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Question #76548 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/76548

    Status: Needs information => Open

simonmickelson gave more information on the question:

I was using the scan your whole computer option yes  
Simon 


> To: simon_mickelson@xxxxxxxxxxx
> From: question76548@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Question #76548]: avast for linux Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop says	access denied after scan complete for all files and lists them 
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:09:32 +0000
> 
> Your question #76548 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/76548
> 
>     Status: Open => Needs information
> 
> Scott Testerman requested for more information:
> Were you trying to or just your home directory?
> 
> This is likely not a firewall problem.  It is, rather, a permissions
> problem.  You are logged in as a regular user (your user account) which
> doesn't have permission to access most system files.  You only have full
> access to the things in your home directory.
> 
> If you really want to scan everything on your machine, you'll need to
> use the "sudo" command to gain root privileges, which will give you
> access to everything.
> 
> For a better supported (by the Ubuntu community) antivirus solution,
> take a look at ClamAV ( https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ClamAV ) which
> can be set up to scan your entire system, your e-mail, and so on.  It
> won't require using sudo to scan everything, and you can configure it to
> automatically update itself and automatically scan your machine at
> regular intervals.
> 
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