- Nov 4, 2013
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I mean, if you install your security product right after you install your operating system and keep its real time protection enabled all the time, what's the point of doing regular scans or allowing idle time scans of the same product? Shouldn't real time protection detect the threats anyway? I think it's just a waste of time and computer resources doing regular scans or letting it do idle scans with the same product.
Products like malwarebytes free, hitman pro and other on demand scanners are excluded of course. I, personally don't make any system scans or idle scans if I already have my product enabled at the very beginning of my windows install and never got any problems so far. I only use second opinion on-demand scanners when I get suspicious.
Also, some products will force user to do those scans. For example gdata will show security is at risk when you disable idle scan and there is no way to change it. Norton is also has to do quick scans every week, otherwise its security status turns red. What's your opinion on this?
Products like malwarebytes free, hitman pro and other on demand scanners are excluded of course. I, personally don't make any system scans or idle scans if I already have my product enabled at the very beginning of my windows install and never got any problems so far. I only use second opinion on-demand scanners when I get suspicious.
Also, some products will force user to do those scans. For example gdata will show security is at risk when you disable idle scan and there is no way to change it. Norton is also has to do quick scans every week, otherwise its security status turns red. What's your opinion on this?