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| Thread ID: 122304 | 2011-12-14 05:54:00 | How often do you run security checks? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1248538 | 2011-12-14 09:12:00 | Every time. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1248539 | 2011-12-14 09:14:00 | Twice now I have got on the plane with my shoes still on and my person un-x-rayed ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1248540 | 2011-12-14 18:13:00 | CCleaner once a week, Spybot once a month. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1248541 | 2011-12-14 18:25:00 | It's my duty every Friday night after a few beers ... turn off system restore, run CCleaner (1 stubby), Spybot (2 stubby), Malwarebytes (3 Stubby), SuperAnitspyware (4 Stubby), and MSSE (1 stubby quick scan - 2 for a full) ... then, because I'm running XP, I also use Defraggler. I must admit that I am usually quite Fraggled myself by the time I start Defraggler and forget to switch System restore back on ... but hey, that's Saturday mornings job anyway ... :D How often do you find malware / a virus? Is this on a number of PCs at work, or a home PC? It has been a long time since any sort of malware has been found on our home PCs, and 2 or 3 years since a nasty of any consequence was found. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1248542 | 2011-12-14 19:30:00 | Can't remember the last time my wife and I did a manual scan. Probably about as often as Metla does. I'm not entirely sure we even have AV currently since putting in our SSDs? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1248543 | 2011-12-14 19:51:00 | Maybe the occasional virus scan of C: and an update of Malwarebytes once in a while. Probably every 6-12 months. I haven't done a full AV scan in many years. It just takes way too long :D |
autechre (266) | ||
| 1248544 | 2011-12-14 19:55:00 | So can we assume there are less virii about, or what? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1248545 | 2011-12-14 20:13:00 | I'd suggest things are moving from the traditional virus / trojans to more spyware / malware. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1248546 | 2011-12-14 20:31:00 | How often do you find malware / a virus? Is this on a number of PCs at work, or a home PC? Home PC and I have kids using the computer all the time ... don't find many viruses or Trojans ... Spyware & Adware are a different story. Kids go to some dodgy sites at times. Last one was a patch for a programme one of the kids wanted and downloaded it from a dodgy site ... had a keylogger attached and MSSE picked it up once it was downloaded. Anyway ... I have to give SWMBO'd some sort of reason to get fraggled on a Friday night ... :D |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1248547 | 2011-12-14 20:31:00 | It's my duty every Friday night after a few beers ... turn off system restore, run CCleaner CCleaner once a week Ccleaner runs automatically every day. Why is CCleaner mentioned in a thread about security checks? It's not an anti-malware program whatsoever... |
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