Computers & Electronics

How often do you do full virus scans?

  • Last Updated:
  • Feb 26th, 2014 2:39 am
Tags:
None

Poll: How often do you do full virus scans?

  • Total votes: 0. You have voted on this poll.
7 replies
Deal Expert
Aug 22, 2006
31271 posts
17295 upvotes
Only when I decommission the machine. As an autopsy of sorts to make sure nothing was on the OS.
I don't do it to all my machines but a few select high risk ones.
Member
May 29, 2010
229 posts
16 upvotes
Vancouver
I don't run any sort of protection except a firewall.

It's been years since I've had a virus problem.
Deal Fanatic
User avatar
Aug 27, 2012
6228 posts
1592 upvotes
Toronto
i have Avira free antivirus installed, never did any full scan on my laptop ever. i do scan every downloaded file though.
Sr. Member
User avatar
Jan 22, 2010
703 posts
71 upvotes
NARNIA!, jk Toronto
Never, I'm at a point where I can smell adware/viruses 5 clicks away, no need for a/v.
Member
User avatar
Jan 31, 2011
416 posts
111 upvotes
Never. Been virus free since I migrated to Linux in 2005. I run windows from a virtual box for some .net work.

I do have a windows partition on my PC that I rarely venture into. But even there, if you're careful with what you download, you should be OK.
Deal Guru
User avatar
Nov 27, 2005
12603 posts
3028 upvotes
Richmond Hill
Never, because I don't get viruses.

Top