80" option has to do with the heuristics sensitivity.  What is the range of acceptable values?  What values correspond to what selections in the UI?  (eg. 80 = Normal, 100 = High)?

Can I set a heuristic sensitivity higher than "High" in the UI?  I am prepared to deal with lots of false positives, I would simply like to play with this and want to know the range of acceptable values.

Thanks,
Ian

[SafeSurf]

Hi Ian,

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Can I set a heuristic sensitivity higher than "High" in the UI?

You can only go as high as the GUI allows you to go.  With PUPS and increasing your sensitivity, you will most likely be dealing with FP's.  We usually advise people to leave things at default settings until they are used to the program.  I will defer your other questions to a team member.