From: Gregg N 

The real-time protection works fine. It informs me as soon as I try to
execute the file. I just expected a little more "in your face"
notification when something is found during a scheduled scan, and not have
to wait until I actually try to execute something that is infected to find
out about it.

Gregg

"Geo"  wrote in news:4223a79c{at}w3.nls.net:

> I don't know but, try and open the directory with that infected file
> and it will set off alarms.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Gregg N"  wrote in message
> news:Xns960B74D548A7Dgregginvalidinvalid{at}216.144.1.254...
>> I am experimenting with AVG Antivirus free edition. I created a .com
>> file that contains the EICAR test virus. Both the real-time scanner
>> and the scheduled disk scanner detect the virus. However, the
>> scheduled scan does not do anything with it other than log its
>> presence. I can't see any options on what to do with a found virus
>> during a scheduled scan.
>>
>> What's more, it doesn't provide any kind of notification (like a
>> blinking tray icon) that there is something interesting in the log to
>> look at.
>>
>> Is this how the free edition is supposed to work?
>>
>> Gregg

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