TechRepublic - IT Security: Do you still need to run scheduled virus scans on machines protected by antivirus packages?

/Home/Internet Security: Blogs/Internet Security: TechRepublic blog/TechRepublic: IT Security 2008

A fellow IT pro said that you should never need to run a virus scan on a PC because most antivirus packages scan the system in real time anyway. Is this true?

September 29th, 2008
By Brad Bird

While it is true that the antivirus packages will scan most files against known conditions established by the most currently installed signatures, they do not “scan” the file system in real time. The file system is effectively monitored for accesses and file manipulations done in a way that the antivirus program considers to be a threat.

Click the URL above to read the full article