Would be nice to find out how many times the forum users scan their machine.
I hope nobody has to press option 8. Please recognize that you can’t change your vote.
The only actual scans I ever do are boot time scans
whenever there is a major update to the program itself.
The rest of the time, I depend on avast to do it’s job and scan
anything new added to the system.
Generally…when I remember ;D ;D
I let the shields do the work mostly, and occasionally scan when I remember just in case. (the scan occasionally helps me clear some of my test files - infected site sources that I forget to clean up)
I do a full scan once a month
It not only keeps you safe but improves your performance by adding data to the persistent cache.
improves your performance by adding data to the persistent cacheTrue but can you actually measure the increase in performance ???
What’s a full scan? ;D
I don’t think I have even run a boot scan…well, except when it was introduced to 64 bit and to double check the behavior of the Esc button, so not a real scan
Hmm, i notice more system responsiveness…less avast animation…I dunno how to measure it, but i notice it…
I think this question was better asked before this persistent cache thing was implemented to Avast developers. How do we measure the increase in performance with this technology?
Unless you have other real time software to monitor PUPs, i think full scan can be used to scan for those. Yeah, i haven’t done a boot scan for a very long time.
Auto full scan once a week for me, not that it’s ever found anything so the realtime is doing its job great ;D
Whats a scan ;D
It is what they do on airports 8)
I thought that was called groping ??? ;D ;D ;D
Only when my pc acts suspiciously 8)
Automatic Full Scan the first day of every month. It’s never found anything.
Only when web shield or network shield blocks a site, after a major update, and a full scan once or twice a month. Plus a daily quick scan with MBAM and Hitman Pro.
I run a daily on demand scanning with very reduced settings just for false positive detections in my main files.
It helped to correct detection more than once.
I run it scheduled while I’m not working in the computer.
Of course, it does not add that much in security, just to help other users
Every 2-3 days I scan. I’m running a quick scan right this minute! ;D ;D ;D
(P.S. Avast! is great!)
I generally do overall cleanup once a week over the weekend: avast full system scan, SAS and MBAM def updates and quick scans, registry cleaning (essentially just history items), and defrag. I might also do the three scans if there’s suspicious problems with the system, which more often than not are typically just from web servers being unusually busy.
I do a daily scheduled quick scan with MSE.
I don’t use avast! anymore.
I do manage two family members computers with avast! by remote control.
By manage I mean if they have problem with they’re computers.
I don’t use avast! anymore.
Why not?