-=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:03:13 -0500
I have AVG set to scan every morning at 2 a.m. It takes a little over 2
hours but it is no bother to me at that time of the day! My data base
update is scheduled to run every day at 4:30 a.m. Again, no problem for me.
Now if I were more of a vampire this could be intrusive. :-)
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 1:45 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG
> Yep, the manual or auto system scan, that scans your entire system. Most
> antivirus apps have the option to "scan your system for viruses." Many of
> us, including me, do NOT scan, as it generally takes awhile, or just being
> lazy (my case). But, yes, the scanning for viruses on your system is good
> to
> be done on occasionally.
>
> For example... let's say a new virus just came out. I don't have a
> definition/signature file for it yet. So, while I actually download the
> file
> my virus scanner which scans everything as I open and access it will not
> label it as a virus, and that's because it just doesn't know. There's no
> sig
> for it yet. So, here I am infected, not knowing. About a week later, my
> antivirus company finally creates a sig file for it. I update my antivirus
> and get the new definition file which includes the signature for this new
> virus. Well, I'm already infected, and the only way to really find it on
> my
> system is to either access the file again (which might happen often if its
> running in memory) or to run a system scan. Hence, the reason an
> occasional
> scan is good.
>
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