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settings / Scans)

 /SHUTDOWN Shutdown computer upon scan completion

 /FORCESHUTDOWN Force computer shutdown upon scan completion

 /ADS Scan Alternate Data Streams (NTFS only)

9.5. Scan Scheduling

With AVG 8.5 Free you can run scanning on demand (for instance when you suspect

an infection has been dragged to your computer) or based on a scheduled plan. It is

highly recommended to run the scans based on a schedule: this way you can make

sure your computer is protected from any possibility of getting infected, and you will

not have to worry about if and when to launch the scan.

You should launch the Scan whole computer regularly, at least once a week.

However, if possible, launch the scan of your entire computer daily - as set up in the

scan schedule default configuration. If the computer is "always on" then you can

schedule scans out of working hours. If the computer is sometimes switched off, then

schedule scans to occur on a computer start-up when the task has been missed.

To edit the default schedule, see the AVG scanning interface and find the bottom

section called Schedule scans: