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Every Avast antivirus (Free Antivirus, Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier), even the free version, offers a great feature which can search for any viruses and malware on your computer before it even starts. It’s called a Boot-Time Scan and below are the steps how to perform it in the latest 2018 version. It works great even with the latest Windows 10 release.Technically boot-time scan runs before the Windows are loaded, so it doesn’t give malware any chance to hide. From our experience we recommend running a full boot-time scan at least once a month, to make sure your computer is clean.
Windows Defender boot time scan. On restart, you will see a black command prompt window flash open and shut instantaneously, and then you will see the following message for a few seconds. The scan will then run. You may see a black screen, with the circular animation at times, and within 15 minutes you will be booted to your desktop. In my case, the scan took around 5 minutes.
Running a Boot-time Scan in Avast 2018 – Boot-time ScanAlso, the message will change to ‘ Scan will run on next boot‘. To cancel boot-time scan simply click on the ‘ Cancel scheduled scan‘ link. Advanced Settings of the Boot-Time ScanFor more advanced options click on the cog-wheel icon in the Boot-time Scan tile on the Other Scans overview (second screenshot in this article). In the boot-time scan settings you can select following options:.
Areas to scan – All hard disks, only system drive, or auto-start programs. Heuristics sensitivity (analysis which detects not yet known viruses) – Off, low, normal, high (recommended though it may increase amount of false-positives found). What do to do if a threat is found – Ask, move to chest, repair, delete, no action, or fix automatically. Others – Scan for potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), unpack archive filesChanging any of the settings or just confirming doesn’t make the boot-time scan scheduled.
You still need to perform the steps above. Running a Boot-time Scan in Avast 2018 – Boot-time Scan In ProgressYour Windows will boot automatically if there is no virus found. If Avast founds a virus, you can perform one of the actions below by pressing a relevant number on your keyboard. 1 – Fix automatically. 2 – Fix all automatically.
3 – Move to Chest. 4 – Move all to Chest. 5 – Delete.
6 – Delete all. 7 – Repair. 8 – Repair all. 9 – Ignore. 0 – Ignore allIf the infected file is in the folder you also need to confirm the action by pressing. 1 – Yes. 2 – Yes all.
3 – NoYou can always press ‘ Esc‘ key to cancel the scan and continue with the boot. After the boot-time scan is complete, you can find its report in ‘ Scan‘ » ‘ Scan for viruses‘ » ‘ Scan history‘. Alternatively, you can navigate to report by going to ‘ C:ProgramDataAVAST SoftwareAvastreportaswBoot.txt‘.Additional NotesAlthough we have used Avast Free Antivirus 2019 screenshots in this article, these steps are also applicable for all Avast Antivirus solutions (i.e. Also for Avast Pro Antivirus, Avast Internet Security, or Avast Premier) running the.Steps are relevant for all Windows versions – Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (including Anniversary Update). I could not find the 34 of the 35 comments so if I say something already addressed, please forgive me.It would be great if you could give guidance on how to configure the Boot Scan to maximize catching the highest probability of virus attacks.
Currently, we can select from “all harddisk” or “System Drive” or “Auto-start Programs”. I can see the advantage of each but read the selection as only being able to chose one and not scan all of them. Which would you select and why?Also, I tried to add “this PC” so I could scan everything on a boot scan. Yes, it would be at the end of a day/ overnight scan or when I could just step over to another computer to keep working and let a potential issue get checked.When I added, “This PC”, Avast listed Drives D:, C: and E: as individually entries in separate lines/ blocks.
Does this mean that the system drive is not going to be scanned if I select one of these blocks? Actually, I’m not sure what each drive in a separate block means for a scan- only select one or will it go down the list?
Was this better than selecting all Harddisk?Need I say that your clarification on how this will work ( down the list or just that one block selected) and your guidance as to the best way to configure the Boot Scan is appreciated.jim. Comprehensive fansite about Avast Antivirus 2019 – the World's most popular antivirus.Useful tips & tricks, latest news, comparison reviews, and much more. All content is focused on the latest 2019 version.We are covering all products from Windows (Free Antivirus, Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, and Premier), to Android (Mobile Security) or iOS (SecureLine).You can leave us a comment/question to any of the pages.
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Julea, I don't use Avast but I found the following at another site and it may be of help to you. All you'd have to do is reverse the procedure to eliminate the boot scan.' I use Avast for antivirus and you can schedule a 'boot time scan' by right clicking the icon, choosing 'Start Avast Antivirus', and let it do its memory scan. Once it brings you to the interface, click the little up arrow on the left hand side and choose 'schedule a boot time scan'.' 'Reboot your PC, and Avast will do an offline scan for you that should catch everything. Make sure your definitions are up to do before scheduling.
