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Re: Free Avast Question....

From "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.computer.security
Subject Re: Free Avast Question....
Date 2019-02-13 13:22 +0100
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:33:20 -0600, mark_t@phffft.com wrote:

> If that setting is there they're hiding it pretty good.  I don't see
> it.  It doesn't matter.  I don't care to have it running during boot
> or on full time.

I had to look for it too, but here it is:
<https://www.getavast.net/support/performance>

>  I wanted it only to run scans once every day or so
> to see if anything has snuck onto my comp.  The TimeFreeze sandbox is
> enough to protect me while online.

I don't know if that can be done with the free version.
 
> It is strange though that this has always happened each time I've
> tried Avast through the years.

On a rare occasion one of the so-called Shields doesn't load, but in
that case there's an error.

-- 
s|b

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Free Avast Question.... mark_t@phffft.com - 2019-02-12 12:33 -0600
  Re: Free Avast Question.... "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2019-02-12 21:49 +0100
    Re: Free Avast Question.... mark_t@phffft.com - 2019-02-12 15:33 -0600
      Re: Free Avast Question.... "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2019-02-13 13:22 +0100
        Re: Free Avast Question.... mark_t@phffft.com - 2019-02-13 11:35 -0600

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