--- Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 09:15 AM 19/07/2005, Christopher Klein wrote: > >It all depends...every system is different. My > >fiancee's parent's computer for example. It was an > >old pentium, dial up modem, but had over 600 pieces > of > >spyware. It took hours for adaware to run. Of > course > >that was a freebie as it is family but you get the > >point. Every system is different. If they are a > good > >customer I don't nickel and dime them. > > I was just wondering about the average time it takes > you. I find it takes > at least four hours to thoroughly scan for viruses > and spyware. More if > there is hardware corruption, or if the machine is > slow or has a ton of > files on it. I definitely agree. Honestly most of my calls aren't related to that. I get a lot of wireless setups, installing a network card for their cable modems, etc. When I get a customer who has an insane amount of spyware, I try to take it home with me. If I can watch TV, or do something else while running the scan I don't charge them nearly as much...maybe an hour total depending.
