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Old 05-23-2007
Synapse Syndrome
 

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Re: IBM ThinkPad X60 Virus Program
"Angry_American" <Angry_American@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:BF542343-A379-4D63-9737-D42556DC5171@microsoft.com...
> Actually scheduled scans for an AV program are a waste of time. A good AV
> solutions scans in the background and is totally unnoticeable to you the
> user. Avast does this by default. About the only time you really need to
> do a full scan is if you think you have been infected.
>


Yes, agreed. I know some moron who does a full system scan every time he
boots up. What a waste of time and HDD life.

ss.

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