Do we still need scheduled scans?

[dfox138]

If we have already implemented virus scan at the gateway, on the mail
server, on individual servers, and real time scan on
workstations/laptops,
do we still need scheduled, e.g., weekly, scan on workstations and
laptops
as well as servers?

Schdeuled scans really slow down some machines.

Any comments are appreciated.

Thanks,

DF

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: <[email protected]>

| If we have already implemented virus scan at the gateway, on the mail
| server, on individual servers, and real time scan on
| workstations/laptops,
| do we still need scheduled, e.g., weekly, scan on workstations and
| laptops
| as well as servers?
|
| Schdeuled scans really slow down some machines.
|
| Any comments are appreciated.
|
| Thanks,
|
| DF

Yes. A signature received Today and used in a "On Demand" scan may be catch and remove an
infector after that infector got through and then infected a PC when there was no signature
for it.

 

[Donny Broome]

Never underestimate morons. They'll find a way to introduce an infected file
into your system. The scheduled scan will catch it.


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