ken1943 22 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I am new to ESS and wonder if the default scans are enough protection or should I add another scan schedule. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFace 539 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Hello ken1943. I am sure you will get many different answers on that topic. I can't really recall what the default scan schedule is, but I like a more frequent scan, so I have scheduled my own on demand scan (set to my liking). I guess it really depends on what you want (and am comfortable with) and just how active you are on the internet. Some folks will scan scan daily, others every 3 days and still others once a week (or less). Always keep real time protection up and running regardless of what you choose! Lets see what others have to say. Good luck! Edited March 21, 2015 by TomFace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken1943 22 Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thanks. I came over from Outpost Security Suite for one year because of a problem. I had that set up for a scan after a database update. I see this has a startup scan and was wondering if that is ok for everyday use. I will be going back to OSS after the year is up since I has a lifetime license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFace 539 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I guess you could use the start up scan daily. Here are some of the things you could adjust on it: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Automatic startup file checkWhen creating a System startup file check scheduled task, you have several options to adjust the following parameters:The Scan level drop-down menu specifies the scan depth for files run at system startup. Files are arranged in ascending order according to the following criteria:·Only the most frequently used files (least files scanned)·Frequently used files·Commonly used files·Rarely used files·All registered files (most files scanned)Two specific Scan level groups are also included:·Files run before user logon – Contains files from locations that may be accessed without the user being logged in (includes almost all startup locations such as services, browser helper objects, winlogon notify, Windows scheduler entries, known dll's, etc.).·Files run after user logon – Contains files from locations that may only be accessed after a user has logged in (includes files that are only run by a specific user, typically files in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).Lists of files to be scanned are fixed for each aforementioned group.Scan priority – The level of priority used to determine when a scan will start:·Normal – at an average system load·Lower – at a low system load·Lowest – when the system load is the lowest possible·When idle – the task will be performed only when the system is idle____________________________________________________________ I myself would still set up an on demand scan to run at a predetermined schedule. Edited March 21, 2015 by TomFace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken1943 22 Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 I set up a schedule for smart scan which should cover everything I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugk 397 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 It's also good to note that there is another possibility: idle-state scanning This way it will only "stress" your system if you are using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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