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Posted by Cat_in_awe on December 15, 2005, 11:33 am
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Anthony Susa wrote:
> Is there a way to capture the log of the files Avast! on-access scans?
>
> Based on recommendations from this newsgroup, I installed Windows XP
> Avast!
> 4.6 antivirus protection following the tutorial titled "How to
> Install, Configure, and Use Avast Antivirus" located at
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial104.html
>
> Never having had a virus scanning program before, I am utterly
> astounded at the absolutely huge number of files being scanned
> (hundreds) especially for the first ten or fifteen minutes after a
> reboot, as witnessed by the incessant activity reported in the
> ephemeral "Avast! On-Access Scanner Message" window at the bottom of
> my WinXP desktop.
>
> It seems nearly my entire program files and windows XP hierarchy is
> being scanned by the on-access scanner despite the fact that I'm not
> calling these programs at any time (and they are not part of the
> startup either).
I think you're confused about the on-access scanner and a full system scan.
The on-access scanner is activiated when any particular file is opened or
used, but this certainly doesn't scan your whole disk.
A full system scan will look over all your files. You may have chosen a
option to have it do a full system scan after a reboot, but this is not
necessary.
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GPC
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