I've just looked at the Log for last nights Auto-Scan....:

Ad-Aware Settings
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Skipping files larger than 1048576 kB
Ignoring infections with lower TAI than: 3


Extended Ad-Aware Settings
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Unloading known modules during scan
Ignoring spanned files when scanning cab archives
Reanalyzing results after scanning before displaying results
Let Windows remove files currently in use at next reboot
Removing quarantined objects after restore
Writeprotecting system files after repairs
Include info about ignored objects in log file
Including basic settings in log file
Including advanced settings in log file
Including user and computer name in log file
Notify when Definitions File is outdated
Backing up current definitions file before updating
Create and save WebUpdate log file
Databaseinfo
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Version number: 86
Build Number: 0
Build Date and Time: 2008/05/26 21:24:01

Scan Statistics
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Method: Full
Scan tracking cookies.............................: On
Scan ADS filestreams..............................: On

Item Scanned: 216731
Infections Detected: 0
Infections Ignored: 0

Scan detailed statistics
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Type Critical Total
Process Scan....: 0 0
Registry Scan...: 0 0
Registry PE Scan: 0 0
Hosts File Scan.: 0 0
File Scan.......: 0 0
Folder Scan.....: 0 0
LSP Scan........: 0 0
ADS Scan........: 0 0
Cookie Scan.....: 0 0
File Hash Scan..: 0 0

Infections Found
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Items Ignored During Scan
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SO... What I don't understand is, that in my Scanning settings, my selected options in Green have been honoured, but my selected options in Red haven't...

I haven't enabled the option to Skip files larger than 1048576 kB.
I haven't enabled the option to Unload Modules OR Browsers during a scan.

So does an auto-scan have a fixed set of rules, and my Scan Settings are only applicable to a Manual Scan...?

Or is this an issue...?

Ad-Aware Settings
===========================
Skipping files larger than 1048576 kB
Ignoring infections with lower TAI than: 3


Extended Ad-Aware Settings
===========================
Unloading known modules during scan
Ignoring spanned files when scanning cab archives
Reanalyzing results after scanning before displaying results
Let Windows remove files currently in use at next reboot
Removing quarantined objects after restore
Writeprotecting system files after repairs
Include info about ignored objects in log file
Including basic settings in log file
Including advanced settings in log file
Including user and computer name in log file
Notify when Definitions File is outdated
Backing up current definitions file before updating
Create and save WebUpdate log file
Extended engine is to be used while scanning
Extended engine heurestic is enabled
Databaseinfo
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Version number: 87
Build Number: 0
Build Date and Time: 2008/05/28 15:49:10

Scan Statistics
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Method: Full
Scan tracking cookies.............................: On
Scan ADS filestreams..............................: On

Item Scanned: 214653
Infections Detected: 0
Infections Ignored: 0


So... This was with a full MANUAL scan, with extended AV engine enabled and heurestics set to Level 3.

Same issue - my selected options in Green have been honoured, but my selected options in Red haven't...

I haven't enabled the option to Skip files larger than 1048576 kB.
I haven't enabled the option to Unload Modules OR Browsers during a scan.

Equally interesting...yesterday's Auto-Scan (Full) without the Extended AV engine, and Item Scanned: 216731
Today's Full Scan Manual with the Extended AV engine, and Item Scanned: 214653

...circa 2000 item difference, with what I would have thought was the more thorough scan, coming up shy...

Hi gelert
can't agree , the settings in the log and in the settings-location are the same .
modules</setting>
<setting name="Unload Modules" value="True">Unload Modules</setting>
<setting name="Unload IE" value="False">Unload Browsers while scanning</setting>
<setting name="Suppress Fails" value="False">Suppress Failure Warnings</setting>
<setting name="Remove at Reboot" value="True">Let Windows remove files at Start-Up</setting>
<setting name="Skip Files Large Than" value="1048576">Skip Files Large Than</setting>
<setting name="Use Extended Engine" value="False">Using Extended Engine</setting>
<setting name="Extended Engine Heurestics" value="0">Use heurestics with Extended Engine</setting>

In case of the ext. AV-engine ... I prefer to use it NOT !!!
By the way just the AV-updater crashed Ad-Watch again
Cheerio
Raziel

Sorry to hear about your 2008 woes, Raziel...

MMMMmmmm...are you saying that YOUR settings and scan log are OK, or are you saying that my settings are OK and that I've misread the Log information on them...?


BTW...I just ran the AV-Engine out of curiosity...didn't do anything for me...no extra-warm cuddly secure feeling, and no magic cup-of-coffee appeared either...