- 1). Right-click the Avast icon located in the notification area of the Windows task bar. Select "Program Settings" to launch the Avast settings window.
- 2). Click "Common" in the left column to view common configuration needs. Place a check mark next to each option you want to enable.
- 3). Click "Appearance" in the left column to change how the Avast icon and user interface is displayed on your computer. You can choose to animate the Avast icon and select optional translucent effects for the user interface.
- 4). Select "Chest" from the left column. Configure the options for the Chest size. The Chest is where quarantined files are kept. Additionally, you can configure the maximum size of report files to be sent when a virus is found on your computer.
- 5). Click "Confirmations" to alter when Avast will question you about what to do with an infected file or before performing certain actions.
- 6). Choose the "Language" option located in the left column to install additional languages for Avast. By default, English is the only available language.
- 7). Use the "Sounds" selection to change Avast sounds or to disable Avast sounds completely.
- 8). Configure the Log file limit and the logging level by selecting "Logging" from the left column. Select "Exclusions" to add files for Avast to ignore when scanning your computer.
- 9). Click "Update" to configure update options. You can choose Avast to automatically update, ask when a new update is available, or only allow manual updates.
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Select "Troubleshooting" to configure options that help when you are having problems with Avast. You can configure Avast to only display pop-ups if a full screen application is not running or to disable the rootkit scan Avast Antivirus performs as your system boots up. - 11
Click "OK" to apply the new configuration and close the configuration options.
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