re-avast screensaver

joe134

Hi,I have been using Avast for quite a while now, and never noticed it had put its own screensaver on my list of options for it.
Only today, whilst looking to change the usual Bubbles, did I notice Avast,s. I tried it, and got heliograph + floating dialoue box, with avast and 3 digit countdown numbers.
Has anyone with Avast come across this?
Or is it dubious? Cheers

free4440273

never noticed it either ; is it available in Settings or a separate download? thanks .

joe134

free4440273 wrote: »

never noticed it either ; is it available in Settings or a separate download? thanks .

Hi Free, I,ve just come across it myself.
I went to c/Panel, then personalise, then scrensaver.
In the dropdown menu, there it is Avast sceensaver.
It,s never been there before, no option of installing when I put Avast on;
I thought all the options were windows vista default ones + acer, my pc

free4440273

joe134 wrote: »

Hi Free, I,ve just come across it myself.
I went to c/Panel, then personalise, then scrensaver.
In the dropdown menu, there it is Avast sceensaver.
It,s never been there before, no option of installing when I put Avast on;
I thought all the options were windows vista default ones + acer, my pc

ah, thanks joe, i see it now also so it must be legitimate. :T not that i ever use a screensaver nowadays

joe134

free4440273 wrote: »

ah, thanks joe, i see it now also so it must be legitimate. :T not that i ever use a screensaver nowadays

Thanks Free, I rarely go to sceensave, but every now and again, my saved one, bubbles,stops , so I rest it as described. That,s when I noticed Avast, so they must download it as part of free download now.Or as an update. You would think they would notify you, or a tick box.:beer:

aerostar

. Antivirus screensaver. Another avast! favorite, the antivirus screensaver is basically a special screensaver that is able to run a full system scan when it makes most sense – i.e.when the system is idle. It can run on top of another screensaver (with just a small top-level window showing the scan progress), so you don’t have to sacrifice your favorite screensaver in order to use it.
To enable the avast! screensaver, open the system screensaver properties window, and select “avast! antivirus” from the list.

spg_SCOTT

Yep, that has been there since version 4.

If you click settings in the screensaver settings, you can change the basic settings (underlying screensaver, and to loop scanning)

If you open avast, select settings, check the "Show special scans in avast! user interface"
Then go to "Scan Now", find the ScreenSaver scan and then you can change some more settings in the scan.

Scott

somersethillbilly

Personally, I never use a screen saver (not really needed for modern monitors). I prefer to save power and £'s and set the monitor to go standby mode instead. Having said that the Avast scan screensaver is a useful feature for the "downtime".

joe134

aerostar wrote: »

. Antivirus screensaver. Another avast! favorite, the antivirus screensaver is basically a special screensaver that is able to run a full system scan when it makes most sense – i.e.when the system is idle. It can run on top of another screensaver (with just a small top-level window showing the scan progress), so you don’t have to sacrifice your favorite screensaver in order to use it.
To enable the avast! screensaver, open the system screensaver properties window, and select “avast! antivirus” from the list.

Thanks very much, wondered what the digits were.Might give it a go instead of scheduled.:beer: