On 28 Nov 2005 at 10:16, Gary VanderMolen wrote: > >> Scanning incoming email is redundant since the message is scanned > >> again when saved or opened. On slower machines I turn email > >> scanning off, but I would never turn off real-time scanning. > > > > What's the point of real-time scanning? /bernie\ > > The primary purpose is to catch an infected file while the file is > being opened, and before it can do any damage. This is a very > important function, IMO, and probably the main reason for > having an antivirus program in the first place.
Seems excessive to me: you can do a manual scan on executables when/if you download them, and there's hardly a need to scan anything else [and of course, if you're not running as administrator the malware can't do *too* much damage-- so about the only thing you really need to scan are executables you're about to run as admin [which, basically, means "install files", and I barely install a new program once-a-month, and so, again, real-time scanning everything seems excessive]. [and indeed, if you're scanning manually, you can use one [or more] of the free online-scan services and get up-to-the-second scanning, without having to worry about updates or paying anyone for them]. So I continue to be skeptical about the real worth of paying [yet more] money into Symantec's or McAfee's coffers... /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
