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Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:27 am
by Skeithex
it can happen, if things get buggy, I've seen mcafee do some crazy stuff.
Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:22 pm
by froggyboy604
It is too bad that most antivirus companies don't also bundle a simple hard drive cloning/imaging backup software, so users can more easily restore their computer from backups stored on a USB storage drive if their AV accidentally messed up their computer from booting, or failed to protect their PC from malware, virus and ransomware which the AV can't remove.
Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 9:47 am
by Skeithex
froggyboy604 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:22 pm
It is too bad that most antivirus companies don't also bundle a simple hard drive cloning/imaging backup software, so users can more easily restore their computer from backups stored on a USB storage drive if their AV accidentally messed up their computer from booting, or failed to protect their PC from malware, virus and ransomware which the AV can't remove.
Would be nice but heavily tax the AV software that can already run slow.
Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 8:11 pm
by froggyboy604
I think scheduling backups every few days may not tax an AV with a built-in backup software to recover files which got infected or deleted by a virus.
Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:42 am
by Skeithex
Well they say you should run a scan every day, which for some people they need more than one.
Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:13 pm
by froggyboy604
I think quick virus scans a few times a day, and a full scan every few days maybe good enough for users who rarely download new files, or copy new files from a USB storage drive, CD/DVD discs, or Networked hard drives.
Re: Recommended AV?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:42 am
by Skeithex
I don't trust quick scans, if there is a virus on the machine it needs to be found.