Depending on the speed of your computer and the number of files you have, this scan will take some time. Expect to be without the computer for a while'.Tufenuf. Well, this morning when I booted it, it did not do the scan. Since I'm new to Avast, I need to find a forum where I can read what others say or do, and where I can ask questions. It's quite different than AVG which I used for years!Wonder if I need to leave ALL default settings or change any specific.
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I can't tell if it's scanning incoming mail, even though I found a setting that is checked for that. Everynow and then I see the little globe in navigation area whirl around, but don't know what it's really doing. What is it doing (LOL)?I did find someplace where it scanned my incoming cnet email - don't understand what I really saw because it had the number 3, but only had the subject of 1 of them - there were only 2 (not 3) emails from cnet - so that confused me.
Too, that was for our main account and I wonder if it scann my other 80 emails from my 2 gmail accounts I have set up in Outlook Express.It's just a matter of getting used to something new I know, but I need to feel more comfortable with what it's really doing.Thanks for your response.Julea. At Avast?If so, it was replied to 47min after you posted. (Some of these helpers must stay up all night!)I know what it's like trying to get your head around a new installed program. I found my third AV (AVG, actually) difficult to work out at first. Basically, it works 'out of the box', nothing needs to be changed (except for the database to be updated) as soon as it's installed.
Anything opened via gmail, by that I mean an attachment, is scanned on opening. It behaves like any download from a web page in that regard.Once you've installed an AV (or AS, or similar) it's a good idea to practice navigating the menus, without changing anything, just to see what does what.
The help file is also good.FWIW I've always found the Avast forum one of the best. Of AVG suits you. Some have described it as 'bloated', containing a linkscanner (sort of like siteadvisor) and antispyware, totalling a lot more memory use than the 7.5 AV. However, most reasonably modern computers should cope with that without even raising the pulse.Grisoft used to provide a free AV, and AS, and Antirootkit available for separate download. Those days are gone. I reckon they're heading the same way as Symantec, when it took over Norton.That said, you have to be happy and confident with what you use. That's the bottom line.
Both AV's perform very respectably in independent (non-sponsored) tests/reviews.Avast have an uninstall tool available, should you get weird conflictions, for info. I've never had any problems with their standard uninstaller, though. To gain confidence in a different application.I've found the Avast forum particularly helpful in that regard. More tips than a needle factory.Once you learn how to navigate the menus, and the different ways to access the (which seems a bit confusing at first) you'll probably grow to like it.Re the plugin. If it is in fact a false positive, might pay to report it in the Avast forum.(email to 'virus@avast.com', zip, password protect it, include the name of the password in the message, mention the FP thing.)Chances are fair that someone else already had the problem. You could, if in doubt, upload it to Virustotal for independent online scans (about 3 min.)If it is definitely a FP, you can set Avast to exclude it from scanning:Standard Shield(left click the tray icon then select), Customize, Advanced, Add andProgram Settings(right click the tray icon), Exclusions. Julea.You wrote, 'I did find someplace where it scanned my incoming cnet email - don't understand what I really saw because it had the number 3, but only had the subject of 1 of them - there were only 2 (not 3) emails from cnet - so that confused me.
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Too, that was for our main account and I wonder if it scann my other 80 emails from my 2 gmail accounts I have set up in Outlook Express'I have NO idea what you meant when you wrote, 'but it only had the subject of 1 of them'. On a VERY outside chance, you meant the subject of any CNET's email notifications were blank, have a look at. Again, only a shot in the dark.Regarding email scanning. This may cause some controversey (and probably will) but you might want to take a look at this article by Tom Koch.
(Only a part of it, but you can read it in it's entirety at the link below)'Viral Irony: The Most Common Cause of Corruption' When encountering the symptoms of DBX corruption, many people immediately fear that their computer is infected with a virus. As surprising and ironic as it may seem though, the most common cause of DBX corruption is not a virus, but rather anti-virus programs that are configured to scan incoming or outgoing e-mail. Even the most well-known anti-virus programs have exhibited this problem from time to time. To lessen the risk of such corruption you should disable the e-mail scanning module in your anti-virus program. This is usually easy to do by looking at the user-configurable options in the anti-virus program. It is not at all necessary to scan e-mail for viruses to protect your computer.Now before you dismiss me as mad, let me explain why e-mail scanning is unnecessary.
Almost every anti-virus program for Windows installs by default a system scan that runs in the background every time Windows starts. This scan is necessary to protect your computer. If you receive a virus in an e-mail attachment, the virus cannot do anything at all until you actually open the attachment. At that time Outlook Express extracts the attachment from.' More here if the above makes any sense to you:' Disabling avast!'
S antivirus and e-mail scanning protection'Something else which might help with your new venture:' How to Install, Configure, and Use Avast Antivirus'(Maybe not as current as it should be, but it might help you find information about (I think )Best of luck.Carol.