Posts Tagged ‘Scan’
How Long Will It Take For Smitfraud To Scan My Disk(40gb)?
I’m asking through another pc. My infected pc is in safemode. It holds 80 gb but 40 gb is filled. Its already taken 2 hours. Norton antivirus scan is also running and it has also not finished.
How Long Will It Take For Smitfraud To Scan My Disk(40gb)?
I’m asking through another pc. My infected pc is in safemode. It holds 80 gb but 40 gb is filled. Its already taken 2 hours. Norton antivirus scan is also running and it has also not finished.
Internet Security Suite ~ How Often Should I Scan For Viruses And Spyware?
I’m using Verizon’s Internet Security Suite which contains anti virus and anti spyware along with a firewall. I wish to set the system for scheduled scanning. I’m using Windows xp.
1) How often should I scan for viruses and spyware?
2) A scheduled scan won’t take place if my pc is off.
3) Will it run if the pc is in hybernation mode?
4) Any drawbacks to leaving my pc in hybernation mode when I’m not using it instead of closing down all pc stuff
4) If yes to question #3 ~ what are the drawbacks?
