Poll: Manual Scanning

Interesting...Is this a trick question.....Is NIS2010 come without Manual Scan...Better not.

I constantly use manual scan for USB drives and external HDD.  Even though, I have scanning schedule to run, I certainly will use it very often.

Unless, Symantec comes out with a OUT OF THIS WORLD new scanning machine, I will consider changing my AV partner.

Thank  you

I wouldn't care that much, I like to do on demand scans of files, which I did to a double archive with ~1100 viruses today, and crashed my system and sabotaged Norton, which showed that auto-protect, email scanning, phishing protection, and live update were off. I had to reinstall with the help of a technician.

Oh yeah, and no one has replyed to my thread about ~1100 viruses. 

I learned my lesson. NEVER do a stress test on Norton. I found that it can be very instable if provoked. Once my power went out when installing Norton and Intrusion Prevention was shown as off for a couple months under 2.4.0.4 came out...finally. 

YES,to keeping it as It still allows for your own input into keeping your computer secure.It might not make much of a difference in the overall security but it allows me to scan when I want i.e. straight after I jump off from here.

Good queston Red.would I change products because of it being removed??? I would have to weigh up the other products vs what's left on Norton,I would have to see what would happen after the initial disappointment.

Interesting article there, with good points made.

 However,

-I would prefer to scan for example a USB thumb drive to giv it the all clear, rather than have a virus pop-up (and be subsequently removed) halfway through when I try to run a program/open a file.

-I still think having on demand and scheduled scans are useful, in case auto-protect/SONAR fail to pick up a new malware variant if it executes

I think having the manual scanning restarting at the last point where it is stopped will be an advantage.

Or automatically scan when a USB or External Disk is inserted.  That will be real cool....Don't you think so

I think a manual scan has to be in a security/av software. I think if you get a threat it's best to scan the whole computer. Then too when the autoprotect has got it.... There are always smarter and smarter viruses...... In my oppinion auto protect is not enough....

If we speak N360, maybe it could be, but then there should be a FORCED FULL SCAN every week (minimum 1, but more). By NIS, no way to delete this function.

If symantec would delete this option, i think i would stay with the program I use now, and buy only subscription for it.....

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lightertack wrote:

Yes, I would leave norton if manual options are removed.  I did it once before in 06 nav. Went to Kaspersky for a year or so.

I agree that theres not really a need for manual (or any) scans if realtime protection is on.  But we dont all use it in the same way... sure NAV/NIS is going to be designed for the most populace base of consumers... but adding a tiny bit more control will greatly increase the potential subscribers.

Sometimes, I'm on closed networks and need every resource I can get my hands on.  Sometimes I'm not. Lets face it, if your system isnt the absolute top-of-the-line,norton will use system resources. It will be slightly noticible. Sometimes I'm absolutely trusting the media and connections I'm on.  Most of the time, I'm not. I had this conversation a few years back and my reply was something about going into a bunker with secure networks and needing to scan every peice of outside media where we used a private civilian LAN.He says...yea, but how many people are ever in that situation? Answer:  about half a million.

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Well on my p4 Norton 360 was mericfully light and now I have NIS09 and its like not there. 

I think I mis-read the original question. I for one would like to keep the option to do  a manual scan. Sometimes if I get a bad vibe about something, I like to do a quick scan.

I run a full system scan daily. Reading the posts here and the link to the other post, it seems that there is really no need to do it daily, but if it doesn't cause a problem, then why not. I have it set to run at night when I'm asleep

...I have 2 locks on my front door as well. Doesn't hurt, so why not?

It's hard to believe that someone who wouldn't let one lock stop him would let two.  Probably just use a sledge hammer to break through the wood.)

What did the LiveUpdate say?

As for me, I wouldn't care that much if the feature was removed. However, if they removed the on-demand scanning feature, how would Norton paticipate in all the major antivirus tests, which test detection of on-demand scanning? 

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