Avast question

[Guest kplumm]

I have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop. I ran a scan yesterday

but this morning the Defender bottom righthand icon had an exclamation

mark in it and I'd thought, from using 3 other AV programs before,

that Defender doesn't nag if you have other software doing scans? Or

do I need to set it to do nothing?

 

Also, when I run the Avast scan, it says in its display (above Type of

Current Scan etc) Scan Archive Files: disabled - should it be like

that? What does that mean, and if I need to change it, how do I, as I

couldn't find anything in the settings. I'm assuming there's no

connection between my two questions.

 

Thanks for all response.

[Guest kplumm]

Also, my Avast scanning doesn't pick up cookies like AVG and Norton -

is this okay and normal?

 

On Jun 11, 10:11 am, kplumm <kpl...@hotmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I  have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop.  I ran a scan yesterday

> but this morning the Defender bottom righthand icon had an exclamation

> mark in it and I'd thought, from using 3 other AV programs before,

> that Defender doesn't nag if you have other software doing scans?  Or

> do I need to set it to do nothing?

>

> Also, when I run the Avast scan, it says in its display (above Type of

> Current Scan etc) Scan Archive Files: disabled - should it be like

> that?  What does that mean, and if I need to change it, how do I, as I

> couldn't find anything in the settings.  I'm assuming there's no

> connection between my two questions.

>

> Thanks for all response.</span>

[Guest Charlie Tame]

kplumm wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> Also, my Avast scanning doesn't pick up cookies like AVG and Norton -

> is this okay and normal?

>

> On Jun 11, 10:11 am, kplumm <kpl...@hotmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> I have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop. I ran a scan yesterday

>> but this morning the Defender bottom righthand icon had an exclamation

>> mark in it and I'd thought, from using 3 other AV programs before,

>> that Defender doesn't nag if you have other software doing scans? Or

>> do I need to set it to do nothing?

>>

>> Also, when I run the Avast scan, it says in its display (above Type of

>> Current Scan etc) Scan Archive Files: disabled - should it be like

>> that? What does that mean, and if I need to change it, how do I, as I

>> couldn't find anything in the settings. I'm assuming there's no

>> connection between my two questions.

>>

>> Thanks for all response.</span>

> </span>

 

 

The setting for archive files is for checking "Inside" things like ZIP

files. When you compress a file you change it, so that the "Signature"

of a virus inside it will also change. To check it Avast would more or

less have to "Unzip" the file first, which takes more time and so they

make it optional. I don't know why you can't access it, do you need to

register the product?

 

I would not get too concerned about cookies and things, one of the

problems with other antivirus products is that they try to be all things

to all people, which makes them slow and "Bloated".

 

As for Defender does it need updating or something?

[Guest kplumm]

Ah-ha - yes, I think possibly it was short of some updates which it

now has. Hopefully it was that... Thanks.

 

On Jun 11, 11:42 am, Charlie Tame <char...@tames.net> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> kplumm wrote:<span style="color:green">

> > Also, my Avast scanning doesn't pick up cookies like AVG and Norton -

> > is this okay and normal?</span>

><span style="color:green">

> > On Jun 11, 10:11 am, kplumm <kpl...@hotmail.com> wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

> >> I  have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop.  I ran a scan yesterday

> >> but this morning the Defender bottom righthand icon had an exclamation

> >> mark in it and I'd thought, from using 3 other AV programs before,

> >> that Defender doesn't nag if you have other software doing scans?  Or

> >> do I need to set it to do nothing?</span></span>

><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> >> Also, when I run the Avast scan, it says in its display (above Type of

> >> Current Scan etc) Scan Archive Files: disabled - should it be like

> >> that?  What does that mean, and if I need to change it, how do I, as I

> >> couldn't find anything in the settings.  I'm assuming there's no

> >> connection between my two questions.</span></span>

><span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred">

> >> Thanks for all response.</span></span>

>

> The setting for archive files is for checking "Inside" things like ZIP

> files. When you compress a file you change it, so that the "Signature"

> of a virus inside it will also change. To check it Avast would more or

> less have to "Unzip" the file first, which takes more time and so they

> make it optional. I don't know why you can't access it, do you need to

> register the product?

>

> I would not get too concerned about cookies and things, one of the

> problems with other antivirus products is that they try to be all things

> to all people, which makes them slow and "Bloated".

>

> As for Defender does it need updating or something?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -</span>

[Guest Dave T.]

kplumm wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop. I ran a scan yesterday

> but this morning the Defender bottom righthand icon had an exclamation

> mark in it and I'd thought, from using 3 other AV programs before,

> that Defender doesn't nag if you have other software doing scans? Or

> do I need to set it to do nothing?

>

> Also, when I run the Avast scan, it says in its display (above Type of

> Current Scan etc) Scan Archive Files: disabled - should it be like

> that? What does that mean, and if I need to change it, how do I, as I

> couldn't find anything in the settings. I'm assuming there's no

> connection between my two questions.

>

> Thanks for all response.</span>

 

kplumm, open the sensitivity setting for archives and you should see a

button for enabling archive scanning.

 

--

Dave T.

 

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a

person to use the internet and they won't bother you for

weeks.

[Guest Dave T.]

Dave T. wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> kplumm wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> I have Avast Home Edition on my Vista laptop. I ran a scan yesterday

>> but this morning the Defender bottom righthand icon had an exclamation

>> mark in it and I'd thought, from using 3 other AV programs before,

>> that Defender doesn't nag if you have other software doing scans? Or

>> do I need to set it to do nothing?

>>

>> Also, when I run the Avast scan, it says in its display (above Type of

>> Current Scan etc) Scan Archive Files: disabled - should it be like

>> that? What does that mean, and if I need to change it, how do I, as I

>> couldn't find anything in the settings. I'm assuming there's no

>> connection between my two questions.

>>

>> Thanks for all response.</span>

>

> kplumm, open the sensitivity setting for archives and you should see a

> button for enabling archive scanning.

> </span>

 

Let me make this a little more clear. Open the sensitivity setting for

"Local Disks", and you should see a button for enabling or disabling

archive scanning.

 

--

Dave T.

 

Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a

person to use the internet and they won't bother you for

weeks.