RealTime Prot 'n vs scheduled scan

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As RealTime Prot covers many checkpoints (59), why the
need for a regular deep scan? Aren't those same
checkpoints available in the deep scan? The fact that
RealTime is working gives me a sense of security and is
one less activity to worry about.
 
CEC4 said:
As RealTime Prot covers many checkpoints (59), why the
need for a regular deep scan? Aren't those same
checkpoints available in the deep scan? The fact that
RealTime is working gives me a sense of security and is
one less activity to worry about.
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Correct - the aim of this developing application is to stop the malware
before it gets in, thus leading in the perfect case to a scenario where
scans never find anything because the PC is always clean. But we are not
yet in that perfect case, so an occasional scan can still find stuff.
 
One reason for scheduled full scans with antivirus products is the
non-infrequent situation in which a not-yet-identified virus gets in before
the definitions are updated to include it. It can then be caught on a
subsequent full scan after definitions are updated.

That same dynamic could happen with spyware, although I think it is much
less likely--the real-time protection should alert you to an unknown--even
if the sigs don't know what the critter is yet.
 
Thanks, Bill & Robin, for your comments. The resulting
decision: to do a full scan at the time I have my weekly
antivirus scan. Cheers!
 
Great conclusion !

To many scheduled scans nowadays :')
Scan after new defs arrives, MS sends new defs on Friday.

One more advice is to clean out all temporarily junk
with CCleaner, tracks eraser is really buggy.

www.ccleaner.com
 
I tend to do full scans after definition updates, and weekly or when
suspicious.

There's some redundancy involved--I've noticed that the antivirus will alert
on occasion as Microsoft Antispyware touches a file--but the alternatives
are more complex--turn off antivirus real-time protection while running an
antispyware full scan, then remember to turn it back on... too much effort.
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CEC4 said:
The resulting decision:
to do a full scan at the time I have my weekly antivirus scan.
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No need to do both.

If you do an MSAS full scan, your anti-virus will scan each file as MSAS
touches it.
 
thanks, robin. Actually, the number of files scanned on
my computer in a full MSAS scan is considerably less than
my NAV2005 full scan, so I think it is necessary to do
both; Each is carried out at a different time, post
definitions updates.
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CEC4 said:
The resulting decision:
to do a full scan at the time I have my weekly
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antivirus scan.

No need to do both.

If you do an MSAS full scan, your anti-virus will scan each file as MSAS
touches it.

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Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
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