How do I make my ANTIVIRUS software boot first?

It seems that my AV always boots last. I think this is inherently wrong. Any suggestions?

How do I make my ANTIVIRUS software boot first?software

Most of anti-virus software install some sort of protection that may be called live protect, virus guard, virus shield , etc. This protection programs are installed as windows services (http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_gui...

These services are run very soon (Normally as soon as possible when their dependencies are satisfied ) . So they are run in background before you login to your system.

These service programs normally run in background without interacting with user directly and of course without showing any user interfaces. But when you run the shortcut to the software a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is show to you and is attached to the background service process. This doesn't mean you have just enabled the protection, it is only a graphical tool to monitor and configure protection and settings.

If you need further info, please let us know which anti-virus software you use.

How do I make my ANTIVIRUS software boot first?vincent

Is there an icon in your taskbar? Right click on it, go to preferences, or options, and see if there is a box you can click to make it load when Windows starts.
I think this is not a problem. As long as you update your AV software and do frequent system scans, this is not a problem. Your AV software will most probably scanned all the startup items for viruses, so that you can ignore the fact that it boots last.
Don't worry. It is far more important that your firewall starts early in the boot process. The few seconds it takes your anti-virus to start is not important as long as your firewall is protecting you from attacks on your ports after a reboot.