How many times do you perform a scan to your computer to check for viruses?

I have AVG anti-virus and it scans my computer automatically every other day. I currently have the trial version, which lasts for a month. What I do is, I download the newest trial version of avg, use it until it expires, then uninstall it and install it again! This method works perfectly fine and I get all the newest products Free Of Charge(FOC) instead of having to buy them every year or so. Hope this helps!

two week i will check it.

I perform a scan once a month to check for viruses.I do it so that my system will run safe for the next whole month.I was used to surf the net without an antivirus.Then suddenly when i installed the antivirus then i found sixty viruses in my computer.The antivirus did not even remove it.Then i downloaded a free version of antivirus updated it and then removed the virus.

I use AVG antivirus.I rarely scan for virus until my PC hangs or I have some problem.

single pass check should be fine ... update virus patern and scan ..i use AVG free version.

I have ESET NOD32 anti-virus. It scans system automatically with 'real-time protection measure'. It doesn't take any load(0% CPU load). So, whenever a virus/infection/spyware/worm/malware through cd/usb/internet tries to enter, it quarantines the virus immediately.

hi agmamayo..i think my son have installed a virus scanner in our computer...every time we open it automatically scanned and if detected any virus terminated it..

Hi agmamayo, Only occasionally. Probably when I am bored with nothing to do or just once every month or 2. I scan more for spyware if I do scanning. Or just do defragmenting... I have too much confidence that my computer is clean, and it is substantiated by the virus scan reports. Cheers!

one week i checked

The virus scanner we have on our computer, scans daily, or well at 4 am every day to check for virus's, malware, and stuff. We used to do just a weekly scan but it seemed that things would get on there and it would be there for a week before it was caught, now we do it daily because it's keeping our computer running smoothly. Like you, we are always hooking up things up to add pictures, music and so on, never know when something could cause a problem, and don't really need to be spending alot of money fixing the computer. Better to take the extra step and scan daily, than be hit with something that causes alot of damage between weekly scans.

i do full scan once a week. but quick scan twice a week or every time i connect mp4 player, pen drive & mobile.i normaly also get a warning sign from norton. well its good if you do it frequently . precaution is better than cure.

- I bought this computer a little over a month ago and when I think about it, I do a complete scan once a week. I'm on the internet everyday several times a day. So far, mine has only been infected with spyware and one time, I got a virus because my adobe flash reader was causing me problems. I no longer have spyware and I just closed the adobe flash reader out. The adobe flash reader was causing my computer to lockup a lot. The first computer I ever had was a used computer and you wouldn't believe all the viruses I had with it! It was enough to drive me up a wall! So I got virus protection with this one. I do the complete can because I just want to make sure I don't have any viruses and I just like to make sure I'm up and running good.

Better to scan everyday who works on internet more time. Now a days everybody working on internet so best to keep a schedule task to scan on leisure time (lunch time) or any break time. So you can not loss of time to scan and no need to worry about the system slow while you are scanning.

For my computer/laptop atleast twice a week. But for my potable devices such as USB, everytime I connect it to my computer.

every two weeks, sometimes 1... my antivirus, automatically detects if a file is virus is in my pc.. i am using avast... and before i use my USbs that i use in other places, i scan it first so that there will no vitus on my pc.

I clean disc,use defragmenter,check for spyware using spybot and scan for viruses using avast every weekend.....Sometimes when I am online a lot I will use it when I am done in the evening but, I at least do this all once a week....Hope this helps... God bless

This happens once a week, but it is automatic and I don't even know about it unless I happen upon the process.

I do the scan once a month now when my pc reminds me of the regular scanning. Luckily I don't experience problems with my computer unlike with my old one. I also do not have an anti-virus subscription because it is too expensive, so I just use the free ones online. Virus is the main reason for my scan. I am not really very knowledgeable with this things and fortunately I am not having a hard time with my pc.

i don't scan it regularly, i just perform a scan when it become unusual slow. i think a anti-virus software and a firewall would be enough to protect my computer.

I never did.. . because I don't know how to do it. LOL. My son do it for me. It's really a problem if my computer get infected.