Kamil asks:
I have a general anti-viral question. My PC running Windows XP has two user accounts – mine (administrator) and my niece’s (standard). If run an anti-viral program in Safe Mode under my account, will it also scan her account since I am an administrative account?
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Kamil,
This greatly depends on which anti-virus you’re using. Predominantly, yes, an anti-virus will scan all files that the user has access to (including users public files and system folders).
I was thinking about Avast and Malwarebytes.
As long as you’re logged in as an administrator, they both will perform scanning on all users public & private files. Otherwise, if you scan as a standard user, it may only can other users public files.
So if I understand you correctly, scanning from the administrative account will also scan the standard user, yes?
That is correct (:
Great, thank you
Hello, as long as choose a full scan and make sure that both accounts are selected, yes.
How do you select two accounts? In Avast or Malwarebytes?
Hello, if there is only one harddrive in computer, as long as you select complete scan for C: drive, it will scan both accounts. If there is more than one harddrive, select both for full scans.
perhaps if you boot with a live cd of avast things can get more accurate
concerning malwarebytes here is a discussion
http://www.technibble.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4860.html
I was having a number of problems with Mail-washer and Firefox so optimistically I tried an Avast Boot Scan.Miraculously this apparently removed problems , speed-ed up computer and allowed me to download Mail attachments.
Was I just lucky, I just don’t know!