avast! - help: virus scanning

Area selection

Before the scan is started, you have to specify what should be scanned. You can choose from 3 areas:

Home directory

If you select Home directory, only the files located in the home directory of the currently logged-on user will be scanned. So, if e.g. the user martin is currently logged on, the directory /home/martin will be scanned.

Entire system

avast! will scan all files on all logical partitions.

Selected directory

Select this option if you want to scan a specific directory or directories. You can add new directories to the list using the button + (plus), and remove them using the button - (minus).


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