Full System Scan

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If general how often should one run a FULL SYSTEM SCAN ???? Currently I do
this once a day, but is once a week considered sufficient ????

Thanks for any comments.
 
Hi Larry,

I would recommend a full system scan after any spyware is cleaned, just to
make sure you're cleaned up, and probably about monthly - quick scan should
find any spyware that will launch automatically, so full scan is more for
peace of mind and remnants.

Regards,
Joe
 
Hi Larry,
Bill Sanderson, an MVP and wonderful source of info who follows this
bulletin board regularly has said to run the "Quick Scan" daily (takes about
3 minutes) and to run the full system scan only if the quick scan finds
something. A lot of guys follow his great advice.

I also have run the "Full System Scan" once a week (takes ~ 30 minutes),
just on general principles, but have never found anything additional
identified.

Hope that saves you a bunch of time.
 
Thank you also John -- good info.
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Larry D


John Van Kirk said:
Hi Larry,
Bill Sanderson, an MVP and wonderful source of info who follows this
bulletin board regularly has said to run the "Quick Scan" daily (takes about
3 minutes) and to run the full system scan only if the quick scan finds
something. A lot of guys follow his great advice.

I also have run the "Full System Scan" once a week (takes ~ 30 minutes),
just on general principles, but have never found anything additional
identified.

Hope that saves you a bunch of time.
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Thanks Joe !!
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Larry D


Joe Faulhaber said:
Hi Larry,

I would recommend a full system scan after any spyware is cleaned, just to
make sure you're cleaned up, and probably about monthly - quick scan should
find any spyware that will launch automatically, so full scan is more for
peace of mind and remnants.

Regards,
Joe
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Here's an excerpt from the Help pages in 1347, which is my source for that
advice:
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[This version of Windows Defender is still in development, so some Help
information might be inaccurate or missing.]

Scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software
In Windows Defender, you can choose to run a "quick scan" of your computer
or a "full system scan". If you suspect spyware has infected a specific area
of your computer, you can customize a scan by selecting only the drives and
folders that you want to check.

A quick scan checks the places on your computer's hard disk that spyware is
most likely to infect. A full scan will check all files on your hard disk
and all currently running programs, but it might cause your computer to run
slowly until the scan is complete. We recommend that you schedule a daily
quick scan. At any time, if you suspect that spyware has infected your
computer, run a full scan.


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Thank you Bill:

I have changed the setings on Defender to do a quick scan daily and then I
have put a note into my Outlook calendar (terrible memory) to remind me to
do a full scan once a month. Frankly (Knock on wood) I have never has a
virus in my system. Have used Norton NIS and NSW for years, but deciced to
go totally with Microsoft and have installed Defender (Beta 2) a couple of
months ago, also installed OneCare a couple of montes ago and purchaced the
one year subsctiption on April 1st, and then the other day installed IE 7
beta.

Not sure how smart it is to use three Beta progams, but my system runs very
smoothly, particuliarly since the latest version of Defender was released,
and I'm of the opinon (right or wrong) that the more I stay within the
Microsoft family of programs as opposed to the Norton's and MacAfee's, etc,
etc, of this world I hopefully will have a smother functioning system and as
the old TV pgoram was named "It's all in the Family" when I'm totally
Microsoft. Can't wait for Vista and the new Office suite next spring (Great
excuse for me to get a new computer, which I do about every three years, and
my current system will be fours years old this fall, but wanted to wait until
the Dell or Gateway folks had Vista and the new office suite available).

I still use Norton GoBack as in my opinon it is simply better and more
functional than "System Restore" in Windows XP Pro. Also have always had all
setting in all programs set on automatice update regardless of the company.
I think it is critical to keep the system as current and up to date as
possible.

Sorry to be so long winded and get off of the subject but that's what old
geezers like me do --- "Talk a Lot"!!!
--
Larry D


Bill Sanderson MVP said:
Here's an excerpt from the Help pages in 1347, which is my source for that
advice:
---------------------
[This version of Windows Defender is still in development, so some Help
information might be inaccurate or missing.]

Scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software
In Windows Defender, you can choose to run a "quick scan" of your computer
or a "full system scan". If you suspect spyware has infected a specific area
of your computer, you can customize a scan by selecting only the drives and
folders that you want to check.

A quick scan checks the places on your computer's hard disk that spyware is
most likely to infect. A full scan will check all files on your hard disk
and all currently running programs, but it might cause your computer to run
slowly until the scan is complete. We recommend that you schedule a daily
quick scan. At any time, if you suspect that spyware has infected your
computer, run a full scan.
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