Where is quarantined Avast - a popular antivirus for Windows? Below we consider how to access the environment of antivirus-isolated files and how to operate them. In particular, release those that have been quarantined due to a false positive. But first, let's talk about the features of this antivirus that caused the formulation of such a question.
Constant change of interface
Avast Antivirus is known for its fairly long work in the software market. It appeared back in 1995, when the niche of the security software market for Windows was not so full of free offers as it is now. Free, regularly updated, with a friendly interface - Avast antivirus at one time competed with paid products, in particular with Kaspersky, Dr.Web, Nod32 antiviruses, which did not provide for free editions. And of course, being freely accessible to the masses, Avast was able to conquer its niche of users. Free and usability have become the main features of this product. However, in terms of usability, Avast is not so simple.
The developers managed to create a recognizable “face” of their product only with the help of a logo.
Avast has no established and recognizable corporate interface over the years. The antivirus interface has transformed from version to version. A new design appeared, the organization changed, experiments were conducted with the introduction of various functional modules. The constant change in the organization of the program over a long time in the software market partly led to the appearance of numerous questions from users looking for the interface section where Avast quarantine is located.
Avast Antivirus Version
Further instructions for working with quarantine and other antivirus functionality are provided for its current version at the time of writing of the article - 17.4 from 2017. Let's consider in detail how to solve the problem.
Search for false positives in the anti-virus notification center
All antiviruses are wrong. None of them can be considered a standard in terms of the absence of false positives, including Avast Free. This anti-virus sends completely harmless files to quarantine , by the way, more often than other protective products. Independent tests show that Avast has a fairly high percentage of false positives. So if a file is no longer in the folder on the disk where it was before installing the antivirus, then the first thing to do is turn to its notification center to see if there are any objects in the list of blocked files.
This center stores notifications of all threats blocked during scanning or as part of proactive defense. You can also contact the notification center if you encounter certain problems with Windows that may result from blocking files that are necessary directly for the system to work.
Where is Avast quarantine located?
The quarantine environment with isolated files detected by Avast as a threat is located in the Protection section, in the Anti-Virus subsection.
There is a quarantine launch button in a separate window.
Quarantined file operations
In a separate window of the environment where Avast quarantine is located, isolated objects can be managed using the context menu called on each of them.
Using the menu options, we can delete an object if it is really malware. If a false antivirus operation occurs, you can restore an isolated file or process by clicking the option, respectively, "Restore". But this option is suitable for single occasions. If a file or a regularly running program process got into quarantine, you need to press "Restore and add to exceptions". In this case, the antivirus will leave the object alone and will not quarantine it again during the next scans.
Choosing the "Properties" option in the context menu of the quarantine object, we obtain detailed information about the potential threat.
We can use these properties of each of the potential threats if you need help on the Internet.