Poll: Manual Scanning

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I would. I’m just a regular guy and all this freaks me out. The less control I have, the less dilema I have about trying to look for things that are not there. I wouldn’t mind it if they took the logs away, or at least make it so you could “lock” access to them.

I definately won’t. I use manual scan to play with some malware

Anyone else have views on this?

If symantec took away the Option for you to Run Manual Scans, would you continue to use symantec’s Norton Product?  What are your reasons for this?

I would vote to keep the manual scanning. I run the Quick scan when signing on the computer all the time, and at least 2 full scans during the week. I guess you can call me a “security nut”, but better safe than sorry. There is just to many people out there that want your personal information from your computer so they can steal your identity. If Norton stopped manual scanning it would be hard to change to another security software after being with Norton for about 8 years, but I probably would look around and change.  :smileyhappy:

I would be an ex-Norton user if manual scan were to be removed.

I voted to keep the maunal scan. I only run a scan once every other week. I have never been infected in well over 5 years plus I browse under a Sandbox when needed. BTW NIS 2009 does a full idle scan on its own which is the same as a full manual scan.

Definitely for manual scanning option.  But who thinks it wouldn't be there?

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. 

You never need manual scans, unless your a control freak. Norton detects and disinfects threats when they are initiated, preventing the need for scans.

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.

Great discussion, I like where this is going. To add some more perspective, here’s a very helpful post on the layered protection and the scanning in NIS 2009. Enjoy!

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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

Besides that. There are a lot of malware NIS detects but can’t do anything about. I think it is easier to find them after a manual scan.

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 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


No.  And no.

 

Computers are not static.  Even during a scan, there are modifications to file structures as the computer responds to ever occurring events.  Starting a scan from the last point where it stopped will almost certainly cause the scan to miss files in the first section that have since been modified.  It will create a fall sense of safety.

 

As for automatically scanning an inserted USB or Disk, I wouldn't mind if I got a popup option to do so, but I certainly wouldn't want this happening without my approval.  You would be talking, I assume, about boot sector checking or autoplay checking, since there is no other concerns that aren't already covered by the AV detection?

If symantec took this away, I would change company or stick with the Norton that has that.

 

This is because other Features, including Auto-Protect have missed Internet Threats on my computer and the only way they were caught was with a Manual Quick/Full System Scan.

Would just like to bring this to the Attention of Users who are un-aware of this Thread; feel free to Post.  :slight_smile:

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.....