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robin
WD is set todo a quick scan at 3pm every day.
Today for some crazy reason it scanned at 11:30AM
Why?
robin
Today for some crazy reason it scanned at 11:30AM
Why?
robin
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Bill Sanderson MVP
There's a fallback mechanism that will initiate a scan some specific time
after a user login, if a scheduled scan is missed--that's one possibility.
after a user login, if a scheduled scan is missed--that's one possibility.
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Guest
Bill Sanderson MVP said:There's a fallback mechanism that will initiate a scan some specific time
after a user login, if a scheduled scan is missed--that's one possibility.
Its behaviour in this respect is a bit unpredictable. I never changed the
default setting from 2am for an automatic scan (which can't happen since I
switch the machine off at night), and I notice that most days (but not all!)
it does a scan at some time of its own choosing - presumably following Bill's
fallback mechanism. But in your case Robin, if it did a scan at 3 pm on the
previous day, one wonders why it would do another at 11.30 the following
morning.
B
Bill Sanderson MVP
One issue that can make this behavior come to the attention of the user is
the choice of what kind of scan is scheduled. Last I read it, the help for
the product recommends scheduling quickscans, and doing a full scan either
when something is found, or on a less frequent scheduled basis. (The UI for
defender doesn't allow for this more complex scheduling, but, say, a monthly
full scan can be scheduled using the Windows scheduled tasks facility, with
a bit of effort.)
Full scans can be quite resource intensive, and might be annoying if they
occur unexpectedly. Quickscans are quite a bit less intensive--and are
designed to catch in-place spyware--so I believe that the help
recommendation is a good one to follow, and doesn't lessen your protection.
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the choice of what kind of scan is scheduled. Last I read it, the help for
the product recommends scheduling quickscans, and doing a full scan either
when something is found, or on a less frequent scheduled basis. (The UI for
defender doesn't allow for this more complex scheduling, but, say, a monthly
full scan can be scheduled using the Windows scheduled tasks facility, with
a bit of effort.)
Full scans can be quite resource intensive, and might be annoying if they
occur unexpectedly. Quickscans are quite a bit less intensive--and are
designed to catch in-place spyware--so I believe that the help
recommendation is a good one to follow, and doesn't lessen your protection.
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robin
nope, I turned on the computer 10am this morning. it did the scan at
11:30am, and it is not scheduled to do it until 3pm.
It did the scan correctly the prior day.but yesterday i did a full scan in
the late afternoon.
Also I just checked WD now, and it did the scan again at 3PM when it was
suppose to do it. 2x in one day
robin
11:30am, and it is not scheduled to do it until 3pm.
It did the scan correctly the prior day.but yesterday i did a full scan in
the late afternoon.
Also I just checked WD now, and it did the scan again at 3PM when it was
suppose to do it. 2x in one day
robin
B
Bill Sanderson MVP
Sound like the full scan confused something.
I'll see whether I can replicate this--could be a bug.
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I'll see whether I can replicate this--could be a bug.
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Guest
robin said:Also I just checked WD now, and it did the scan again at 3PM when it was
suppose to do it. 2x in one day
Maybe it has built-in 'enthusiasm' routines!