How often do you run a Virus Scan?

[Kouen]

I'm Curious, How often do you Escapist people run a Virus scan on your Computer / Mac?

Given im on Windows 7 x64 im less open to attack from a lot of the older viruses that affect the x86 systems but not meaning my PC cant be a carrier of sorts, I Tend to run a Full Deep Virus Scan with Avast! once a month and Every time I come up clean.

I've also met PC Hypochondriacs who scan almost Daily!

So Ya How often do you scan if you have Anti-Virus at all! also what Anti Virus do you use?

(Please no Flames about which AV is better xD )

 

[JenXXXJen]

AVG, which works well enough, I think. It's supposed to everyday, but I have a rather bad habit of just cancelling it. It makes it run ridiculously slow. But then, hey, it's free.

 

[Cowabungaa]

AVG, which works well enough, I think. It's supposed to everyday, but I have a rather bad habit of just cancelling it. It makes it run ridiculously slow. But then, hey, it's free.

Same here, although I usually just play on the PS3 while it's scanning.

 

[fleischwolke]

That, dear sir, is classified information

 

[iLikeHippos]

I usually only do it when I feel like it, but I indefinitely scan after a "very pleasurable" visit to certain sites I find on google.
Yeah, porn.

You can't be too certain. Even if they're on the other side of the screen, doesn't mean they can't still infect you with virus. ^.^

 

[Eleuthera]

My computer runs an auto scan every (week)day at noon, it's on while I'm at work so I don't really notice it (except during days off) and I run a deep scan 2 or 3 times a year, though I've yet to do so on this machine (I got it in August).

On my old machine I got a few small hits once or twice in the 6+ years I used it, so I seem to be doing pretty well so far.

Edit: I use AVG btw.

 

[Snow Fire]

I deal in network security, I have never been infected by viruses, worms, or bugs. The McAfee client that I have scans at the end of every month.

 

[blankedboy]

My computer scans automatically every twelve hours, and I occasionally scan more if at any time I encounter anything odd. So usually about 10-15 times a week minimum.

Like this, but I think it might be more frequent.

Oh yeah, and it scans in the background, and it goes fairly slow so that it doesn't consume much RAM.

 

[JEBWrench]

Daily. Sometimes moreso. Depending on how much I'm in Windows on a given day.

I use Antivir. It's got a really high rate of false positives, but at 99.9% detection ratio, give me some of that. I keep a lengthly supply of system restore points in case something goes disastrously wrong.

 

[Evil the White]

Mine scans automatically once a day. I just leave it be and nothing evr comes up.

On a side note though, ironically enough, some 'demo' anti-virus software was auto-downloadd and declared that my computer was swarming. So I panicked, shut down everything and ran a full scan at max speed. Turns out that there was nothing, and the 'anti-virus' software was a hoax.

Mind you, the only time I have ever gotten a virus is from games that operate with GameSpy. The irony.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Daily, because my home PC is also my work PC. If my machine was just used for personal stuff I'd probably go for once a week however.

 

[kimba_lion]

every day. keeps the bugs away.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Daily. And just after I d/l anything.

 

[Kragg]

well, you made me virusscan, hope you are happy !

normally i let it run at night, when i was dling a big file or something
it activly scans when i dl new things anyway, so does it really matter

now not flaming, but which is the best anti virus anyway nowadays? guessing some free, not too farspread one is better than a big one that viruses are programmed to detect and hide from?

 

[ribonuge]

I do a check for spyware/adware every week, and I make sure to do a deep scan with ESET NOD 32 every month. I am on x64 architecture too so I get the same benefits as you. Can't be too careful though.

I also custom scan items that I download which have the possibility of being harmful.

 

[Estocavio]

Twice a day with three different programs. Once at 6am and again at 11pm.
Ive never had any computer issues in my whole life, possibly due to this.

 

[Vitor Goncalves]

I scan my laptop once a day.

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

when ever my computer tells me to...