Avscanner.ini In C Drive Review

IObit utilities have been reported to generate temporary INI files related to their real-time scanner and context menu scanner. Some users found avscanner.ini in C:\ after running a deep scan.

Run this in Command Prompt (Admin) to instantly see if the file exists and view its first 5 lines safely: avscanner.ini in c drive

if exist C:\avscanner.ini (type C:\avscanner.ini) else (echo File not found)

Bottom line: You generally don’t need to create or manually edit avscanner.ini. Let your security software manage it. If a random avscanner.ini appears in C:\, investigate before trusting it. IObit utilities have been reported to generate temporary

| If you see… | Recommended action | |-------------|--------------------| | A legitimate AV product you installed | Keep it. Use the AV’s own settings panel to modify it; do not edit manually unless instructed. | | An old/unused AV scanner | Uninstall that AV via Control Panel → the .ini file will often be removed automatically. If left behind, delete it. | | Unknown or suspicious content (e.g., references to fake processes) | Run a full scan with Windows Defender or Malwarebytes. Then delete the file. | | It’s missing (you expected it to be there) | Not a problem. Many scanners no longer use a root .ini file; they store settings in the registry or JSON configs instead. | Bottom line : You generally don’t need to