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How Often Should Full Scans be run with Antivirus
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<blockquote data-quote="F 4 E" data-source="post: 954895" data-attributes="member: 77659"><p>Hi, all. Back when I did volunteer support for Norton, people would ask how often they should do a full scan.</p><p></p><p>Our answer was that after the initial install and after program updates, was the only time it was necessary.</p><p></p><p>That advice was based on the premise that from then on, Norton would only check new or changed files.</p><p></p><p>I still run a full scan after a new install, but from then on just the occasional quick scan, as the real time protection should take care of any issues.</p><p></p><p>In your opinion, is that advice still good today ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="F 4 E, post: 954895, member: 77659"] Hi, all. Back when I did volunteer support for Norton, people would ask how often they should do a full scan. Our answer was that after the initial install and after program updates, was the only time it was necessary. That advice was based on the premise that from then on, Norton would only check new or changed files. I still run a full scan after a new install, but from then on just the occasional quick scan, as the real time protection should take care of any issues. In your opinion, is that advice still good today ? [/QUOTE]
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