Originally posted by David O'Meara:
I've said before thatI usually leave my computer on for extended periods and have set up my anti-virus to update at 4am and scan at 5am, no problems. You should be able to install the free version of the AVG (www.grisoft.com) and turn off the auto tests, and it has a shell extension that allows you to right-click and scan files or directories. You probably want to leave the updates turned on though.
Dave
Originally posted by Gregg Bolinger:
I don't run Anti-virus software. I don't use any Email clients like outlook and I don't download illegal software or visit porn sites. Yes, I am still taking a risk worms coming in through ports, but my firewall is pretty good. However, there are times when I run across a questionable file. So I'd like to scan that file but I don't want to run antivirus software all the time. It eats away at my PC's resources and I usually end up killing it after I boot up anyway. But I'd still like the option of say right clicking on a ZIP file and then clicking on Scan that would start a scan of the file, then that software would die when it is doen or clean the file if need be.
Any ideas?
Originally posted by Jiang Xiaofeng:
Yeah, run anti-virus software. What are you doing that's so resource intensive you don't think you can run anti-virus software?